Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has challenged world leaders to match their words of solidarity with action in helping people affected by Tropical Cyclone Freddy with relief assistance. Chakwera made the sentiments during a virtual Democracy Summit, which United States (US) President Joe Biden hosted and attended by leaders of Ukraine, Niger, Panama and Denmark. […]
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Sumbe — The United Nations Global Fund is to grant 126 million US dollars to Angola for the next financing cycle (2024/2027) to support the programme to combat malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Cuanza Sul and Benguela provinces. The information was disclosed Wednesday by the senior manager of the Global Fund, Joshua Galjour, adding that […]
As of Tuesday, 676 people had died and 538 are still missing A group of Malawians in South Africa are collecting money and essential goods to send to families in the wake of devastating Cyclone Freddy. At least 676 people have died and 538 are still missing, according to a statement by the Department of […]
The International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) has pledged to provide assistance towards the recovery efforts among survivors of the Tropical Cyclone Freddy. IFAD Country Representative Ms Bernadette Mukonyora made the pledge at the launch of 17 rural finance projects funded by the Financial Access for Rural Markets, Smallholders and Enterprise Programme (FARMSE). Mukonyora said […]
Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera is appealing for additional humanitarian assistance for thousands of Malawians displaced by Cyclone Freddy, which has killed more than 500 people in the country. Chakwera made the urgent request to Malawi’s parliament on Wednesday, when he was presenting an assessment of the impact of the cyclone, which also […]
Climate shocks and land degradation mean too much or too little water for people in some of the world’s most vulnerable locations Spring kicks off tidings of new beginnings for many in the Northern Hemisphere. Perhaps it’s also a reminder of how fragile the seasons that have traditionally been taken for granted the world over […]
Zimbabwe is giving Malawi prompt emergency support as that country copes with the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy which hit with full force claiming over 300 lives and causing widespread damage, with a relief package being quickly assembled, Cabinet has resolved. Government is responding to the call by Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera to his SADC counterparts. […]
Droughts in Somalia may have killed an estimated 43,000 people last year, a new report by the Somali government and United Nations said. The report released Monday said half of the drought-related deaths may have occurred among children under the age of 5. The highest death rates were estimated to have occurred in south central […]
Harare — Authorities are still grappling with the magnitude of Cyclone Freddy’s devastation in Malawi and Mozambique, with over 370 people verified deceased, hundreds still missing, and tens of thousands displaced. After reaching impact in southern Africa twice, Cyclone Freddy, which formed over the Indian Ocean more than a month ago, dissipated this week. However, […]
Nairobi — Kenya has received 30,000 metric tonnes of wheat from Ukraine to help families affected by drought and famine. The donation is part of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ‘Grain from Ukraine’ (GfU) humanitarian programme. The fifth maize shipment from Ukraine was received on Monday by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, together with Dr Christopher Fomunyoh, […]
Dar es Salaam — Tanzania has started to dispatch food aid and self-storage equipment to neighboring Mozambique to help thousands of people affected by tropical cyclone Freddy. More than 190 people are feared to have died, at least 584 have been injured, and 37 have been reported missing in the country. In a press briefing […]
The United States government has bypassed the Malawi government in it $2 million meagre aid which it wants to give to victims of cyclone Freddy. This is amid reports of corruption in the Chakwera administration. The United States government announced on Tuesday that it will provide material for emergency shelter to victims of Cyclone Freddy […]
Malawi Government has turned to neighbouring Zambia for their defence force to reinforce Malawi Defence Force rescue mission on victims of Cyclone Freddy which wrecked havoc since Friday last week in the Southern Region districts of Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Mwanza, Neno, Nsanje, halombe, Thyolo and Zomba. Minister of Defence Harry Mkandawire made the remarks in […]
The Government of Liberia, through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authorities (NaFAA) has donated over 800 lifesaving jackets to Local Fishermen in Harper Electoral District #1, Maryland County. The presentation ceremony, which took place on Saturday February 25, 2023, brought together Local Government Officials of Maryland County, Residents of the Fishery Communities in Harper as […]
Uganda has donated mattresses, and blankets in a 13 tons aid supply to Turkey for relief to people who were affected by the devastating earthquake last month. According to information from the Turkish embassy, the 13 tons of “in kind aid” was collected by “Ugandan friends” on behalf of the Turkish people. “This morning we […]
Independent Norton Member of Parliament, Temba Mliswa has rapped the government’s continued prioritisation of the military ahead of education research and development programmes in successive national budget allocations. Speaking during a book launch at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) last week, Mliswa said it was folly to give huge chunks of money to the army […]
The European Union says it will soon deliver aid to people in need in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-stricken North Kivu province. The European Union said on Saturday it was setting up a “humanitarian air bridge” to the eastern Congolese city of Goma and releasing over Ꞓ47 million ($49.97 million) for aid for people […]
ForAfrika staff are working alongside communities battered by torrential rain and flooding caused by Cyclone Freddy, which made landfall in Mozambique on 24 February. “Many people in Mozambique face food shortages, a possible cholera outbreak in Inhambane and loss of income due to the heavy rains we have suffered in the past week,” says ForAfrika’s […]