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World Food Programme (WFP)
Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

World Food Programme (WFP) warns time is running out to prevent starvation in Darfur as violence in El Fasher escalates

Civilians in El Fasher and the wider Darfur region are already facing devastating levels of hunger, yet deliveries of food assistance have been intermittent due to fighting and endless bureaucratic hurdles

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that time is running out to prevent starvation in Darfur as intensifying clashes in North Darfur’s capital El Fasher hinder efforts to deliver vital food assistance into the region. Civilians in El Fasher and the wider Darfur region are already facing devastating…

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |

Grave concern over civilians cut off from life-saving aid in Sudan

Humanitarian partners also need more support to boost their capacity to respond

Over a year since the start of the war in Sudan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, remains extremely concerned about shocking levels of violence and devastating humanitarian and protection risks as many areas across the country remain beyond the reach of aid organizations. For the first time since the conflict…

World Food Programme (WFP)
Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

Iceland and World Food Programme (WFP) support Sierra Leone Government School Meals programme in Bonthe District

This programme will support 38 women Farmer Based Organizations, offering training, agricultural inputs and market opportunities to 1,140 women

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a generous contribution of US$1.4 million from the Government of Iceland to provide nutritious meals to 36,000 school children in 167 public schools in Bum, Imperri, Kpanda Kemo, Sittia, Sogbeni and Yawbeko chiefdoms, Bonthe district. WFP in partnership with the Ministry…

UN Women - Africa
Source: UN Women - Africa |

H6 Joint Mission Concludes Visit to Liberia, Calls for Urgent Action to Reduce Maternal and Newborn Mortality

The mission has recommended specific interventions to reduce maternal deaths by 50 percent in four years, new-born deaths by 63 percent in five years, and stillbirths by 50 percent in five years

The United Nations (H6) joint mission has concluded its visit to Liberia, highlighting the urgent need for action to combat the high burden of increasing maternal and new-born deaths in the country. The delegation revealed that 1,100 women and 8,510 new-borns die annually during childbirth in Liberia. Dr. Anshu Banerjee,…

State House Uganda

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Source: State House Uganda |

Pakwach Registers Parish Development Model (PDM) Success Stories

Pokwero sub-county in Pakwach District has registered significant success stories of Parish Development Model (PDM) program

This follows a heartedly embrace of the program by the locals of the area. The revelation was made yesterday at Pokwero sub-county during a meeting between the Special Presidential Assistant on Political Affairs, Mr. Owiny Alfred Thopacu and the PDM beneficiaries in the area. Mr. Owiny is also in charge…

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |

Drought Action Committee set to combat the impacts of El Nino in Zimbabwe

Drought Action Committee (DAC) will be responsible for coordinating all drought response interventions to save lives in the immediate-term and build climate-resilient livelihoods and agrifood systems in the longer-term

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture Water, Fisheries and Rural Development (MLAFWRD) have set up the El Nino Drought Action Committee (DAC) to develop drought mitigation strategies to combat the impacts of El Nino induced…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia |

Liberia: Deputy Minister Nyei Attends Nordic-Africa Meeting in Denmark

The meeting, which took place on May 2, 2024, served as a platform for engaging discussions on fostering stronger ties between Nordic countries and African nations

The Deputy Minister for International Cooperation and Economic Integration,  Dr. Ibrahim Nyei participated in the Nordic-Africa Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The meeting, which took place on May 2, 2024, served as a platform for engaging discussions on fostering stronger ties between Nordic countries and African nations. During…

The Presidency, Republic of Ghana
Source: The Presidency, Republic of Ghana |

Ghana: Joy in Appiatse as Vice President Bawumia Commissions 124 Housing units for Reconstructed Community

A Government delegation, led by Vice President Bawumia, immediately visited the area with emergency relief items and promised a swift action to rebuilt the community for those affected

The Vice President and Flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has commissioned a one hundred and twenty four (124)  housing units in Appiatse, the community which was destroyed by a fatal gas explosion in 2022. In the unprecedented, deadly explosion, almost the entire Appiatse community, in the Western Region,…

African Energy Chamber

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    • Azule Energy Inks Farm-In Deal with Rhino Resources, Underscoring the Prospectivity of the Orange Basin
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Azule Energy Inks Farm-In Deal with Rhino Resources, Underscoring the Prospectivity of the Orange Basin

The transaction showcases the high level of opportunity that lies in the Namibian Orange Basin – one of the world’s most promising offshore exploration prospects

International energy company Azule Energy has officially farmed-in to Namibia’s offshore Block 2914A with the signing of an agreement with exploration company Rhino Resources Namibia. The transaction marks Azule’s entry into the country as well as its first international deal. Representing the voice of the African energy sector, the African…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Regional Fund for Agriculture and Food (RFAF): the 2nd Supervisory Board Validates and Adopts the Operationalisation and Management Instruments

This meeting marks a decisive turning point in the operationalisation of the RFAF

The second meeting of the Supervisory Board of the Regional Fund for Agriculture and Food (RFAF), held on 25 April 2024, enabled Members of the Board to validate and adopt the operationalisation and management instruments of the Fund and the selection of financial intermediaries within the framework of the operationalisation…