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Received today — 13 May 2026 Africa and Middle East

Chad: Chad's Refugee Crisis Overwhelms Maternity Care in East, UN Agency Warns

13 May 2026 at 05:02
[UN News] Many women in eastern Chad are being forced to give birth in overcrowded clinics with limited medicine, minimal equipment and severe shortages of anesthesia, as a worsening humanitarian crisis overwhelms the country's fragile healthcare system, the UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA, warned on Tuesday.

Ethiopia: French Companies Expand Presence in Ethiopia, Despite Security Concerns

13 May 2026 at 04:30
[RFI] The Africa Forward summit, currently under way in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, reflects France's efforts to reposition itself on the continent. An increasing number of French companies are choosing to set up operations in neighbouring Ethiopia - attracted by a market of more than 120 million people, despite a deteriorating security situation.
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