Daily Archives: Aug 4, 2021

115 Killed in Military Crackdown in Nigeria: Amnesty

Amnesty International on Thursday accused Nigerian security forces of using excessive force and killing at least 115 people in a crackdown on separatist agitators in the country's restive southeast.Violence has flared in Nigeria's southeastern states ...

South Africa’s Cape Town Copes With Tens of Thousands of Active COVID Cases

South Africa's Cape Town is struggling to cope with more than 38,000 active cases of COVID-19, making it the epicenter of the pandemic in Africa's worst-hit country.The provincial chairman of the Democratic Nursing Organization of South AfrIca, Elenor ...

Five ways Uganda’s health teams provided HIV care in lockdown

AuthorHenry ZakumumpaHealth Systems Researcher, Makerere UniversityDisclosure statementHenry Zakumumpa is supported by the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) under the auspices of a post-doctoral research grant with funds provi...

International Alert: Mid-term evaluation report (November 2020)

The Islamic State in West Africa or the Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWA/ISWAP) formerly known and referred to as Jama’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihad is a group of Sunnah people devoted to preaching and Jihad. Most commonly known and r...

Minimum Expenditure Basket in Malawi – Round 32: 28 June-5 July 2021 – A Look at Food Prices and Availability in Times of COVID-19

Key Highlights:• There have been slight increases in the Survival Minimum Expenditure Baskets (SMEB) for households across the country, save for the rural North. Among rural North households, the SMEB marginally declined by 0.6 percent. SMEBs for urban...

Communique of the 1012th meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council on the State of Maritime Security in Africa, 23 July 2021

COMMUNIQUEAdopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1012th meeting held on 23 July 2021 on the State of Maritime Security in Africa,The Peace and Security Council,Noting the opening remarks by H.E. Ambassador Vict...

Administrator Samantha Power Holds Press Conference, August 4, 2021

ADMINISTRATOR POWER: Thank you so much. Thanks to all of you for coming out. Thank you Chargé, thanks also to Mervyn Farroe who runs the USAID Mission here. I’ve been really impressed in my time on the ground, at the energy and dedication, and deep fee...

Water and Sanitation on decline of KwaZulu-Natal dam levels

KwaZulu-Natal dam levels continue to decline as winter sets outThe Department of Water and Sanitation has appealed to KwaZulu-Natal residents to continue using water sparingly as dam levels in the province continue on a downward spiral. According to th...

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Maua Residents Cautioned Against Illegal Water Connections

Maua: Residents of Maua in Igembe South Sub-County have been urged to desist from illegal water connections as authorities step up enforcement measures. Maua Town Municipal Manager Timothy Mwenda issued the stern warning stating that anyone caught eng...
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Yetu Sacco Hits Record Billion Revenue

Meru: For the first time in its 33-year history, Yetu DT Sacco, Meru County has hit the Sh1 billion profit mark with a historic membership registration drive. According to Kenya News Agency, the Sacco has recently recorded a surge in membership, su...

Teso King to Tour Kenya, Engage with Iteso Community

Nairobi: Iteso Cultural Union (ICU) leader Papa Paul Sande Emolot is set to visit the Iteso community in Teso, Kenya, as well as those residing in other sub-counties, in March this year. The announcement was made during the burial of Moses Oduya in Ka...

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