Download logoThe United Nations has allocated US$20 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) to urgently ramp up the humanitarian response to the worsening food security and nutrition…
Download logo Eatizaz Yousif, IRC Sudan country Director said: “The International Rescue Committee (IRC) welcomes the $1.5bn pledged for humanitarian needs in Sudan at last night’s pledging conference. World leaders must now step up to…
Download logoImpact is not Samuel Cherinet’s middle name, but maybe it should be. The UN Volunteer, based in Wau and serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), is one of the fortunate…
Download logoEritrea’s Martyrs Day, 20 June, was observed inside the country and abroad with patriotic zeal. At the official commemoration event carried out today, President Isaias Afwerki laid wreath at the Asmara Martyrs Cemetery in…
Download logoThe Minster in the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr. Limpho Tau held a consultative meeting with the relevant stakeholders to discuss strategies to engage Basotho to participate in the ‘Operation Hloekisa Lesotho’ campaign at the…
At least 216 million African children suffer from stunting and malnutrition. In sub-Saharan Africa, malnutrition is the second leading cause of death among children after malaria. To end this situation, the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org)…
Download logoIn many parts of the Busoga region in Eastern Uganda which has an estimated population of 8.3million people, it was common for boda bodas (motorcycles) to be used in transporting patients with medical emergencies requiring specialized…
Download logoHead of Operations, NEMA Sokoto Operations Office in the company of representative of Zamfara State Emergency Management Agency and Permanent Secretary State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs had audience with Zamfara State Deputy Governor and…
Unlocking capital flow and cooperation between African countries and global partners is crucial for the continent to maximize the development of its estimated 125.3 billion barrels of crude oil and 620 trillion cubic feet of…
Download logoReturnees in Wau and Raja, Western Bahr El Ghazal, say they believe that security arrangements must be in place if South Sudan is to hold timely and credible elections at the end of 2024….
Download logoDue to urgent government commitments, Deputy President Paul Mashatlile is no longer able to attend the opening session of the 11th SA AIDS Conference scheduled to take place from 20-23 June 2023, where he was…
Download logoOver the course of 2022, Gabon's economy has benefited from high oil prices. However, the rise in global energy prices has also led to high fiscal cost which is affecting social spending for the…
Download logoThe Government of Zimbabwe has today contributed 4,400 mt of maize grain, to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to meet the food needs of refugees living at Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge….
Download logoThe President of the Republic, Mr Wavel Ramkalawan accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs. Linda Ramkalawan, attended the annual flag raising ceremony held at the ‘Moniman Lavwa Lanasyon’ (Voice of the Nation monument) on Constitution Avenue…
Download logoA UN-led appeal for funding to help the people of Sudan raised $1.5 billion on Monday as UN chief António Guterres warned that the country was descending “into death and destruction” at breakneck speed….
Download logoLibyan political leaders who are being encouraged to set aside their differences for the sake of a new democratic future, must put the interests of the people “above all else”, said the UN’s Special…
Africa Finance Corporation (www.AfricaFC.org), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, has received new equity investments from Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale (CNPS), Cameroon’s public pension fund, and SBM Capital Market Securities Ltd., one of…
International Trade is conducted in the currencies of major economic powers, largely the US dollar, European Union Euro, Japanese Yen, Chinese Yuan, and UK Pound Sterling. Thus, these currencies clearly have a major impact on…
Download logoThe African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Urban and Municipal Development Fund (https://apo-opa.info/43CHYIN) is partnering with the Eswatini Water and Agriculture Development Enterprise on a new urban planning project, closely linked with the development of a transformative…
Download logoOn June 22 and 23, 2023 in Tangiers, the MEDCOP Conference, or “Mediterranean Sustainable Development Cooperation Conference”, will be held. A few months before the next COP28 in Dubai, the MEDCOP Conference is a…