According to the Federal Ministry of Health, there are reports of 33 people killed and over 100 more injured following armed clashes between members of Hausa and Fung tribes in Ganis, Ar Rusayris locality in Blue Nile State that started on 14 July. As of 17 July, the situation is reportedly calm, but unpredictable. Civilian […]
Accra/Brazzaville – Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre laboratory confirmed earlier results. The Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal received samples from each of the two patients from the southern Ashanti region of Ghana – both deceased and unrelated – who showed symptoms […]
he civil war in Ethiopia began nearly two years ago. The conflict has forced 13 million Ethiopians to need food assistance, according to the OCHA. The New York Times reports that blocked roads are keeping vital aid from reaching communities, putting tens of thousands of children at immediate risk of death. Drought and food prices […]
Ropafadzo Munyaka in Zimbabwe A report published by Africa Watch Trust (2022) Ending Child Sexual Abuse Material Online: The Internet and Children details comprehensive evidence of the risks children face online, how they develop and what we can do to prevent them. Most children who experienced some form of online child sexual exploitation and abuse […]
The Election Resource Centre (ERC) commends the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) for addressing concerns raised by the ERC and other stakeholders regarding anomalies and inconsistencies found in the January 2022 Voters’ Roll and in the spirit of transparency, publishing the changes. The ZEC through Government Gazette, General Notice 1331E of 2022 and General Notice 1411C […]
The projects and programs implemented by ADPP reached more than 6.2 million people in 2021 in the different areas in which it operates, namely Quality Education, Health and Wellness and Agriculture and Sustainable Development. Notable figures in 2021 include the approximately 1,265,000 people reached by education programs, 2,113,952 by the Malaria Prevention Program since 2018 […]
Eni Rovuma Basin, on behalf of the partners of Area 4 and together with ADPP, has inaugurated last Friday a school sports infrastructure at the ADPP Community Primary School Cidadela das Crinças, located in the Costa do Sol neighborhood in Maputo. The project consisted in the total reconstruction of a multi-purpose sports field with about […]
(Atlanta, Georgia; June 8, 2022) – It is being called the 4th Industrial Revolution spurred by COVID19. A revolutionization and modernization of the workforce. But unlike previous revolutions this one is leaving women behind according to a new report released today titled The Future of Work is Sexist. “We are headed down a path that […]
Finn Church Aid Annual report 2021 has been published. AS I LOOK BACK ON THE PAST TWO YEARS, I see how dramatically the world has changed. The Covid-19 pandemic restricted our lives but at the same time encouraged us towards a huge digital leap. Crisis and conflicts are more multifaceted, and climate change exacerbates the […]
Juba, South Sudan, 9th July 2022 – As the country marks 11 years of independence on 9th July, there is a lot to reflect on, as the country continues to face deteriorating humanitarian conditions. These have been exacerbated by endemic violence, access constraints, public health challenges such as the effects of cholera, COVID-19, and climatic […]