Category: Miscellaneous
East African Community seeks AU support for anti-terrorism fight in region
NEW YORK— The East African Community (EAC) has called for support from the African Union (AU) in combating terrorism. Assistance is also needed by the…
Biden Keeps US Target for Refugee Admissions at 125,000
President Joe Biden on Wednesday formally kept the nation’s cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the 2023 budget year, despite pressure from refugee advocates…
Africa Gender Statistics conference opens in Nairobi
NAIROBI— More than 150 public and civil society actors from 40 African countries convened in Nairobi, Kenya for the joint Africa Gender Statistics Conference taking…
Early Warning System for Drought Implemented in PNG by CREWS
Developing countries, least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states (SIDS) are particularly vulnerable to impact of climate extremes, including drought which could lead…
Food and Nutrition Security Bulletin Southern Africa Monthly Bulletin: August 2022
Atypically earlier than usual start of the lean season expected in some of the drought and cyclone worst-affected parts of the region. The Ukraine-Russia conflict…
African Court Judges to visit three European courts
ARUSHA— The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Judges will undertake a five-day peer-to-peer visit to the European Court of Human Rights, the International…
UNICEF: Some African children just ‘one disease away from catastrophe’
UNITED NATIONS— UN Children’s Fund UNICEF warned that children in the Horn of Africa and the vast Sahel region “could die in devastating numbers” without…
Why African Nations Are Mostly Silent on China’s Rights Record
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Most African states have stayed silent as Western nations and rights groups condemn China over a recent United Nations human rights…
Air Traffic Controllers Suspend Strike in West and Central Africa
DAKAR — A 48-hour strike by air traffic controllers in West and Central Africa has been suspended, their union said Saturday. The strike, which started…
U.S. Government Announces New Commitments to Combat Global Food Security Crisis
Today, during remarks at the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. announced over $2.9 billion in new assistance…