ABUJA— The Nigerian Senate approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N819,536,937,813.This was after the consideration and approval of the report of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, chaired by Senator Barau Ji...
The photo of 15-year-old Walid Zreidat stares out from a banner, a serious-looking youngster with bright brown eyes and a Levi’s T-shirt. Flanking him are those of 17 other youngsters who set sail for Italy from this southern Tunisian fishing town, nev...
Austrian government provides 3 million euros to UNHCR, the CERF emergency fund, and the non-governmental organisation Geneva CallThe economic and social situation in crisis-torn Lebanon is becoming more and more difficult for the local population. Due ...
The explosion of COVID infections in China since it relaxed its prevention and control measures has experts weighing the risks of new mutations that could prove to be more contagious or deadly that the currently dominant omicron strain.According to an ...
PORT HARCOURT (Nigeria), — Seven people were killed and more than two dozen injured when a car ploughed into a popular carnival at Calabar in southeast Nigeria, the local head of highway security said.“The incident occurred when a Toyota Camry car lost...
Countries in Africa’s Western Sahel region — including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger — saw a 50% increase in deaths due to conflict in 2022. That’s according to figures from the Armed Location and Event Data Project. As violence has spread, so too has R...
As we entered 2022, we did not anticipate that we would be responding to a full-blown war in Europe. OCHA and our partners already had much to contend with, as the world continued to grapple with the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the...
LONDON/GENEVA, 28 December, 2022 - The number of people facing severe levels of hunger has surged by almost 57% to 25.3 million from 16.1 million since 2019 in the 8 worst affected countries amid an unprecedented global hunger crisis with increasing po...
Kakamega: Governor Fernandes Barasa presided over the swearing-in of the newly appointed members of the Kakamega County Public Service Board (KCPSB) during a ceremony held at Bukhungu Stadium. The governor expressed confidence in the new board, saying...
Homa Bay: Homa Bay County Commissioner Moses Lilan has asked residents to maintain peace ahead of and during the burial of the slain Kasipul MP Charles Ongondo Were. Lilan emphasized the need for a peaceful environment to allow the bereaved family to ...
Mombasa: The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has intensified its disaster preparedness and response measures in Mombasa County following ongoing heavy rains that have affected parts of the region over the past two days.
According to Kenya News Agency...
