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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa recognised as a Top Employer in Africa for 2026

This marks the second consecutive year that CCBA has achieved regional-level certification, with its operations in Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda also certified at a country level

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) (www.CCBAGroup.com) is proud to announce its recognition as a Top Employer in Africa for 2026 by the Top Employers Institute (https://apo-opa.co/45b21Rr). In addition to this regional accolade, seven countries in the CCBA footprint – Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda – have been…

International Rescue Committee (IRC)
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Alarming malnutrition levels raise famine risk in parts of South Sudan as humanitarian access and funding shrink, warns International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Rising insecurity has repeatedly disrupted aid delivery, forcing pauses in food assistance and the evacuation of humanitarian staff from parts of Upper Nile and Jonglei, limiting the impact of planned aid

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns that hunger and malnutrition are rapidly worsening in South Sudan, as conflict, flooding, economic decline and aid disruptions drive a dangerous expansion of emergency conditions. New projections indicate that by May of this year, nearly half of the counties across South Sudan; 35, are…

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Zimbabwe: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) agricultural voucher system boosts food security and promotes protection from sexual exploitation and abuse

This initiative tackles urgent nutrition and food security challenges in regions of Masvingo and Mwenezi districts affected by drought, specifically supporting rural households impacted by the El Niño-induced crisis

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Zimbabwe funded by the French Government, coordinated the Agricultural Voucher System as part of the Nourish and Thrive: Inclusive and Sustainable Nutrition and Livelihoods Initiative Project. This coordinated effort aims to enhance food security and nutrition…

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Japan and World Food Programme (WFP) provide life-saving food assistance for refugees and returnees in Burundi

Currently, around 1,500 returnees are arriving in Burundi each week, and estimates indicate this could rise to 3,000 per week

The World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of over US$625,000 (approximately BIF two billion) from the Government of Japan to provide life-saving food assistance for refugees fleeing the recent violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Burundians returning from refugee camps in Tanzania. In December,…

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Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Displaced people in South Kivu close to ‘utter desperation’, World Food Programme (WFP) says

An estimated 500,000 people have been forced from their homes since fighting erupted in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the beginning of December

That’s according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP), which announced on Tuesday that it is scaling up to deliver aid to more than 210,000 people displaced by the violence after a new offensive by armed group M23 reignited hostilities earlier this month.  “This hunger crisis risks spiraling without urgent action,” said Cynthia Jones, WFP Country Director for the…

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Africa-wide campaign celebrates the joy of going ‘home-home’ – with KFC

The KFC Home-Home campaign rolled out across Ghana, Tanzania, Senegal, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Gabon and Mauritius, and runs into early January

What can you get away with at home, that you could never dream of doing when you get back “home-home”, over the festive season? An insightful pan-African KFC campaign celebrates exactly this fascinating part of life across the continent – the parallel lives that young people live at “home” in…

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FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola: Celebrating Two Decades of Connection

Coca-Cola and FIFA celebrate 20 years of FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola

The Coca-Cola Company (www.Coca-ColaCompany.com) and FIFA are kicking off the sixth FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola, giving thousands of fans across the globe the opportunity to see the original FIFA World Cup™ Trophy ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026™. FIFA World Cup 2026 is set to be the…

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International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-cola to arrive in South Africa

For the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour, The Coca-Cola Company will work with local teams and bottling partners to support its sustainability initiatives, including packaging collection and recycling efforts

The Coca-Cola Company (www.Coca-ColaCompany.com) invites fans in South Africa to see the most coveted Trophy in the world ahead of FIFA World Cup 26™. The FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola will arrive in Johannesburg for two days on 30 and 31 January and Cape Town on 1 February, giving…

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Benin: African Development Bank to invest €102 million to boost poultry meat production

Implementation of the Programme in Benin’s savannah region will directly benefit some 50,000 people, with a further 500,000 benefiting indirectly, of which 30% of each target groups will be women

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (http://AfDB.org) meeting in Abidjan today approved a €102.12 million loan to Benin to implement the first phase of the Agriculture Transformation Programme in the country’s savannah region. The programme aims to sustainably increase national poultry meat production in line with…

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The International Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul presented its 2024 Annual Report in Brazil: 30 million people served and 18,000 projects throughout the world

155 countries benefited from SSVP’s actions thanks to the commitment of 1,500,000 volunteers and 800,000 members

The 2024 Report declares a total of 18,000 social projects and a global investment of €1.65 billion. The year was marked by the growth in initiatives and the international organization’s response to new social realities. The International Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP) (www.SSVPGlobal.org) presented on 5…