Mozambique: Displaced People Get UN Boost
Maputo: The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has appealed for nearly US$20million to meet the most basic needs of displaced people in...
South Africa Introduces Wildlife Zones to Save Rhino
Seven Integrated Wildlife Zones are being introduced across South Africa to protect the country’s rhino.
Senegal: Sahel Pastoralists Get World Bank Boost in The Face of Climate Change
Sahel: One morning in February, in Kaffrine Region, Senegal, Kaffia Diallo emerged from her tent. She is happy;...
Sudan Floods Leave Thousands Stranded
Khartoum: A third Emirati aircraft carrying aid from the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, arrived in Khartoum on...
Homes Demolished as Storm Hits Cape Town
The City of Cape Town Anti-land Invasion Unit accompanied by law enforcement demolished five shacks at a site...
Massive Hunger Looms After Locust Outbreak in East Africa
THE World Bank is providing flexible financing and technical support to countries affected by the desert locust outbreak,...
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Fights Locust Swarms in East Africa
THE Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has availed US$10 million to support the fight against the Desert Locust...
UN Checks Food Security Situation in Zimbabwe
GENEVA - The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, will carry out a fact-finding visit to Zimbabwe from...
UN Food Agencies Urge More Support for Southern Africa’s Hungry People
Johannesburg: A record 45 million people across the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be severely food insecure in the...
Thousands Stranded After Floods in South Sudan
JUBA - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has launched emergency assessments in the east and northeast of South Sudan where severe flooding has...
