The number of malaria cases rose again in 2022, propelled by flooding and warmer weather in areas once free of the illness.
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East Africa Floods: Torrential Rain and Floods Wreak Havoc
The deluges have caused deaths and displacement in a region still reeling from its worst drought in four decades.
U.S. Resumes Food Aid for Refugees in Ethiopia
But food supplies will remain suspended for tens of millions of Ethiopians until the government takes steps to root out corruption.
An Invasive Mosquito Threatens Catastrophe in Africa
A malaria-carrying species that thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides is causing outbreaks in places that have rarely faced the disease.
Contractor for U.S. Government Charged With Spying for Ethiopia, Officials Say
The connection of the contractor to Ethiopia, a country that is a significant recipient of aid from the United States, is unusual.
U.S. Knew Saudis Were Killing African Migrants but Kept Silent
The United States was told last year that Saudi security forces were shooting, shelling and abusing groups of migrants, but it chose not to raise the issue publicly.
BRICS Group Announces New Members, Including Iran and Saudi Arabia
Argentina, Ethiopia and the U.A.E. were also invited to join BRICS, strengthening the group’s role as an alternative to Western-led forums.
Saudi Border Guards Kill Hundreds of African Migrants on Border, Report Says
A Human Rights Watch report says the guards regularly fire on African migrants trying to enter the kingdom from Yemen and killed hundreds in a 15-month period.
Fresh Fighting in Ethiopia Raises Fears of New War
Less than a year after the war in the country’s northern Tigray region ended, Ethiopia’s military is battling an ethnic militia in the neighboring Amhara region in a part of Africa already ravaged by conflict.
U.S. Suspends Food Aid for Ethiopia, Citing Widespread Theft
American officials say they uncovered a countrywide scheme by government officials to divert food aid, in a country where 20 million people rely on donated relief.