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Is Another Cholera Epidemic on the Way in Zimbabwe?
Waterborne diseases, such as typhoid, dysentery and watery diarrhea – all approaching epidemic levels – are creating concerns that conditions exist for a reprise of the 2008/09 cholera epidemic, which killed more than 4,000 people and infected...
South Africa Establishes Diplomatic Relations with South Sudan
South Africa has signed an agreement establishing diplomatic relations with Africa’s newest state, South Sudan.
Severe Drought, High Food Prices Hit Kenya’s Pastoralists
Successive poor rains coupled with rising food and fuel prices are leading to a worsening food security situation with alarming levels of acute malnutrition being recorded in drought affected parts of Kenya, mainly in the north of the country, say experts.
No Political Mandate Means No Development in Cote D’Ivoire
Continued election delays and political turmoil have for years been used as excuses to justify poor governance and the lack of investment in public services, say civil society groups and public sector workers.
European Commission Allocates 15 Million Euros to Bring Relief to World’s Biggest Refugee Camps
The European Commission has adopted a €15 million aid package to provide assistance to Somali populations at Dadaab camps, Kenya, the biggest refugee camps in the world, hosting more than 278,000 people.
World Bank Says Africa Needs One Trillion Dollars for Infrastructure Development
The world Bank has said that Africa had the weakest infrastructure in the world and would need more than one trillion dollars in the next decade to resuscitate its poor state of infrastructure. A world bank report, entitled, “Africa’s Infrastructure...
Somali PM And Top UN Officials Appeal for Increased International Support for Somalia
The Somali Prime Minister, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Lynn Pascoe, and the UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, have called for an urgent increase in international...
Australia Strengthens Pakistan Military Ties
Australia has agreed to more than double the amount of Pakistani officers training in Australia to help the country counter extremism. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made the announcement at a Friends of Pakistan gathering in the United States prior to the...
