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News of another deadly shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication of the desperation people on the move continue to face as they attempt to escape strife, the UN refugee...
The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to crippling effects of extreme heat, as global temperature rise continues unabated.
A UN inter-agency humanitarian team has reached the area affected by deadly landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week and is supporting the response.
The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Agreement is set to come into force today, following the attainment of the required ratification threshold.
UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in the country stricken by drought that has decimated harvests and sent hunger levels soaring.
As civil unrest continues spreading across Kenya, protesters led by Generation Z, a demographic cohort of educated unemployed youth, are calling on President William Ruto to resign over his poor...
Greenpeace Africa hosted a side event on climate finance ahead of the celebration of AU ECOSOCC's 20th anniversary happening this week in Ghana. The theme for this discussion was "Addressing the...
On Friday, July 5th, 2024, the Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) hosted a high-level convening of legal professionals at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, Ghana. The event marked ...
SADC has given Zimbabwe a seal of approval to host the 44th Heads of State and Government Summit in Harare next month after being impressed by significant progress made.
Lilongwe -- Malawi's current economic difficulties require a combination of immediate response measures and urgent reforms to address longstanding macroeconomic imbalances including persistent a...
London -- The ongoing war in Sudan is being fuelled by a constant flow of weapons into the country, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing. The report identified weapons produced by ...
Since April 2024, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported healthcare facilities in North-West and North-East Nigeria are recording unprecedented surges in admissions for acute malnutrition am...
Luanda -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a generous contribution of US$ 1.65 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The funding, part of ...
Progress toward achieving a world free of hunger has stalled, while efforts to improve the nutritional status of billions of people have been setback 15 years as global crises deepen in some of ...
No, US-based organisation Ford Foundation hasn't admitted to funding protests in Kenya. Viral graphics fabricated
Champaign, United States and Birmingham, United Ki -- 'International actors have the power to let local actors into the humanitarian club - or to keep them out.'
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has thrown its full support behind Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al Ghotany, the athletes chosen as flag bearers for the Olympic Games which start on Friday in Paris, who ...
The Graça Machel Trust, in collaboration with New Faces New Voices (NFNV) networks from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda, will host the East African Community (EAC) Regional Convening on Wom...
Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN reported on Tuesday, citing its humanitarian affairs office, OCHA.
Top UN officials on Monday called for urgent reforms to the international financial system to boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Munich, Germany -- "I want all human beings to be safe, to be treated with dignity, and to have equal rights," said Jay Mulucha, a trans man from Uganda and the Executive Director of FEM Allianc...
Current economic environment and IMF programme may drive MPC to maintain policy rate again.
Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia delivered its national statement on the first Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development which is underway in ...
Addis Ababa -- Foreign Minister Ambassador Taye Atske- Selassie conferred with the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina Mohamed in his office.
Addis Ababa -- The United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed has praised Ethiopia for its exceptional women representation in the parliament.
About 100 academics have signed a letter of support denouncing death threats and harassment orchestrated against Africanist Press editor and Northwestern University-trained historian, Dr. Cherno...
INDUSTRY, commerce and other stakeholders in the private sector should leverage on the forthcoming Sadc Summit and preceding events to leapfrog the country's ongoing industrialisation and modern...
Yvonne Kirigo from MP Shah Hospital and Kevin Getobai from Ololo Farm have been named Kenya's 2024 SDG Pioneers by Global Compact Network Kenya.
The African Union Commission (AUC) Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat has expressed concern over the budget cut for the union this financial year, stating it will adversely affect the implementation of i...
The war in Sudan has led to a collapse in the protection of civilians with communities facing indiscriminate violence, killings, torture and sexual violence, amid persistent attacks on health wo...