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The chief of the UN children’s emergency agency warned that humanitarian efforts were running late for the tens of thousands of Mozambicans affected by last week’s monster tropical cyclone ldai.
Communities in Zimbabwe continue to search through rubble for family members missing after the storm.
The world needs to step up support for the survivors of Tropical Cyclone Idai, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday, in a strong personal appeal as relief workers rush to provide aid to people stranded across the storm countries in southern Africa.
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Fatmata Sesay was 15 years old when she became pregnant. Her parents forced her to move in with her boyfriend, who was neither in school nor employed. Moving in with him felt like an underage marriage, she says.
To make matters even more difficult, childcare responsibilities meant Fatmata was unable to continue schooling. She dr
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The Security Council is heading to Mali and Burkina Faso for a first-hand look at the challenges their governments are facing in the hotspots for extremist attacks in Africa’s volatile Sahel region.
The Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), speaking at the end of a visit
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has responded to the deadly Cyclone Idai, which has taken over 500 lives across Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi.
“A week after the cyclone we’re starting to grasp the scope and complexity of the challenges facing the governments and peoples of these
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Africa Climate Week formally closed today, concluding a five-day programme of events in Accra – all of which have been hosted by the Government of the Republic of Ghana in the city’s International Conference Center.
At the summary event, speakers presented key takeaways to Ambassa
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Tropical cyclone Idai: The storm that knew no boundaries People leaving their homes in the flooded section of Praia Nova, Beira, Mozambique in the wake of tropical cyclone Idai. Denis Onyodi/ IFRC handout Jennifer Fitchett, University of the Witwatersrand Tropical cyclone Idai has made headlines across southern Africa throughout the month of March. Lingering in […]
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Malawi and Morocco play out a goalless draw on the final weekend of qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt.
Communities in Zimbabwe continue to search through rubble for family members missing after the storm.
The recent announcement that a British museum will return two stolen locks of hair from a 19th century Ethiopian king was hailed as an “exemplary gesture of goodwill” by the Ethiopian Embassy in London.
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With climate change and population growth putting increasing pressure on finite water resources, FAO is urging countries to step up efforts to increase water efficiency and provide access to safe water for all. Ensuring global water security is fundamental to achieve
The UK is due to send forklift trucks and other equipment to help quickly unload aid from planes and cut the time it takes to get relief items to those in n
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Abba Wollow left The Gambia in 2016 with hopes of reaching Europe. “I left The Gambia because the small garage I was working on was not enough to support my family,” he explained. “I left to find something better for them.”
Instead his journey ended in Libya, where he stayed for two years
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[Malawi News Agency] African Union (AU) has announced that it is going to contribute US$350, 000 towards disaster efforts in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
CNBC Africa spoke with Roushanna Gray, Founder, Veld and Sea at this year’s leading women summit about the future of successful women’ and role they should play to uplift other women in Africa.
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One hundred and twenty seven individuals changing the world joined this year’s cohort of – WEF-Young Global Leaders, a dynamic community of people under the age of 40 who represent the best of their generation.
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A stranded motorist in Mozambique tells of the scene of devastation along the Beira to Chimoio highway.
At the ongoing ECA Conference of Ministers in Marrakesh, Morocco CNBC Africa’s Fifi Peters caught up with Giovanie Biha, Deputy Executive Secretary at ECA about the progress this conference has made so far.
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