SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach – 2 September 2021 – OPPO has launched their ‘Fast Campaign–1 Hour Flash Fix Service’ in Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Pakistan, Egypt, Algeria, Kenya, Morocco to provide faster phone […]
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Cameroon, Nigeria Negotiate Ex-Boko Haram Militants’ Return
MAROUA, CAMEROON – During a visit to Cameroon, Nigerian officials Thursday asked for the return of more than 1,000 former Boko Haram militants to Nigeria. Hundreds of the Islamist group’s former fighters have surrendered in Cameroon since May, when the…
Read moreCameroon: North-West and South-West regions – Operational Presence | As of July 2021
59 humanitarian organizations are active in the North-West and South-West regions comprising 32 national NGOs, 11 international NGOs, 7 faith based organizations, and 9 UN organizations. There are 7 active clusters: Education, Food Security, Health, Nu…
Read moreFour Killed, Dozens Kidnapped in Eastern Congo Ambush
BENI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Four civilians were killed and dozens were taken hostage Wednesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when suspected Islamist militants ambushed a convoy and set fire to the vehicles, the government said. Congo…
Read moreUN Study: Weather Disasters Increased Fivefold in Last 50 Years
A new report released Wednesday by the United Nations indicates extreme weather events have increased fivefold over the past 50 years, while the number of fatalities related to those events has dropped.Officials from the U.N.’s weather and climate agen…
Read moreRed Cross: 48,000 People Confirmed Missing Across Africa
NAIROBI – The International Committee of the Red Cross says more than 48,000 people are missing across Africa, and at least 21,600 are minors. Most of the registered disappearances — widely believed to be a fraction of the continent’s wider, undocument…
Read moreDRC Court Upholds Rape Convictions of 19 Police, Soldiers
BUKAVU, D.R.C. – A Congolese military court has upheld the rape convictions of eight policemen and 11 soldiers, a court official told AFP Tuesday. The judgment, which was handed down on Monday, means they will serve between 12 months and 20 years in ja…
Read moreJohnson & Johnson’s HIV Vaccine Fails Mid-Stage Africa Study
Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday its experimental vaccine failed to provide sufficient protection against HIV in sub-Saharan Africa to young women who accounted for a large number of infections last year.The results from the mid-stage study are the la…
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