Kenya: Flood-hit refugees in Dadaab in urgent need of aid
Urgent WASH interventions are required to address The risk of water-born diseases spreading, such as Cholera, increased by the overflow of the few existing latrines and the lack of access to drinking water in Dagahaley; Basic assistance such as food and water is needed in the longer term: The vast majority of the population rely […]
Powering Africa’s Digital Future: African Union Ministerial Meeting set to ignite Digital Transformation in Africa
African Ministers of ICT and Communication will convene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 23rd November 2023 for the 5th Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Communication and ICT (STC-CICT), a biennial African Union ministerial meeting aiming at driving Africa’s digital agenda forward. The Ministerial Session will be preceded by the meeting of […]
The World Food programme (WFP) operations risk grinding to a halt in Chad as refugees flee Darfur killings
The United Nations World Food programme (WFP) is today warning of a looming halt to its food and nutrition assistance to 1.4 million crisis-affected populations in Chad – including newly arrived Sudanese refugees – due to funding constraints. This comes as aid agencies scramble to respond to a fresh wave of refugees fleeing an unimaginable […]
South Sudan: Bangladeshi veterinarians support animal conservation efforts in Wau
Lack of veterinary support continues to be a challenge for animal breeders, even as livestock is an essential source of income for communities in South Sudan. Critically, this inadequacy spills over into sustainably protecting this young nation’s biodiversity. In Wau, the capital of Western Bahr El Ghazal state, local wildlife officials have been fighting a […]
Sudan: Brutal, targeted attacks on civilians must stop
Patrick Youssef is regional director for Africa at the International Committee of the Red Cross. He has just returned from Sudan, where he met representatives of the government and of the Rapid Support Forces. As the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, he is sounding the alarm Despair and violence have taken over in Sudan. Recent […]
African Development Bank approves $10 million investment in Dhamana Guarantee Company Limited, East Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $10 million equity investment in Dhamana Guarantee Company Limited to support the use of capital markets as an alternative source of long-term funding for infrastructure and the real sector in East Africa. Dhamana will be domiciled in Kenya as a limited […]
Network International appoints Mpho Sadiki as Group Managing Director – Merchant Solutions for Africa
Network International (Network) (https://www.Network.ae), the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, has announced the appointment of Mpho Sadiki as Group Managing Director – Merchant Solutions, Africa. In this pivotal role, Mpho will manage the merchant solutions line of business across Network’s African markets. Mpho Sadiki brings to Network […]
African Development Bank approves $10 million investment in Dhamana Guarantee Company Limited, East Africa
ABIDJAN, Côte d’ivoire, 21 November 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $10 million equity investment in Dhamana Guarantee Company Limited to support the use of capital markets as an alternative source of long-term funding for infrastructure and the real sector in East Africa. Dhamana will […]
South Africa to Chair an Extraordinary BRICS Virtual Meeting “on the Situation in Gaza”
Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate, the Kremlin said. The other heads of state of the BRICS will participate in this virtual meeting, as well as the leaders of the countries invited, during the recent summit of the group in Johannesburg, to join it next January, namely Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the […]
Liberia’s George Weah Hailed for his Sportsmanship by Conceding to his Rival in the Presidential Race
The 57-year-old’s phone call to congratulate Joseph Boakai on Friday night has saved the country, which has a history of brutal civil conflict, from a weekend of tension. “These are great times in Liberia and in Africa because such action on the part of a sitting president is very, very, very rare,” Liberian human rights […]
