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Ethiopia: Parliament Approves $738.2 Million Loan to South Sudan for Cross-Border Highway
Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's House of People's Representatives has approved a $738.2 million loan to South Sudan for the construction of a major cross-border highway aimed at connecting the two cou...
Kenya: UK Mobilises Further Finance to Lower Cost of Borrowing for Kenyan SMEs
Nairobi -- The British High Commission Nairobi has announced USD $5.2 million fund (KSH 667 million) to support Micro, Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya, in another example of the UK b...
Somalia: Somalia Sends Four Planes of Humanitarian Aid to Baidoa Amid Looming Drought Crisis
Mogadishu -- The Federal Government of Somalia has dispatched four planes of humanitarian aid to Baidoa, the capital of the Southwest State, in response to escalating concerns over a severe drou...
South Africa: IEJ Legal Action Targets Flaws in Social Relief of Distress Grant Distribution
The Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria is set to make a ruling in a Social Relief of Distress grant exclusion case brought by the Institute for Economic Justice and #PaytheGrants aga...
Africa: €635.5 Million Package to Drive Growth, Strengthen Climate and Social Resilience
Washington -- The World Bank today approved a €635.5 million International Development Association (IDA)* financing package to support the Government of Benin's efforts to strengthen private s...
Mali: MSF Condemns Violence Against Our Team in Mali
On 14 October, on the outskirts of Nampala in the Segou region of central Mali, a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team and community health workers were violently attacked and robbed by armed m...
Nigeria: Ododo Approves Payment of N600m for 18,734 Students' Wassce Fees in Kogi Public Schools
Lokoja -- Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has approved the payment of the sum of N600 million for the 2024/2025 WASSCE fees for 18,734 students in public secondary schools in the state.
Nigeria: Lapo Begins Monthly Distribution of Food Items, Enterprise Skills to Vulnerable Persons in Edo
Benin City -- Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), has begun a monthly donation of food items to vulnerable persons in Edo State.
Somalia: Somalia Welcomes UN Transition Plan, Emphasizing Sovereignty and Self-Reliance
Mogadishu, Somalia -- The Federal Government of Somalia has expressed its approval of a United Nations Security Council resolution that outlines the transition of the United Nations Assistance M...
Somalia: UN Security Council to Vote On Phasing Out Somalia Assistance Mission
Addis Abeba -- The United Nations Security Council is set to vote today on a draft resolution to phase out the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) over the next two years, transitioning its...
Sudan: Humanitarian Aid Delegation Arrives in Kadugli
Kadugli -- The humanitarian aid delegation arrived in the capital of South Kordofan State by air from the capital of South Sudan, Juba, where it landed for the first time at Kadugli Airport afte...
Africa: Africa Makes TB Progress, But Global Spike Makes It Deadliest Disease in 2023
Monrovia -- Tuberculosis was the leading killer among infectious diseases in 2023, the World Health Organization said. While the number of TB-related deaths decreased from 1.32 million in 2022 t...
Sudan: World News in Brief - Sudan Food Crisis Update, Justice in Thailand, UN Can Solve Global Problems
Sudan's humanitarian crisis continues to deepen, with ongoing fighting between rival militaries displacing millions.
Nigeria: Bayelsa Disburses N13.8bn to Ng-Cares Beneficiaries
Bayelsa State government said it has disbursed about N13.8 billion to 466,732 direct beneficiaries in the eight local government areas of the state for the rural and empowerment intervention pro...
South Sudan: Life On the Levee South Sudan
South Sudan is currently facing one of its worst floods in recent decades. In Old Fangak, where teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are working, only mud dykes protect the town's thousan...
Ethiopia: Over 700 Families At Bakelo Camp in Amhara Region Struggle As Aid Runs Dry
Addis Abeba -- Over 714 households in the Bakelo IDP camp in Debre-Berhan city, Amhara region, are struggling as food aid and humanitarian assistance have been abruptly halted.
Kenya: Google Commits Sh748.2mn for AI Skilling in Kenya, Nigeria, and S. Africa
Nairobi -- Google has committed Sh748.2 million ($5.8 million) this year to support foundational AI and cybersecurity training in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.
Sudan: Echoes From Darfur Sudan
One and a half years into the conflict in Sudan, refugees are still fleeing to eastern Chad in search for safety, where they arrive at camps in dire conditions. Access to clean water, sanitation...
Africa: Superyachts and Jets of Europe's Elite Emit More Ca... a Week Than the World's Poorest 1 Percent Emits in a Lifetime
The carbon footprint of a super-rich European, accumulated from nearly a week of using super yachts and private jets, matches the lifetime carbon footprint of someone in the world's poorest 1 pe...
Africa: Billionaires Emit More Carbon Pollution in 90 Minutes Than the Average Person Does in a Lifetime
Fifty of the world's richest billionaires on average produce more carbon through their investments, private jets and yachts in just over an hour and a half than the average person does in their ...
Sudan: UN, African Union Should Take Bold Action to Protect Sudanese Civilians
Deployment of Mission to Protect Civilians Can't Wait
Sudan: 'We Are Not Giving Up' - UN Humanitarian Coordinator Pledges Ongoing Support for Sudan
Port Sudan -- The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, reaffirmed the UN's commitment to supporting Sudan, which has endured more than 18 mon...
Africa: Humanitarian Aid Workers Face 'Increasingly Difficult' Conditions
The president of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has announced the establishment of the Red Family Fund to honor humanitarian aid workers who have died i...
Sudan: Statement By the Humanitarian Coordination Forum On the Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan, 23 October 2024
The people of Sudan are besieged from every direction. The fighting is closing in, cholera and other diseases are on the rise, and famine and famine-like conditions have gripped many, with the s...
Somalia: Green Climate Fund Approves $134 Million for Transformative Climate Resilience Projects in Somalia and Iraq
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved funding worth $134 million for two groundbreaking projects aimed at enhancing climate resilience and adaptation in vulnerable agricultural communities a...
South Africa: Families Evacuated From Their Flooded Homes in Nelson Mandela Bay
Municipality says mop up and damage assessment operations are underway
Burkina Faso: WFP Delivers Life-Saving Aid to One Million People in Burkina Faso
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached a significant milestone in its humanitarian response in Burkina Faso, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe: 3.6m Children Benefit From Schools Feeding Programme
More than 3 632 889 children are currently benefiting from the schools feeding programme that is helping alleviate hunger among children in the wake of an overwhelming drought. Primary school le...
Burkina Faso: MSF Temporarily Suspends Activities in Djibo, Burkina Faso
Faced with ongoing security challenges that threaten the ability to carry out activities in Djibo, Burkina Faso, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has made the difficult decision to temporarily s...
Sudan: MSF Sudan Doctor Pens Heartfelt Plea Amid Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis
Twic / Abyei / Um Rakuba / Khartoum -- In an open letter, Dr Mohamed Bashir, a Sudanese medical staff member with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), shares a poignant message about his current wo...