Heavy Rains and Winds Batter KwaZulu-Natal South Coast Torrential rain and gale-force winds slammed into KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast on Sunday night, causing widespread flooding, reports IOL. Margate and Uvongo were particularly hard hit. Emergency services are working tirelessly to address the situation. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) activated disaster response teams across affected […]
Kenya is poised for a sustained decline in inflation, propelled by a consecutive four-month downturn in fuel and food prices alongside a robust shilling, offering respite to consumers grappling with a soaring cost of living. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority effected reductions in the price of super petrol by Ksh5, diesel by Ksh10, and […]
Geneva — Today marks one year since conflict between rival military leaders broke out in Sudan. Many Sudanese have fled across the border into Chad, including those from Darfur – where news organizations and aid agencies are warning of a return to the widespread genocide and mass rapes in Darfur that began in 2003. On […]
One year after war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 15 April 2023, Sudan is facing one of the fastest unfolding crises globally, with unprecedented needs. About 25 million people – of whom over 14 million are children – need humanitarian assistance and support. Alarmingly 17.7 million […]
The United States, through the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), and USAID, is providing more than $25 million in additional humanitarian funding to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to assist refugees and asylum seekers in Uganda. PRM is contributing more than $14 […]
Washington, DC — U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons (D-Del.), introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Renewal and Improvement Act of 2024today to renew and strengthen a key trade program with sub-Saharan African countries. AGOA is a trade preference program that facilitates deeper […]
New York — Humanitarians said an international support conference next week for Sudan must be a success, as 18 million Sudanese face crisis levels of hunger while funding for lifesaving programs is running out. “It is essential that we get the levels of funding that will allow us to scale [up] to the extent required,” […]
Gaborone, Botswana — African diamond producers, led by Botswana, are demanding a review of the tracking and verification system that European Union and G7 nations introduced March 1. Under the arrangement, diamonds entering EU and G7 countries – which represent 70% of the global diamond market – have to be sent to Antwerp, Belgium, for […]
Juba, South Sudan — Since gaining independence in 2011, South Sudanese residents have been working to build their country, the world’s youngest nation. However, many citizens fear a technicality — the lack of a required National Identification Card — may block them from participating in the country’s first planned democratic elections in December. Registration for […]
Port Sudan — Sudan’s war has claimed thousands of lives, forced millions from their homes, and sparked economic turmoil across the region that is deepening the hunger crisis, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as the conflict approaches its one-year mark. In Sudan, areas of agricultural land have turned into battlegrounds, while farms […]
Southern Africa is on the brink of a hunger crisis after an historic drought decimated crops during the peak October to March farming season – one year after the region was pummelled by tropical storms. Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe declared national disasters within weeks of each other after insufficient rains wiped out crops including the […]
The war in Gaza and its aftermath of renewed tensions between Hezbollah and the Hebrew state are a reminder of the extent of Iranian interference in the region. But the mullahs’ regime is now exerting a destabilising influence beyond its traditional sphere of influence. The risks to peace and global trade are real. For almost […]
Sudan is at imminent risk of collapsing after one year of violent conflict and is on the verge of mass famine with its food supply decimated and young children now starving to death in its cities, villages, and displacement camps, Islamic Relief warns in a new report. After one year of war, Sudan has descended […]
On 5 April 2024, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Dr John Mushayavanhu, announced the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) as the new currency to replace the inflation-battered Zimbabwe Dollar (ZWL). Prior to the Monetary Policy Statement on 5 April that introduced the new currency, there was a barrage of information, some untrue, that hinted at […]
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Friday sentenced controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment without an option of fine for abusing the Naira. The judge while sentencing the convict, said the judgment will be a deterrent to others that are found to be […]
In a landmark move, the National Assembly (NA) has adopted a transformative amendment to the House’s Rules and Guidelines for Petitions. This important amendment heralds a new era of direct public engagement in parliamentary processes. Previously, public petitions required a Member of Parliament to act as an intermediary between the House and a member of […]
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr. John Mushayavanhu has re-affirmed the Central Bank’s commitment to financial stability in the country following the introduction of the gold-backed currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). In an interview with a local television network, Dr. Mushayavanhu reassured the public that the RBZ possesses ample reserves to meet the foreign currency […]
Mombasa — Two individuals suspected of recruiting young people into joining terrorist groups in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be detained for a further 21 days. On Thursday, a Mombasa Magistrate Court ruled that Hussein Yusuf Mrafi and Ali Mwalimu Mwinyi should be held for a further three weeks to allow […]