Daily Archives: Jun 18, 2021

RTI Court case: MFWA disappointed at Ruling

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has received with disappointment the ruling on June 17, 2021 by the Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court on MFWA’s request to Ghana’s broadcasting frequency regulator, the National Communications Aut...

S. AFRICA HONOURS ZAMBIA’S KAUNDA WITH 10 MOURNING DAYS

South Africa has declared 10 days of national mourning for Zambia's founding president Kenneth Kaunda who died at the age of 97 following a...

COVID-19: Vaccines donated next year, ‘too late for those who are dying today’

Millions more COVID vaccines need to be donated now to save lives and help the UN health agency reach the key global target of...

Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps: WFP

The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack of funding, have left millions more on the...

USAID Provides $91 Million in Urgently Needed Food, Water, and Health Care for COVID-19 Response Across Africa

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) COVID-19 Task Force Executive Director Jeremy Konyndyk announced more than $91 million to provide urgently needed...

UNHCR COVID-19 Response: Southern Africa, 1 – 31 May 2021

Highlights Since UNHCR’s COVID-19 response began in Southern Africa in March 2020 2.8 million people reached through COVID-19 risk communication 280,886 individuals received reusable (non-medical) face masks 131...

North Africa: EU mobilises €20 million in humanitarian aid for vulnerable populations

Today, the Commission announced €20 million in humanitarian funding to be provided in Algeria, Egypt and Libya. The funding will support the most vulnerable...

Decentralized Evaluation Quality Assurance System (DEQAS): Evaluation of R4 Rural Resilience Initiative in Masvingo and Rushinga Districts in Zimbabwe [2018 – 2021] (May 2021)

Introduction Seventy percent of the population in Zimbabwe depend on rain-fed agriculture. Vulnerability to climaterelated shocks is a constant threat to their ability to secure...

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World Bank Partners with Kenya Railways to Decongest Nairobi

Nairobi: The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has partnered with the World Bank in a project to decongest the Nairobi transport system to facilitate smooth, sustainable, and efficient flow of traffic. The Kenya Urban Mobility Improvement Project (KUMI...

Garissa School Pioneers Smart Agriculture in Arid Region

Garissa: A primary school in Garissa is leading the way in smart agriculture, providing a sustainable solution to the challenges faced by nomadic communities in the region. Yathrib Primary School, with the support of 4BM and M-lugha organizations, has...

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