ABUJA, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Food prices in West Africa have jumped more than 30% since last year to their highest levels in nearly a decade due to coronavirus lockdowns and a decline in cereal production, the World Food Programme …
JOHANNESBURG, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fire has forced hundreds of patients to be evacuated from a hospital in South Africa’s Johannesburg.
No injuries or casualties have been reported and patients are being moved to other hospitals.
The fire started …
CONCORD, N.H. – A woman who served a 10-year sentence in U.S. prison for lying about her role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to obtain American citizenship and lost her bid for a new trial has been deported to Rwanda, …
GENEVA – The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling for restoration of peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Greater Kasai region, as renewed violence threatens another mass movement of people.
Local authorities estimate 21,000 people have fled …
ADDIS ABABA, Apr 16 (NNN-ENA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 4,383,168 as of yesterday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said.
The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African …
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Thursday that the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Yemen is getting even worse with the COVID-19 pandemic “roaring back” in recent weeks as the Arab world’s poorest country faces a large-scale famine.…
GENEVA – The United Nations World Food Program warns that millions of people in West and Central Africa are facing catastrophic levels of hunger driven by conflict and soaring food prices.
More than 31 million people, an increase of 10 …
Migration is an integral part of life in West and Central Africa, a long tradition embedded in its historical, economic, social and cultural fabric.
The region is a pivotal area of mobility, home to strong intraregional migration and, thanks to …
Economic and Social Council
2021 Session, Forum on Financing for Development, 3rd Meeting (AM)
Equitable, Affordable Vaccine Access for All Key to Global Recovery, Outcome Document States, Highlighting Disproportionate Impact on Developing Countries
Ministers and other high-level officials concluded the …