African NBA Scout Eyes Talent in BAL Tourney
The inaugural Africa Basketball League tournament is entering the playoff stage. For Sonny Side of Sports, VOA’s Prince Nesta spoke with Sarah Chan, Africa scouting manager for the 2019 NBA champion Toronto Raptors, about her basketball journey and the games plying in the BAL. The interview was edited for brevity and clarity. VOA: Briefly, can…
Read MoreWorld Food Programme and Crisis Group Partner to Strengthen Conflict Prevention
The UN’s World Food Programme has signed a Strategic Partnership with global conflict resolution organisation, the International Crisis Group, in order to boost its conflict sensitivity and prevention capacity as it continues to deliver life-saving food to the world’s most vulnerable people. The partnership comes after a year marked by increased conflict, the impact of…
Read MoreONE LIGHT, ONE TUNNEL: How commitments to COVID-19 vaccine equity can become reality for last mile communities (May 2021)
Introduction As COVID-19 vaccination campaigns progress in some countries around the world, we are seeing the light at the end of the global pandemic tunnel. By mid-April 2021, close to 735,000,000 vaccination doses had been administered, with over 405,000,000 individuals having received at least one vaccination dose, broadly 5 per cent of the global population.…
Read MoreICC Opens Hearing on Militia Leader Accused of Darfur War Crimes
WASHINGTON – The International Criminal Court has begun hearing evidence against Sudanese para-military commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, the alleged leader of a notorious militia blamed for atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region. The hearing will determine if there is enough evidence to proceed to trial on one or more of…
Read MoreFollowing a volcanic eruption, IRC is concerned about the significant humanitarian needs in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
Kinshasa, DRC, May 23, 2021 — The IRC is extremely concerned about the aftermath of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption yesterday. Thousands of people fled their homes last night as the lava approached the main city of Goma, home to more than 2 million people. All IRC staff are safe and accounted for. At least…
Read MoreAfrican Development Bank Board approves water policy
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new policy on water, prioritizing water security and the transformation of water assets to foster sustainable, green and inclusive economic growth in regional member countries. “This new policy on water provides a general framework for the African Development Bank Group to expand…
Read MoreQ&A: Reflecting on Five Years of Educating Children in the Throes of Crises, Emergencies and Displacement By Alison Kentish
UNITED NATIONS, May 22 2021 (IPS) – Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the global fund that brings teaching and learning to children in emergencies and protracted crises, is observing five years of reaching boys and girls in some of the world’s hardest-hit conflict and disaster zones. The initiative, launched in 2016, sought to close a major…
Read MoreEastern DRC Volcano Erupts; Thousands Flee Goma
GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO – Lava from a volcanic eruption approached the airport of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s main city of Goma late Saturday, and the government urged residents to evacuate. As the red glow of Mount Nyiragongo tinged the night sky above the lakeside city of about 2 million, thousands of…
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