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World Food Programme (WFP)
Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

Historic Danish public-private partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) expands home-grown school meals in East Africa

The three-year initiative is backed by US$40 million in co-financing from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Grundfos Foundation

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is extending its partnership with the Novo Nordisk Foundation, through a historic private-public sector collaboration that brings in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Grundfos Foundation, to expand home-grown school meals programme in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. This partnership builds on…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

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Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Grants the Government of Cabo Verde $50,000 to draw up its 2025-2040 Infrastructure Master Plan

This master plan development initiative comes at an historic time, just weeks before ECOWAS’s anniversary, which marks 50 years of regional service and cooperation

On 3 April 2025 in Praia, Cape Verde, an ECOWAS mission led by the Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitisation, Mr Sediko Douka, accompanied by the ECOWAS Resident Representative in Cape Verde and the Acting Director and Programme Officer of the Project Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU), visited the cape Verdean…

The African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
Source: The African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) |

3rd Regional Workshop on Fisheries, Aquaculture, and the Blue Economy in Africa’s Development

Participants were called upon to champion the value of fisheries and aquaculture in their respective countries to drive visibility, awareness, and policy support

The 3rd Awareness Enhancing Workshop on the Importance of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Blue Economy in Africa’s Socio-Economic Development, is being held from 07–09 April 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa, bringing together key stakeholders from AU Member States, Regional Economic Communities, development partners, and civil society, and AWFISHNET South Africa Chapter…

Afrobarometer

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Source: Afrobarometer |

World Health Day: Africans overwhelmingly lack medical aid, support government provision of universal health coverage

Seven in 10 citizens (70%) support the idea that government should ensure that all citizens have access to adequate health care, even if that means raising taxes

Medical aid coverage is the exception rather than the rule across Africa: On average across 28 countries, fewer than one in four adults say they have insurance that helps pay their medical bills if they get sick, the latest Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) findings reveal. Most citizens say they worry about being unable to…

Save the Children
Source: Save the Children |

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Violence in eastern DRC driving a “catastrophic escalation” in children going hungry

The worsening hunger crisis is being driven by escalating violence, with clashes in North and South Kivu as well as ongoing armed conflicts in Ituri intensifying since the start of the year

The number of children going hungry in war-torn eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surged 50% due to an escalation in violence this year with 2.3 million more children now going without enough food [1], according to Save the Children. An analysis of new data…

UN News
Source: UN News |

United Nations (UN) reflects on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

The UN Secretary-General called on Monday for commitment to build a world of justice and dignity in honour of the victims and survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

António Guterres joined survivors, diplomats and civil society members for the annual ceremony in the UN General Assembly Hall to mourn the lives lost in this “chilling chapter in human history” and to prevent it from ever happening again. He recalled that the genocide occurred at terrifying speed. The atrocities took place…

WHO Regional Office for Africa
Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa |

African region’s maternal and newborn mortality declining, but progress still slow

Despite a 40% decline in maternal mortality, from 727 to 442 deaths per 100 000 live births between 2000 and 2023, the region still accounts for 70% of global maternal deaths

The African region has made progress in lowering maternal mortality since 2000 but needs a 12-fold increase in the annual reduction rate to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SGD) target of fewer than 70 deaths per 100 000 live births by 2030, new estimates by the United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation…

The World Bank Group
Source: The World Bank Group |

Africa's Higher Education Centers of Excellence: Celebrating a decade of transformative journey in revolutionizing Africa’s contribution to global research and innovation

The celebration of this key milestone is marked by the presence of His Excellency John Mahama Dramani, the President of the Republic Ghana, who presided the opening ceremony

About 500 participants, including more than 80 Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence (ACEs), policy makers, higher education leaders, industry experts, and development partners have gathered in Accra, Ghana, from April 7 to 9, for a three-day celebration marking the tenth anniversary of the ACE program, a transformative journey in…

World Health Organization - Uganda
Source: World Health Organization - Uganda |

The health of mothers and babies is the foundation of healthy families and communities

Uganda’s maternal mortality ratio (MMR) stands at 189 per 100,000 live births, with a one (1) in 66 lifetime risk of maternal death

On World Health day, Uganda reflects on progress, challenges, and collaborative strategies to reduce maternal and newborn mortality under the theme "Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures,".  This theme calls for intensified efforts by governments and communities to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and prioritize women’s long-term health. Marking the start of a…

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Source: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) |

Sudan’s darkest hour

Statement by Jan Egeland, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Secretary General on the two-year mark of the Sudan crisis:

“This week, we mark two years of war in Sudan which have caused one of the most harrowing crises of our generation, with the forced displacement of nearly 15 million people. Armed men have for more than 700 days and nights attacked defenceless civilians with impunity. Civilians have not been protected, and peace…

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