News & Updates
29 October 2018
two per cent tax levied on drinks in Uganda to raise money for HIV treatment
The two per cent tax levied on alcohol and soft drinks will be used to internally raise funds for HIV treatment, a move officials hope will reduce Uganda’s reliance on international donors and organisations.
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17 October 2018
young refugees in Chad benefiting from education programme
According to a report from TheirWorld, refugees in Chad are being trained as teachers to provide home learning to thousands of young children living in camps.
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08 October 2018
Overcoming humanitarian crisis in north-east Nigeria requires more support, says UN
After a two day visit to the region, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock call for national and international partners to increase support for humanitarian relief efforts in north-eastern Nigeria.
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01 October 2018
Extreme hunger and malnutrition in South Sudan reaches 6 million people
According to a report published by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), 59 per cent of the population of South Sudan (6.1 million people) currently face extreme hunger.
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26 September 2018
Thousands displaced in Nigeria due to floods
Nearly half a million people are currently affected by flooding in Nigeria, with 141 people reported dead and 265 injured, according to Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
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19 September 2018
Report shows that progress to reduce extreme poverty is slow
In its annual report, the World Bank said that the rate of extreme poverty has only made a 1.4 percentage-point drop between 2015 and 2018, as opposed to previous years when the percentage was more than double that.
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17 September 2018
As temperatures rise and hydropower dams dry out, scientists warn about impending blackouts
In recent weeks, outbreaks of communicable diseases such as cholera and Ebola have plagued nations around Africa. Now, the latest threat to the continent is impending blackouts as rising temperatures dry out hydropower dams.
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17 September 2018
Education Response Plan to address “children’s crisis” launched in Uganda
This weekend, the government of Uganda, Partners in Development, UN agencies and NGOs launched the Education Response Plan (ERP) in the hopes of providing education to the hundreds of thousands of young refugees in Uganda. The ERP is the first plan of its kind, and if sufficiently funded, would be a positive step in addressing policy regarding refugee education around the world.
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12 September 2018
State of emergency declared in Zimbabwe after cholera outbreak kills 20
Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, has declared a state of emergency due to a recent cholera outbreak that has already claimed 20 lives. According to a report from Voice of America, there have been around 2,000 reported cases of waterborne diseases in the area including salmonella and typhoid, in addition to cholera.
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10 September 2018
Mozambique wildlife park regeneration of environment and surrounding areas
In 2008, the Carr Foundation, a US non-profit organisation, signed a 20 year contract with the Mozambican government to rebuild Gorongosa, one of the country’s largest national parks. Now, 10 years later, the park is thriving as are many of the animal species that live there.
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05 September 2018
Permaculture in Africa, a sustainable way to grow
In a Huffington Post article, author John Vidal examines the garden and agricultural practices of Kristof and Stacia Nordin, former U.S. Peace Corps volunteers sent to Malawi in 1997. The Nordin’s are permaculturalists with a thriving 3.7-acre garden that boasts a 10 month growing season and produces over 200 types of crops.
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03 September 2018
Relief efforts complicated as Ebola spreads to Oicha
Emergency food aid is being delivered to North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo after an Ebola outbreak was declared on the 1st August 2018.
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