Africa Floods Spread Misery Where 55 Million Already Face Hunger
The worst floods in decades across a swath of West and Central Africa are deepening a record food-insecurity crisis in a ...
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New UNAIDS report shows that the debt crisis is choking sub-Saharan Africa, leaving health and HIV services chronically underfunded
Debt servicing now exceeds 50% of government revenues in Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia. Even after debt ...
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Congress Pushes Foreign Aid Bill to Address Instability in Africa
A bipartisan group of U.S. House lawmakers is pushing to reauthorize a foreign aid bill aimed at stemming the tide of state ...
Over 1,000 People Have Died In Western and Central Africa Floods
Nearly one million people have been forced to flee their homes after floods devastated towns across western and central ...
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Bill Gates calls for more aid to go to Africa and for debt relief for burdened countries
“There’s less money going to Africa at a time when they need it,” whether it’s for debt relief, vaccinations or to reduce ...
China stops short of Africa debt relief as it pledges more cash
The new funds will go towards 30 infrastructure projects to improve trade links, China said, without giving details.
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UNHCR urges inclusion of refugees and IDPs in flood response across West and Central Africa
Access to areas where refugees are settled has been compromised, prompting the army to evaluate alternative routes for relief efforts. UNHCR has mobilized resources to support those affected by ...
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United States (U.S.) Strengthens Commitment to Flood Relief and Disaster Preparedness in Nigeria Amid Rising Climate Risks
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing more than $6.5 million to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to address flood-related ...
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UN chief warns Africa's inadequate access to debt relief risks unrest
African countries' inadequate access to debt relief and scarce resources is a recipe for social unrest, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday, proposing fresh reforms to ...
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UN chief warns Africa's inadequate access to debt relief is recipe for social unrest
African countries' inadequate access to debt relief and scarce resources is a recipe for social unrest, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday, proposing fresh reforms ...
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UN Chief Calls for Urgent Debt Relief Amid Rising Social Unrest in Africa
In a pointed address at a major China-Africa cooperation summit in Beijing, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that inadequate access to debt relief and scarce resources in ...
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UN chief warns Africa’s inadequate access to debt relief is recipe for social unrest
BEIJING (Reuters) -African countries’ inadequate access to debt relief and scarce resources is a recipe for social unrest, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday, proposing ...