Africa Faces Severe Child Food Poverty Crisis: 64 Million Children at Risk, Warns New UNICEF Report
A new global UNICEF report reveals that 64 million children under five in Africa—approximately 1 in 3—are suffering from severe child food poverty, making them up to 50% more likely to experience wasting, a life-threatening form of malnutrition. The report, Child Food Poverty: Nutrition Deprivation in Early Childhood, provides a comprehensive analysis of dietary deprivation […]
UN chief urges enhancing Africa’s effective representation in Security Council
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for enhancing Africa’s effective representation in the United Nations Security Council to ensure the council’s “full credibility and legitimacy.” In remarks at a high-level debate on “Addressing the Historical Injustice and Enhancing Africa’s Effective Representation in the Security Council,” Guterres said the […]
Alarm as 20% of Medicines in Africa Found to Be Substandard or Fake
Aug 4, 2024: A major research project has raised alarm over the prevalence of substandard or fake medicines in Africa, suggesting that this issue could be contributing to the deaths of countless patients. Researchers from Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia reviewed 27 studies, analyzing 7,508 medicine samples. They found that 1,639 of these samples failed […]
Death Toll from Ethiopia Landslides Rises to Over 250, UN Warns Could Reach 500
July 28 – The death toll from devastating landslides in southern Ethiopia has risen to more than 250, with the United Nations warning that the number could potentially reach 500, according to local authorities. The landslides struck the Gofa Zone on Sunday and Monday, marking the deadliest such event ever recorded in Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most […]
AU official says Africa faces shortage of 15 mln teachers
ACCRA, July 20 – (Xinhua) — Africa faces a deficit of 15 million in the supply of teachers, which hinders the continent’s development, a senior African Union (AU) official said on Friday. Mohammed Belhocine, the AU commissioner for education, science, technology and innovation, made the remarks at a press briefing at the ongoing 45th Ordinary […]
Severe Food Crisis Intensifies Across Africa, Millions at Risk
NAIROBI, Kenya – A severe food crisis is rapidly intensifying across Africa, driving millions of people into heightened risk of hunger and starvation. This crisis, fueled by a combination of factors including the war in Ukraine, regional conflicts, extreme weather events, and the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, threatens the lives and well-being of […]
EAC launches election mission to observe Rwanda polls
It will be headed by David Maraga, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya
Urgent action required to prevent malnutrition crisis among children in Zambia – UNICEF
LUSAKA, Zambia, 21 June 2024 – Almost 52,000 children under the age of five in the 84 drought-affected districts in Zambia are expected to fall into severe wasting – the deadliest form of malnutrition – within the next 12 months if urgent preventive measures are not put into place. Another 276,000 children under age five […]
Severe Drought and Flooding in East Africa Exacerbate Malnutrition Crisis
With 22 million people facing food insecurity, mothers across the region are doing all they can to prevent their children from becoming malnourished.
Kenya Launches Six-Day Training Workshop to Combat Severe Acute Malnutrition Amid National Unrest
Severe acute malnutrition remains a pressing public health challenge in Kenya, significantly increasing the risk of morbidity and mortality among children.