Geneva — This is a summary of what was said by Antonella d’Aprile, WFP Country Director in Mozambique to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. This week marks five years since Cyclone Idai struck, affecting more than 2 million people across Mozambique, Malawi […]
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We are proud to announce a significant development in the pan-African and Feminist Philanthropies Initiative emanating from our recent insightful and collaborative strategising meeting in Kenya, from 1-2 March 2024. We have always aspired to have an African name that reclaims the internationalist and intersectional agendas of pan-Africanism and feminism in philanthropy. After careful deliberations, […]
Mogadishu, Somalia — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) will ensure a seamless transfer of security responsibilities ahead of exiting the Horn of Africa country. “ATMIS is fully committed to the transition process, which will culminate in the transfer of full security responsibilities to the Somali Security Forces (SSF) by the end of […]
Amnesty International says nearly 700 people have been kidnapped in the last seven days in Nigeria Amnesty International says the mass abduction in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State is a sign of a reign of impunity in Nigeria. PREMIUM TIMES reported how at least 61 people were abducted as terrorists attacked Buda, a […]
Addis Abeba — Muhiyadin Mohamed Abdullahi, a journalist operating within Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State, is currently confronting the possibility of a five-year imprisonment term following accusations of “spreading false news and hate speech,” as delineated by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). On 04 March, nearly a month after his arrest, authorities charged Muhiyadin under […]
The fight against child mortality has reached an historic milestone the UN announced on Wednesday with latest estimates revealing the number of children dying prematurely before their fifth birthday fell to 4.9 million in 2022. Figures released by the UN Interagency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) reveal the global under-five mortality rate has […]
Dar es Salaam — Tanzania has made important strides in reducing infant and child mortality, but the authorities must act quickly to capitalize on this progress and accelerate efforts to reduce fertility rates in order to unlock the full potential of a demographic dividend, according to a new World Bank report. The latest 20th Tanzania […]
The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a key resolution on Sudan, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the war-torn country during the month of Ramadan, which begins on Sunday. In resolution 2724 (2024), adopted with 14 votes in favour and one abstention (Russia), the Council also called on all parties to the […]
Geneva — Attacks and fear of attacks in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, have triggered the displacement of almost 100,000 people, including more than 60,000 children, in the past month, the UN Children’s Agency, Unicef, is reporting. “Children separated from their families are at risk of violence and exploitation, including recruitment and use by armed groups,” […]
Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia’s partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) continued to be productive The premier received and held discussions with African Development Bank’s East Africa Regional Deputy Director General, Abdul Kamara on AfDB’s projects in Ethiopia this morning. Additionally, PM Abiy congratulated the President of the AfDB Akinwumi […]
The UN in Uganda is urging the government to prioritize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially those focusing on women’s empowerment. This follows the release of the latest Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, which revealed troubling trends. A major obstacle to progress is the persistently high rate of teenage pregnancy across the country. Bukedi has […]
Cape Town — The Gambian government is discussing lifting the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) this month. Some Gambian members of parliament believe that declaring the practice illegal is an attack on cultural and religious freedom. Former president Yahya Jammeh imposed the ban in 2015, now leaders like Imam Abdoullie Fatty defend the practice: […]
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Tanzania: Samia Thumbs Up AfDB Boss
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has lauded the significant contribution of Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, in advancing Tanzania’s key strategic projects. In her speech delivered during the Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership award ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria yesterday, President Samia said Tanzania is one of the African nations greatly benefitting […]
The Government of Ethiopia, through its Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) in partnership with National ID Program (NIDP) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency launched an initiative to include refugees and asylum seekers into the Ethiopian Digital ID system. Aiming to facilitate refugees’ access to basic services, this initiative – currently in its pilot stage […]
The use of building materials such as cement and steel create a massive carbon footprint, and the industry overall is responsible for almost 40 per cent of global CO2 emissions, mainly in terms of production and transport. Now, two women architects in India think they might have a new, perhaps counter-intuitive solution to sustainable construction: […]
Juba — Sudan’s war has shattered millions of lives and created the world’s largest displacement crisis. Now this catastrophe also risks becoming the world’s largest hunger crisis, unless fighting stops, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain warns today as she concludes a visit to South Sudan, where she met families […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has said there’s no compulsion in the membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Tuggar was alluding to three Sahelian states of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso that exited the regional bloc late January citing misgivings with the bloc. He said it is […]
With only nine months remaining before the polls in December, South Sudan is not ready to hold elections and a lot more needs to be done, the head of UN peace operations said on Tuesday. Briefing ambassadors at the Security Council, Jean-Pierre Lacroix said that if the parties display greater political will and invest adequate […]