Yearly Archives: 2021
Niger: Increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area – new report Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts raging at Niger’s borders with Mali and Burkina Faso, Amnesty International said in a new report published today. The 57-page report, […]
A slow and insufficient humanitarian response is forcing people to choose between violence and hunger, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council. Increased violence in Burkina Faso has forced an average of 13,000 people a week to flee their homes since April. Nearly 500 civilians were killed, with attacks by armed groups in Solhan and Arbinda towns […]
Clive Tatenda Makumbe in Zimbabwe Many residents in Gweru’s high-density suburbs unwittingly settled on wetlands, unaware of the looming consequences of building on ecologically sensitive land. The continuous development of these wetlands contributes to water and sanitation problems, including frequent shortages and dysfunctional sewer drainage systems, which compound the daily hardships for many residents. Wetlands […]
Kinshasa, 8 September 2021 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an outbreak of meningitis in the north-eastern Tshopo Province where 261 suspected cases and 129 deaths—a high case fatality ratio of 50%—have been reported. Confirmatory tests carried out by the Institut Pasteur in Paris detected Neisseria meningitidis – one of the most […]
ADDIS ABABA – As conflict spills across Northern Ethiopia, forcing 300,000 people from their homes and 1.7 million into hunger in Afar and Amhara provinces, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced an unprecedented funding gap of $US426 million across its operation in Ethiopia and appealed for funds to meet the needs of […]
Walvis Bay — The fishing industry should come up with better social responsibility projects instead of dishing out a few tins of fish and food parcels, as this does not yield the desired impact of shared natural resources as envisioned. This is according to fisheries minister Derek Klazen, who was responding to questions raised by […]
The UN humanitarian agency on Thursday called for sustained funding to enable aid agencies to scale up life-saving assistance in Somalia. Adam Abdelmoula, Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, said in a statement issued in Mogadishu that with limited resources and funding, humanitarian agencies in Somalia need urgent support to provide timely response. Abdelmoula said as the […]
Through the World Food Programme’s (WFP) integrated resilience programming, vulnerable populations in rural communities are being supported with innovative ways to reduce hunger. While climate-related droughts can affect crops and bigger livestock such as cattle, it does not have the same impact on small livestock such as chicken and goats. The WFP in partnership with Mwenezi […]
THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has recorded an 84,97% increase veld fire cases during the current fire season as compared to the same period last year. The season officially ends on October 31. Some 1 517 incidences have been recorded from July 31 when the season began, accounting for 403 366.7 hectares as compared to […]
BUBA, Guinea-Bissau – Ami Campini says she’s lucky to be alive. The mother of four was seven months pregnant with her fifth child when she and her family moved from the northern part of the country to the Quinara region in the southwest where they own farmland for the start of farming season. Within two […]