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Ouagadougou – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed its air emergency food assistance operations in Burkina Faso on January 20, 2023. This intervention aims to meet the food and nutritional needs of women, men and children, whose ac…
WFP continues operations to deliver emergency food assistance to hard-to-reach locations in Burkina Faso Read MoreFOREIGN MINISTER SHOUKRY: Now join us as we try to (inaudible) somewhat so that they don’t take up too much of the time, but it seems that we failed to do that. We recognize the interest of your visit. But let me again welcome you. This is an important…
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry Before Their Meeting Read MoreAnimal products such as beef, fish, poultry and dairy are heavily featured in many traditional African dishes. Some environmental and animal welfare advocates are hoping to change that by introducing plant-based dining to the continent.Staff at Senegal…
First-Ever Africa Vegan Restaurant Week Held on the Continent Read MoreDAKAR— The Dakar 2 Feed Africa Summit ended with a $30 billion pledge by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and development partners to finance food and agribusiness on the continent in the next five years.Of the amount announced at the summit held in…
AfDB and partners mobilise $30 billion for African farmers Read MoreAhead of World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day Monday, the World Health Organization is calling for action to tackle these debilitating illnesses, which affect an estimated 1.65 billion people globally.A diverse group of 20 parasitic and bacterial trop…
WHO: Over 1.6B People Infected with Neglected Tropical Diseases Read MoreWASHINGTON, A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Daesh group, Bilal al-Sudani, senior US officials said.Sudani and 10 other Daesh fighters were killed during a gunfight after US troops descend…
US military kills senior Daesh figure in Somalia raid Read MoreThe U.N.’s main AIDS program says thousands of children are dying from HIV/AIDS because, unlike adults, they do not receive treatment for the deadly disease.HIV/AIDS is no longer an automatic death sentence. People infected with the disease can live a …
Children Denied Same Access to Treatment for HIV/AIDS as Adults Read MoreWhen Pope Francis arrives in Congo and South Sudan next week, thousands of people will take special note of a gesture more grounded than the sign of the cross. Watching from their wheelchairs, they will relate to the way he uses his.The pope, who began…
‘He’s Close to Us’: Wheelchair Users in Africa Await Pope Read MoreUgandan journalist Solomon Serwanjja has seen first-hand how investigative reporting can bring change. His coverage of shady foreign adoptions led to legal reform.Now, as executive director of the African Institute for Investigative Journalism, he is u…
Ugandan Journalist: Investigative Reporting has ‘Power to Transform Lives’ Read MoreMAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Greenfield says greater efforts are needed in Mozambique to push back insurgents who are spreading south from the northern province of Cabo Delgado.Greenfield was in Mozambique on Friday …
US Calls for Redoubled Efforts to Fight Insurgents in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Read More