Adama Adiatu in Sierra Leone African women are pivotal to the continent’s progress, yet systemic neglect of their education and employment opportunities continues to result in significant economic losses. Speaking at a United Nations General Assembly side event hosted by the Mastercard Foundation, Julie Gichuru, founder of the Africa Leadership and Dialogue Institute, emphasized: “African […]
Mary Chikwanda in Zimbabwe The Zambezi River Basin (ZRB), home to over 40 million people and shared by eight riparian countries, is an essential lifeline for Southern Africa. Encompassing diverse ecosystems, fertile soils, and significant water resources, the basin holds immense potential for agricultural development. Yet, it faces escalating climate challenges, from droughts and floods […]
Peter Hendricks in South Sudan Malaria continues to plague South Sudan, with children bearing the brunt of the disease. Despite the predictable annual outbreaks, triggered by factors like flooding, poverty, and an overstretched health system, immunization efforts remain insufficient. This gap has led to overcrowded health facilities and a persistent cycle of severe cases, particularly […]
Ibrahim Gakong in Sudan Port Sudan – As the humanitarian crisis deepens in Sudan, a glimmer of hope emerges for thousands displaced in North Darfur through the revival of a traditional lifeline—community kitchens. In Zamzam camp, south of Al-Fasher, eight community kitchens have been established to provide two hot meals a day to approximately 10,000 newly-displaced […]
Timothy Robbins in Somalia The European Union has provided an additional €15 million to support the United Nations and partner countries in their fight against the worst desert locust outbreak in East Africa in decades. The desert locust outbreak has had a devastating impact on food security in an already vulnerable region. Efforts to contain […]
Editorial It has been five years since intense violence erupted in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region, causing almost a million people to flee. Tragically, the conflict has not diminished and thousands of families are still forced to leave their homes due to attacks by non-state armed groups. Refugee groups are calling for an end to […]
Staff Reporter UNESCO in partnership with executing entities in Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Resettlement recently launched a project called “Be Resilient Zimbabwe” under the theme “Strengthening Local Communities’ Adaptive Capacity and Resilience to Climate Change Through Sustainable Groundwater Utilisation in Zimbabwe” worth USD 5 million will be implemented in the next four years […]