Despite his country being one of the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, he reiterated a statement he made at a congressional hearing in July this year that under no circumstances would his country be forced to pay climate reparations. … Continued
By Naciima Saed Salah Referring to the stigma he faces in Somalia because he has albinism, 25 year-old Elmi Bile Mohamed says: “People tell me I am a cannibal and that I will eat their children. They are terrified of … Continued
The UAE has pledged $4.5 billion to help speed up the development of clean energy projects in Africa, the Cop28 Presidency has said. Abu Dhabi’s clean-energy company Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, Etihad Credit Insurance, and Dubai-based renewable energy company … Continued
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. But most of Africa’s 1.3 billion people live with little advance knowledge of what’s to come. That can be both deadly and expensive, with damage running … Continued
Owners and managers of a personal care assistant (PCA) company are facing criminal charges related to a scheme to defraud the Minnesota Medical Assitance Program (Medicaid) out of about $9.5 million. The case is the largest Medicaid fraud prosecution charged … Continued
NAIROBI, (Reuters) – How to finance environmental priorities and shift the focus from Africa as victim of floods and famine will be central to the debate at the continent’s first climate summit next week, while activists resist plans to expand … Continued
NAIROBI, KENYA — Much of Kenya awoke Saturday morning to find it was still without electricity after an unexplained power outage Friday night shut down the country’s main international airport and led to a rare public apology by a government … Continued
Nightmares and memories of his perilous journey to Saudi Arabia through Yemen still keep him tossing and turning when he tries to go to bed. The 25-year-old Ethiopian embarked on the route in order to flee the conflict at home between the Tigray region’s ruling … Continued
Fadumo Mohamed Ali, a poor mother of 12 children, has relied on free healthcare for her family at Beyla hospital in Banderbeyla over the past decade and hoped to deliver her 13th baby there, due in just 10 days’ time. … Continued
MOGADISHU, (Xinhua) — Somalia and the UN agencies said Sunday they are rolling out a five-day cholera vaccination campaign in five districts targeting 590,803 people aged one year and above including pregnant mothers. Somalia’s Ministry of Health, the World Health … Continued
MOGADISHU, (Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday it has ramped up response interventions to save lives and prevent cholera transmission in Somalia after 30 people died of the disease since January. The WHO said Somalia has had … Continued
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations World Food Program is slowly resuming food aid to Ethiopia nearly five months after taking the extraordinary measure of suspending aid to millions of people after the discovery of a massive scheme to steal donated … Continued
