Desertification: 4 effective solutions to revive degraded lands
March 29, 2022 Climate change threatens biodiversity, natural resources, and the livelihoods of populations that inhabit drylands across the globe. And when the fatal trio of climate change, drought, and…
Africa could be hit hard by loss of Ukrainian grain exports – Institute says
March 11, 2022 African countries may be hit hard by any continuing halt to Ukraine’s grain exports caused by the war, a report from Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World…
Climate change, population growth put millions of people at risk of increasingly unpredictable weather patterns
Indigenous knowledge about how to spot flood risks ahead of time could save lives in cities, researchers said on Wednesday, as climate change and population growth put millions of…
UN fingers India, Nigeria as baby boomers; world population hits 9.7bn by 2050
The United Nations says the world’s population is getting older and growing at a slower pace but is still expected to increase from the current 7.7 billion to 9.7 billion…
Cameroon conflict named world’s most neglected displacement crisis by aid workers
A conflict that has forced half a million people from their homes in Cameroon was on Wednesday named the world’s most neglected displacement crisis by aid workers who said the…
Ethiopia suspends electricity exports to neighboring Djibouti, Sudan due to a production deficit
President Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia Due to drop in water levels in hydroelectric dams that led to a production deficit, Ethiopia has suspended electricity exports to neighboring Djibouti and Sudan,…
New World Bank President to highlight vision for bank’s poverty reduction, development agenda in Africa visit
WB’s new President, David Malpass World Bank’s new President David Malpass will be making his first foreign trip to sub-Saharan Africa to highlight his vision for the bank’s poverty reduction…
Over 20m children in the past eight years miss measles vaccination, causing disease outbreaks- UNICEF
More than 20 million children a year missed out on measles vaccines across the world in the past eight years, laying a path of exposure to a virus that is…
African ICT Ministers Discuss How to Build Common Strategic Framework, Roadmap for Action, Coordination in Africa
African ICT ministers at the meeting in Addis Ababa, hoted by the ITU At a recent African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African Heads of State directed their information…
About 113 Million People Affected By Acute Food Shortage in 2018 – Report
No fewer than 113 million people were affected in 2018 by very serious food shortages, including famine, a report by the European Union and two United Nations agencies revealed on…