Yearly Archives: 2023

Tanzania plans to plant 267 million trees in 2023

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 1 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — MINISTER of State in the Vice President’s Office (Union and Environment) Dr Selemani Jafo has unveiled plan of planting 267 million trees this year (2023), urging all Tanzanians to join forces of planting trees an...

Sudanese leader reaffirms army commitment to exit political process

KHARTOUM— Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan reaffirmed the commitment of the military to exit the political process in the country.Al-Burhan made the remarks in a speech to the nation on the occasion of the 67th ...

General Assembly approves UN regular budget for 2023

UNITED NATIONS– The General Assembly on Friday approved an annual regular budget for the United Nations of about 3.396 billion U.S. dollars. The 2023 budget is higher than that of 2022, which stood at 3.122 billion dollars. The regular budget cov...

Indirect effects of COVID-19 on child and adolescent mental health: an overview of systematic reviews

Leila Harrison, Bianca Carducci, Jonathan D Klein, Ahmed BhuttaCorrespondence to Dr Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta; [email protected] To control the spread of COVID-19, mitigation strategies have been implemented globally, which may ha...

A training manual for agricultural extension agents: The use of RICCAR climate data in a crop model (APSIM) to identify context-based climate adaptation and...

1 GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE TRAINING MATERIALA. Introduction and purpose of this training materialThe Arab region in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) represents a substantial area of the terrestrial landmass encompassing several countries and ecos...

Mudslides kill at least 10 miners in eastern DR Congo

BUKAVU (DR Congo), Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mudslides killed at least 10 people at two makeshift mines in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after torrential rain, local officials said.The disasters came after heavy rain overnight Thursday to Friday ac...

Stampede during New Year fireworks kills at least nine in Uganda

KAMPALA— At least nine people, including a 10-year-old boy, have died as crowds rushing to see a New Year’s firework display got stuck in a narrow corridor in a shopping mall near Uganda’s capital, police said.People started pushing through a passage i...

Nine Dead in New Year’s Stampede in Uganda

Ugandan police are investigating a stampede that occurred at a New Year's Eve event in Kampala and resulted in the deaths of at least nine people, including several children.The deadly crush occurred outside the Freedom City Mall which hosted an event ...

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Kakamega County Public Service Board Sworn In During Ceremony at Bukhungu Stadium

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...
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Call for Peace During Slain Legislator’s Burial

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 ...

Red Cross Scales Up Flood Preparedness in Mombasa Amid Heavy Rains

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...

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