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United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
Source: United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) |

Prevention of the recruitment of child soldiers tops the agenda at National Conference in South Sudan

Armed groups and militia exploit the vulnerability of children, often forcefully or deceitfully recruiting them into their ranks

“Children do not start wars and cannot end them. We must do everything in our power to safeguard them. From their ability to learn through to accessing livelihoods, protecting children is not a choice, but an obligation.” At the opening of the 3rd National Conference on Protection of Children against Recruitment…

UN News
Source: UN News |

United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS): Rising debt in sub-Saharan Africa costing lives

Paying back sovereign debt now exceeds half of government revenue in Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia

The report details how this debt crisis is jeopardising progress aimed at ending AIDS in Sub-Saharan African countries, which account for a significant majority of people living with HIV globally – 25.9 million people of the nearly 40 million total. If debt payments and stifled budgets are unaddressed in the next…

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) |

Devastating floods displace huge swathes of the population across West and Central Africa

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched emergency appeals in Chad, Niger, and Nigeria to respond to the catastrophic flooding

Heavy rains over the last few weeks have triggered massive flooding and devastation in West and Central Africa, with hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their destroyed homes in areas already suffering from food insecurity and conflict.   Human-induced climate change “is likely to have significantly worsened the situation”, according…

Republic of South Africa: The Parliament
Source: Republic of South Africa: The Parliament |

Media Statement: Police Committee Questions Appointment of Major General Mbotho as Divisional Commissioner

The committee also requested that the appointment be reviewed and an inquiry be launched

The Portfolio Committee on Police has requested the Minister of Police, National Commissioner of Police and the head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation to outline the rationale for appointing Major General Patrick Mbotho as Divisional Commissioner: National Priority Offences in the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation. The committee…

Republic of South Africa: The Parliament
Source: Republic of South Africa: The Parliament |

Media Statement: Western Cape National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Delegation Impressed by Delivery of Affordable Social Housing in Cape Town

The delegation heard that more land parcels are at planning and release stage and are expected to provide approximately 20 000 housing opportunities in future

The Western Cape’s permanent delegates to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) expressed satisfaction and commended the efficient implementation of social housing projects to residents by the Western Cape Provincial Government’s Department of Infrastructure and the City of Cape Town. The delegation said some of the social housing projects are…

State House Seychelles
Source: State House Seychelles |

Seychelles: President Ramkalawan Conducts Health-Focused Visits in Cuba

President Ramkalawan expressed Seychelles' gratitude for the Cuban medical brigade, which has been a cornerstone of healthcare support in Seychelles

As part of his official visit to Cuba, President Wavel Ramkalawan toured several key health institutions and engaged in discussions aimed at strengthening Seychelles' healthcare sector. President Ramkalawan visited the La Pradera International Health Centre and the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, where he explored advancements in medical treatment…

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |

Feed the Future Announces $80 Million to Double Down on Food Security in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia

These food security “accelerator” countries demonstrate both high need and high agricultural potential

Today, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Administrator and Feed the Future Coordinator Samantha Power announced that the United States government, working with Congress, has committed more than $80 million of new Feed the Future funds and supplemental resources to rapidly respond to impacts of recent droughts and the lingering…

Kifiya Financial Technology

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Kifiya Becomes First Ethiopian Fintech to Receive Prestigious “Product Innovation of the Year” Award at the Global Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) Finance Awards 2024

This recognition highlights the company’s commitment to building a digitally and financially inclusive future by leveraging AI and cutting-edge technology

Kifiya (www.Kifiya.com), a leading AI-powered, alternative data-driven scoring, embedded finance, and AgTech company, has been awarded the prestigious Silver Award in the Product Innovation of the Year category in Africa at the Global SME Finance Awards 2024, held as part of the Global SME Finance Forum in São Paulo, Brazil…

Save the Children
Source: Save the Children |

Nigeria floods: three million children in Borno state without school and exposed to child marriage, malnutrition and disease

Heavy rains have damaged 30 of Nigeria’s 36 states over the past month, killing 269 people and forcing 640,000 people from their homes

All three million children in Borno state in Northeast Nigeria are without school indefinitely, increasing the likelihood of child marriage and other protection risks, after being hit by the worst floods in 30 years, Save the Children said [1]. More than 400,000 people have been uprooted from their homes across…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
Source: United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) |

Kuajok residents benefit from free medical campaign by Bangladeshi peacekeepers

The aim was to support the most vulnerable and build a strong relationship between the peacekeeping mission and the communities it serves

Achol Deng has been sick with stomach pain for days. Her son has malaria and a bad cough. She has been unable to access to healthcare because of a scarcity of medical centers in Kuajok and the wider Warrap region. Many facilities were destroyed during the conflict that raged across…