Malnutrition and Empty International Promises
By Olufunmilayo Akande Today, 16,000 children worldwide die each day before celebrating their fifth birthday as a result of preventable causes linked to malnutrition.
Refugees in Uganda: A Burden or An Asset to the Host?
By Irungu Peter
A report published by a research team at the University of Oxford shows that refugees can have a positive economic impact on host countries. The report was based on a research by the Humanitarian Innovation Project at the University of Oxford.
Severe food crisis hits Yemen: children malnourished, on the brink of starvation
War, rising food prices, a health system overwhelmed by COVID-19, and funding challenges are deeply impacting access to food for children all across Yemen, pushing up the number of children who are on the brink of hunger or even starvation, Save the Children has warned.
Conflict Minerals of DR Congo: ‘Even UN Officials Want Them’
In DR Congo people say that mineral greed is not restricted only among the neighboring countries, even the UN peacekeepers who were sent there to bring order and peace seem to be eying the country's minerals.
“Poverty Brings Hutus and Tutsis Together in Rwanda”
A meticulous government planning is the major factor for change, says Alexis Rusine, General Secretary, Congress for Labor and Brotherhood in Rwanda, who has been working in different parts...
Influx of Refugees Strain South Sudan’s Transit Centers
South Sudan's transit centers in Renk are grappling with overcrowding as over 15,000 individuals surpass the designed capacity by three times, exacerbating the risk of disease outbreaks.
Demand for electric car batteries’ raw materials set to rise: UNCTAD report
The demand for raw materials used to manufacture rechargeable batteries will grow rapidly as the importance of oil as a source of energy recedes
Bring to Justice Xenophobia Instigators, Demand African CSOs
By Winston Mwale
Over 100 African Civil Society Organizations have called upon the South African government to investigate and bring to justice instigators behind the perpetration of the xenophobic attacks, as the continent is reeling from the violence.
Fighting an Epidemic in a Poorly-Connected World
Epidemics like Ebola cause a lot of deaths, displacements, and despair and they aren’t desirable for sure; but on a positive side, they also show us the ugly side of corporate capitalism and make it very clear who genuinely cares about the world and who doesn’t.
South Africa: Virtual technology offers hope to events industry during COVID-19
Inkanyezi Events, a Port Elizabeth-based marketing company has partnered with a local technology start-up in South Africa to create virtual exhibition software, which, according to Inkanyezi CEO, Andrew Binning, is receiving "intense global interest".
