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

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and partners urge renewed support for South Sudanese refugees with new funding appeal

Partners will build on gains already made with host governments and regional bodies to improve the protection environment for refugees and asylum-seekers through enhanced access to asylum and civil documentation

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with 123 partners, is seeking $1.4 billion this year to meet the needs of 2.3 million South Sudanese refugees living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda. A similar number of people living in local communities in the…

Source: UNFPA - East and Southern Africa |

Supporting Gender-Based Violence (GBV) survivors in Amhara to recover and build resilience

UNFPA supports GBV programming in partnership with the Amhara Women Association in Debark, Debrebirhan, Dessie, Kombolcha and Nefas Mewcha Woredas

Amina is one of the many women who have experienced conflict-related sexual violence during the devastating two-year conflict in northern Ethiopia. For more than three years, she kept silent about her experience. Amina says she feared being stigmatized by family, friends and community members. “The burden was immense, affecting my health and…

Source: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) |

Qatar supports International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) operations in South Sudan

The main areas of assistance include helping the Sudanese refugees and South Sudanese returnees to restore/maintain contact with their loved ones

With funding from Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has signed a grant agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to support the latter’s relief aid for people fleeing the conflict in Sudan and seeking refuge or relocation in South Sudan. The main…

Source: Norwegian Refugee Council |

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Deepening humanitarian catastrophe in Ituri completely forgotten

Increased inter-communal violence has accelerated a breakdown in the social cohesion between communities as repeated attacks have forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes since February 2024

The humanitarian situation in Ituri province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is becoming increasingly critical, with over 1.6 million people displaced in the province at the end of 2023. The international community must stop neglecting communities in Ituri and take urgent action to support them build the foundations…

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Vaalco Energy to Champion African Production Expansion as Platinum Sponsor at African Energy Week (AEW)

The event will take place November 4-8 in Cape Town under the theme, Energy Growth through an Enabling Environment

Independent energy company Vaalco Energy has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference as a platinum sponsor, showcasing the company’s vision for driving exploration and production in Africa. With plans to double crude oil production to over 50,000 barrels per day by 2027, Vaalco Energy has…

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The Arab Africa Trade Bridges Program (AATB) launches Togo Training Initiative to Boost the Transport & Transit Sector

The objective of this training is to equip trainers with the necessary skills to conduct high-quality educational sessions for professionals in the transport and transit sector

The General Secretariat of the Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program, a multi-donor, inter-regional program, launched in collaboration with Togo's Ministry of Road Transport, Air, and Rail an initiative aimed at empowering Togo's transport and transit sector. The "Training for Trainers" initiative is expertly facilitated by the International Road Transport…

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Association of Service Providers of the Angolan Oil and Gas Industry (AECIPA) Partners with Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024: Members Offered Exclusive Discounts

Members of the Association of Service Providers of the Angolan Oil & Gas Industry have access to exclusive discounts for the conference this October

The Association of Service Providers of the Angolan Oil and Gas Industry (AECIPA) has signed an MoU with Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) event organizer Energy Capital & Power (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com). The MoU provides Angolan service companies access to exclusive discounts for the conference – scheduled for October 2-4 in Luanda.…

Source: African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) |

Press release on the discovery of a mass grave containing at least 65 bodies of migrants in Libya

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights expresses its sincere condolences to the families of the bereaved victims and condemns all violations of migrants' rights that may lead to their disappearance, including the right to life

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) is following with great attention the situation of migrants in Libya, a territory traversed by one of the deadliest migratory routes in Africa. The Commission is deeply alarmed and saddened by the discovery, in south-west Libya, of a mass grave…

Source: Royal Thai Embassy, Cairo, Egypt |

First Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Student Associations Meeting in Egypt

The meeting provided an opportunity for Thai students to share useful information and promote cooperation with ASEAN colleagues as well as to raise awareness about the ASEAN Community among youth

On 21 March 2024, the Royal Thai Embassy together with the Thai Students’ Association in Cairo under the Royal Patronage hosted the First ASEAN Student Associations Meeting in Egypt at the Embassy. The meeting was attended by presidents/representatives of ASEAN Student Associations from 9 countries including Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia,…

Source: Royal Thai Embassy, Cairo, Egypt |

Royal Thai Embassy in Cairo hosts Iftar for Thai Muslim Students in Egypt

Mr. Joothong also expressed wishes for all students to complete their duties as they intended, and will be rewarded for their good deeds during this holy month

On 25 March 2024, the Royal Thai Embassy in Cairo hosted the Iftar dinner for Thai Muslim Students in Egypt at the Embassy. On this occasion, Mr. Thanabordee Joothong, Chargé d'Affaires a.i commended the strict Islamic practice of all Thai Muslim students during the month of Ramadan, which is the…