Addis Abeba — The 2023 Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) that was published on Tuesday reveals a whooping US$3.99 billion is required to help around 20.1 million Ethiopians across the country who are in need of humanitarian assistance. According to the response plan, jointly prepared by the Ethiopian government and humanitarian partners, an estimated 13 […]
In 2012, many people from the northeast Nigerian town of Banki were forced to leave due to conflict. Among them was Bashir*. “Today brings more joy to me and my wife than the day he was born”. These are the words of Bashir’s father when he and his wife were reunited with their child after […]
Nairobi — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced it is providing more than $126 million in additional food assistance to Kenya as drought bites in the country. The announcement comes following a visit to the country by US First Lady Jill Biden. The funds will be used to meet the urgent […]
Nairobi — Norfund, the Norwegian government’s investment fund, has signed a USD14 million(Sh1.7 billion) financing agreement with Hela Apparel Holdings PLC to support the development of the firm’s operations in East Africa. The proceeds from Norfund’s investment will be utilized to strengthen Hela’s strategic supply chain partnerships in East Africa. This will enable Hela to […]
Swakop Uranium donated N$200,000 to the National Emergency Disaster Fund for the northern flood victims on Thursday in Swakopmund. Swakop Uranium Chief Executive, Qiu Bin said the mine is always striving to be a good corporate citizen. “We are aware that the Namibia government, despite challenges has been able to assist its citizens. As we […]
Across Nigeria, more than two million people have been displaced by conflict. For some, the search for stability never stops. Saleh Abdullahi has been displaced by conflict more than once. He worked as a grain trader and farmer in Gwoza of Borno State in Nigeria’s northeast, selling maize, millet, sorghum, groundnuts, beans. Forced to leave […]
Addis Ababa — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Saturday that African countries are being denied needed debt relief, noting that because of a lack of financial support, the African continent is facing a very difficult situation. Speaking at a news conference held at African Union headquarters after the opening of the African Union Summit […]
MOST learners on Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) are reportedly stranded after government’s delay in the programmes’ selection this year. BEAM caters for orphans and other vulnerable children between the ages of six and 19. It emerged on Wednesday during a Q and A session in Parliament that the programme’s beneficiaries were being turned away […]
A group of women from Lüderitz donated baby items to teenage mothers on Tuesday, as part of the project ‘It takes a village to raise a child’. The project was launched two weeks ago with the purpose of supporting vulnerable and especially teenage mothers to cope and take care of their babies after giving birth. […]
The International Monetary Fund has announced the release of $80 million in emergency aid to Burkina Faso to help it cope with a food crisis aggravated by the war in Ukraine. The aid will “help support measures to provide emergency assistance to acutely food-insecure households” in Burkina Faso said Martin Schindler, head of the International […]
Flagship brewers, Castel Malawi Limited has re-affirmed its commitment towards the fight against the marauding Cholera outbreak by donating items worth K20 million to the Ministry of Health to support the cause. Some weeks ago, the company launched an in-house initiative against Cholera where among other things arranged for oral vaccination for the employees, apart […]
OSHANA chief regional officer Teopolina Hamutumua is appealing for help as flooding continues to affect the region and has rendered 300 people homeless. In a media statement on Monday evening, Hamutumua said 49 houses in the region have been destroyed by the flood. “The effects of the flood have left about 300 people with no […]
Five million of the people are in Tigray Authorities in Ethiopia estimate that over eight million people are now dependent on humanitarian aid because of the war in the country’s north. A report was released when the humanitarian situation in North Ethiopia began to improve after a peace deal was reached between the federal government […]
Addis Ababa — Peace Minister Binalf Andualem disclosed that over 106,000 metric tons of humanitarian aid and 1,400 metric tons of medicine have been provided for the Tigray region after the peace agreement. Binalf, who is also Northern Ethiopia Humanitarian Support and Rehabilitation Coordination Head, told ENA that the federal government has been supplying unfettered […]
A high-level Ethiopian delegation landed in the Tigrayan capital of Mekele for a first official visit to implement issues signed in in the 2 November peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. The Ethiopian team arrived on Monday 26 December in Mekele, the capital of rebel-held Tigray, for a first […]
Addis Abeba — In response to a devastating drought that has impacted 1.6 million children, taken lives and pushed millions into hunger, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today a US$5 million grant that will provide more than 85,000 children and adolescents with access to quality, inclusive and safe learning opportunities. The 12-month grant is delivered […]
After surviving an explosion, and experiencing a double amputation, Khadijah Modu Abdullahi is walking again. For Khadijah Modu Abdullahi, this story began when the vehicle her family were travelling and drove over an explosive device in Borno State, northeast Nigeria. A distress call was sent to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which […]
More than 700 victims of the Weija Dam spillage in the Ga South Municipality have benefited from a relief items presented by District 418 Ghana of Lions Clubs International, a charity organisation that supports and serves humanity. The items worth GHC 145,000 included rice, cooking oil, toiletries and bags of sachet water. The District Governor […]