Countries Pastor faces trial in DRC over child abductions Goma – A pastor accused of child abduction appeared in court on Wednesday in Democratic Republic of Congo, after... Read more 13 Oct, 2022
Countries Grief and outrage in Gambia over cough syrup deaths Banjul – When Wuri Bailo Keita’s two-year-old daughter Fatoumatta developed a fever, he took her to hospital where she... Read more 12 Oct, 2022
Countries Gambia police launch inquiry into syrup deaths Banjul – Police in Gambia on Saturday announced they were launching an investigation into the deaths of dozens of... Read more 9 Oct, 2022
Countries Gambia to boost health measures after child deaths, says president Banjul – President Adama Barrow on Friday promised The Gambia would boost health measures including better quality control over... Read more 8 Oct, 2022
World Gunman murders at least 35 in Thai nursery attack Bangkok – A former police officer shot dead at least 35 people, most of them children, when he stormed a... Read more 6 Oct, 2022
Countries At least 16 school children die in KZN crash Johannesburg – At least 16 school children were killed on Friday when a minibus collided with a truck along... Read more 17 Sep, 2022
Countries One third of Sudan children out of school, agencies say Khartoum – Nearly seven million children in Sudan are not going to school as worsening crises threaten to disrupt... Read more 13 Sep, 2022
Countries Gambia halts syrup paracetamol use after child deaths Banjul – The Gambia’s Health Ministry has asked hospitals to stop using syrup paracetamol after at least 28 children... Read more 10 Sep, 2022
World South Korean police locate relative of children found dead in suitcases Seoul – A woman who is believed to be related to two children whose remains were found in suitcases... Read more 22 Aug, 2022
Countries More than 150 children dead in Zimbabwe measles outbreak Harare – A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 157 children, with more than 2 000 infections... Read more 17 Aug, 2022