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Daily news and weekly updates from Africa
- Tuesday 25 February 2014
Kenya: UNHCR , IOM Conduct 4 Months Intention Survey on Somali Refuges
The survey will provide the estimated number of families that voice an intention to return to their place of origin or elsewhere in Somalia. - Monday 24 February 2014
South Sudan: About 140 000 People To Get Cholera Vaccine
On 22 February, 94 000 people were vaccinated in the Minkaman camp, Awerial County, targeting displaced people and host communities. - Friday 21 February 2014
South Sudan: IOM Provides Life-Saving Transport for Refugees
On 17th February fighting between government and opposition forces broke out in Malakal, Upper Nile State, breaking the ceasefire agreement signed in January. - Wednesday 19 February 2014
Somalia: Media Awards Recognizes Media Talents and Quality Journalism
Somali journalists submitted entries across four categories – gender, children and youth, access to basic services, and investigative journalism. - Tuesday 18 February 2014
Mali: Internally Displaced Numbers Fall Says IOM
The number of IDPs nationwide is now estimated at 199,575, down 29.6 per cent from the 283,726 reported in October 2013. - Tuesday 18 February 2014
Mali: Four Former Military Junta Arrested in the Case of the Missing Red Berets
These arrests are a strong signal in the process of fighting against impunity in Mali and confirm that nobody is above the law- said Mr. Moctar Mariko AMDH President and counsel victims. - Monday 17 February 2014
Kenya: Poor E-waste Disposal Linked to Rise in Cancer Cases
The country's informal market manages most of the local and international e-waste, estimated at more than 37 000 tonnes a year. - Monday 17 February 2014
CAR: UN Allocates US$10 Million For Life Saving
More than 700,000 people have fled their homes and are internally displaced. With the rainy season fast approaching, aid agencies fear conditions for people in camps will deteriorate rapidly. - Friday 14 February 2014
Africa-EU Energy Partnership Calls for Access to Energy by Africans
Several countries in Africa are achieving impressive results in the energy sector. These include Ghana, which has achieved over 80% energy access for its citizens, and expects to exceed 90% access by 2015. - Thursday 13 February 2014
South Sudan: Churches Express Concern on Internally displaced persons
A statement by the WCC Executive Committee notes an alarming trend of an increase in the number of IDPs, especially as a result of the escalation of violence last year in Syria, the Central African Republic and South Sudan. - Wednesday 12 February 2014
Central African Republic: Peace Keepers Fail to Stop Ethnic Cleansing
To protect the country’s remaining Muslim communities, international peacekeeping forces must break the control of anti-balaka militias and station sufficient troops in towns where Muslims are threatened. - Wednesday 12 February 2014
Somaliland: Displaced Persons in Borama Empowered to Improve Food Security
The objective of the training is to review and supplement previously implemented business management training that was conducted by IOM and its implementing partner Somaliland Y-Peer over a period of four months. - Wednesday 12 February 2014
IOM Assists Returnees Expelled from Tanzania in Burundi and Uganda
The majority of the arriving migrants say they have been incarcerated. They believe that more prisoners may be released in March and April, once they have served their time. - Wednesday 12 February 2014
Africa Urged to Prioritize Agricultural Transformation
Officially opening the three day meeting, Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture, H.E AtoTefera Derbew, said that without a successful agricultural transformation, it would be difficult to sustain agricultural growth. - Tuesday 11 February 2014
African Police Chiefs Meet in Algiers
The meeting is attended by Police Chiefs from more than 40 AU Member States. The aim of the meeting is to provide opportunity for Member States to consult on the establishment of the continental mechanism of AFRIPOL.