A Decade of Developments in Peace Operations

April 14, 2021 User1

A Decade of Developments in Peace Operations

Since the end of World War II, states and international organizations have deployed nearly 200 peace operations involving military contingents, and they remain the principal international mechanism for managing armed conflict. A closer look at the last decade of peace operations—from 2010 to 2020—highlights ten macro-level trends which...

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Decoding public finance for disaster risk reduction and climate investments

February 11, 2021 User1

Decoding public finance for disaster risk reduction and climate investments

The need to increase investments in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) is...

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New African Development Bank-GCA initiative will galvanize $25 billion to scale up African climate adaptation

January 26, 2021 User1

New African Development Bank-GCA initiative will galvanize $25 billion to scale up African climate adaptation

African Development Bank President Akinwuma A. Adesina announced the launch on Monday of the Africa Adaptation...

Production

West Africa Regional Supply and Market Outlook, January 12, 2021

January 13, 2021 User1

West Africa Regional Supply and Market Outlook, January 12, 2021

KEY MESSAGES • This report summarizes supply and market outlook of staple foods in 17 West...

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After visiting Tigray, IFRC President calls for increased humanitarian response

February 10, 2021 User1

After visiting Tigray, IFRC President calls for increased humanitarian response

Addis Ababa/Nairobi/Geneva, 10 February 2021 – The President of the world’s largest humanitarian network has ended a visit to Ethiopia’s Mekele city in Tigray region with a plea for increased humanitarian response to better meet the needs of people affected by recent fighting. Speaking at the end of...

Human Rights

UN: Eritrean Refugees in Tigray Face Humanitarian Crisis

February 7, 2021 User1

UN: Eritrean Refugees in Tigray Face Humanitarian Crisis

GENEVA – The U.N. refugee agency is warning that thousands of Eritrean refugees in northern Ethiopia’s...

Human Rights
UNICEF Angola Humanitarian Situation Report No.4 for the period 1 January to 31 December 2020

February 3, 2021 User1

UNICEF Angola Humanitarian Situation Report No.4 for the period 1 January to 31 December 2020

Highlight • 390,841 children under five years in humanitarian situations screened for malnutrition in the most...

Human Rights

Nine African nations, Iran in debt to UN lose voting rights

January 20, 2021 User1

Nine African nations, Iran in debt to UN lose voting rights

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 20 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — UN Secretary-general Antonio Guterres said nine African nations and Iran...

Human Rights

‘Octopus Teacher’ Lets Filmmaker Into Secret World

September 9, 2020 User1

‘Octopus Teacher’ Lets Filmmaker Into Secret World

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – South African nature filmmaker Craig Foster was burned out. He had lost his passion for working on documentaries such as “Blue Planet 2.” To re-energize, he started free diving without an oxygen tank or wet suit near in the chilly waters off the...

Lifestyle

Cameroon: Richard Amougou Celebrating 20 Years in Music

February 20, 2020 Web Desk

Cameroon: Richard Amougou Celebrating 20 Years in Music

The artist presented his new album entitled Le Temps in a press conference in Yaounde on...

Lifestyle
Collared Elephant Killed as Botswana Prepares to Issue 272 Hunting Licenses

December 13, 2019 Web Desk

Collared Elephant Killed as Botswana Prepares to Issue 272 Hunting Licenses

GABORONE, BOTSWANA - A hunter has gunned down a collared elephant in Botswana, the first illegal...

Lifestyle

Nigeria: Food Assistance Fact Sheet Updated September 30, 2019

November 1, 2019 Web Desk

Nigeria: Food Assistance Fact Sheet Updated September 30, 2019

SITUATION As of August, an estimated 1.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) resided in northeastern Nigeria's...

Lifestyle

Women Referees Make African Football History at CHAN

January 23, 2021 User1

Women Referees Make African Football History at CHAN

LIMBE, CAMEROON – Three women referees created history Saturday at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarterfinals. Ethiopian referee Lidya Tafesse and her assistants, Malawian Bernadettar Kwimbira and Nigerian Mimisen Iyorhe, became the first women to control a match at a senior CAF male tournament. The breakthrough came two...

Athletics

Cameroon Deploys Troops as Separatists Threaten African Nations Championship

January 9, 2021 User1

Cameroon Deploys Troops as Separatists Threaten African Nations Championship

In Cameroon, one week ahead of the African Nations Soccer Championship, officials have deployed troops to...

Athletics
Covid-19: All African nations seeks Fifa’s Coronavirus Relief fund help

September 17, 2020 User1

Covid-19: All African nations seeks Fifa’s Coronavirus Relief fund help

ZURICH (Switzerland), Every single country in Africa has applied to Fifa to access a grant through...

Athletics

Cameroon Declines Hosting Africa Champions League, Blames COVID-19

July 14, 2020 User1

Cameroon Declines Hosting Africa Champions League, Blames COVID-19

YAOUNDE, CAMEROON – Soccer fans in Cameroon voiced disappointment after the government announced Monday it would...

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