ALGIERS (Xinhua) — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed Henna on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Algeria’s Ministry of Culture and Arts said Wednesday in a statement. Algeria is committed … Continued
Introduction: Somalia has been the scene of countless conflicts, violence, and natural disasters (human-enhanced) since the collapse of the Somali state in 1991. This has led to large recurring waves of forced displacement both within Somalia and to neighbouring countries. … Continued
(ERGO) – The closure of a free school providing education to more than 300 children from displaced families outside Galkayo has dealt a blow to families living in camps. Danwadag School was the only educational institution for children in the camps … Continued
The administration of United States President Joe Biden is reported to have provisionally approved a $680m arms package to Israel, even as it asserts that it is pushing for peace in the Middle East. Reports of the arms deal on … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The number of people living in internal displacement on the African continent has tripled to 35 million in 15 years, the International Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) said in a report Tuesday. The group said rising levels of conflict … Continued
BAKU, (Reuters) – Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change, a deal its intended recipients criticised as woefully insufficient. … Continued
ADDIS ABABA) – Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia face mounting difficulties as authorities reimpose visa fees and hefty fines, leaving many stranded and unable to access vital opportunities. The policy reversal, which ended a February exemption for Sudanese nationals in Addis … Continued
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — United Nations annual climate talks stuttered to a start Monday with more than nine hours of backroom bickering over what should be on the agenda for the next two weeks. It then turned to the main issue: money. … Continued
NAIROBI, (Xinhua) — The World Food Program (WFP) on Friday voiced concern over the food security and nutrition situation in Eastern Africa which it said “continues to be alarming.” The WFP estimated that as of October, about 63.5 million people … Continued
(ERGO) – Jinay Ishak Hassan, a 57-year-old widow, is trying to support her 11 children alone on the barren site where the family arrived on 10 June outside Baidoa, after they fled their drought-ruined farm. Jinay’s family had planted their crops … Continued
JOHANNESBURG – Climate change, conflict, and persistent poverty in Africa require resolute action, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday. “Africa is a continent of hope. But it faces challenges that are deeply rooted in history and are exacerbated by climate … Continued
(ERGO) – Community leaders are alarmed by the growing misuse of the painkiller Tramadol among rural pastoralists in central Somalia’s Galgadud region. Police, medical officers, and elders say that despite the adherence to traditional customs among these communities, increasing violent … Continued
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