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- Thursday 12 March 2015
Côte d’Ivoire: Justice for Victims of Human rights Violations “Long Overdue” – Zeid
This comes in the wake of the guilty verdicts against numerous supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo charged with offences against the state and its institutions, - Wednesday 11 March 2015
FAO: New Report Touts Agrocorridors as Economic Driver
Effective corridors need to be geared to the competitive advantages of a territory rather than conceived as a miracle method to make a desert bloom. - Tuesday 10 March 2015
Africa: Public Procurement Benefitting Family Farmers and Schools
An innovative partnership spanning five African countries is providing important lessons on how governments can procure food for public institutions, such as schools, directly from small-scale family farmers. - Thursday 5 March 2015
Guinea: Ebola Vaccine Efficacy Trial Ready to Launch
Vaccination will take place in areas of Basse Guinée, the region that currently has the highest number of cases in the country. The trial strategy adopted will be “ring vaccination”, based on the approach used to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s. - Tuesday 3 March 2015
WHO Intensifies Support to Cholera Outbreak in Malawi and Mozambique
As of 2 March 2015, 55 cases of cholera have been confirmed by the Malawian Ministry of Health, with two deaths. All of these cases have been identified outside IDP sites. Several cases have been linked to the Jambawe area in Mutarara district – a gold mine in Mozambique 10 km from the Malawian border, where many Malawians work. - Friday 27 February 2015
CAR: Refugees are Threatened by Malnutrition in Northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo
An estimated 20,000 Central Africans have fled over the Ubangi river, which separates the CAR from the DRC, to the Bili and Bosobolo health zones in the north of DRC, adding to 10,000 refugees already present in the area. - Friday 27 February 2015
Malawi: Cholera Outbreak Challenges Relief Efforts in Flood-Affected Communities
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 24 cases of cholera in Nsanje district, with one death attributed to the outbreak. - Wednesday 25 February 2015
Africa: WHO Celebrates 10 Years of Tobacco Control in the Region
Tobacco is one of the most common risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, chronic lung disease, type 2 diabetes and many types of cancers. According to the Kenya Ministry of Health, NCDs contribute to nearly 50% of all admissions in public hospitals countrywide. - Tuesday 24 February 2015
West Africa:New Fish Drying Technology Boosts Livelihoods and Reduces Health Hazards
Smoked fish is a vital source of food and income for many African coastal communities. In Côte d’Ivoire, for example, an estimated 20-30 percent of local marine and freshwater catch is consumed in smoked form, according to FAO. - Monday 23 February 2015
Stunted Growth Hinders Kenya’s Economic Advancement
Kenya has rolled out an ambitious four-year Nutrition Resilience Programme, specifically aimed at arresting two malnutrition related conditions- stunted growth and obesity. - Thursday 19 February 2015
Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Birthday Bash to Cost $1 Million as MDC Asks Money to be Channeled to Development
The Morgan Tsvangirai faction of the Movement for Democratic Change has since asked President Robert Mugabe to call off his birthday celebrations and donate the money raised to rehabilitate public hospitals, clinics and rural schools in Matebeleland North. - Tuesday 17 February 2015
Africa: IOM Highlights Need for Regional Response to Boko Haram Displacement
About one million people have been internally displaced in Nigeria’s North East, with over 200,000 reported displaced in neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger. - Tuesday 17 February 2015
Senegal: Samsung Launches Smart School in The Country
Senegal’s Ministry of Education partners with Samsung to launch innovative mobile education solution - Monday 16 February 2015
Sahel: FAO Calls for Emergency Support to Fight Food Insecurity
In order to prevent a further deterioration and respond efficiently to the growing food insecurity in the region, an immediate support to the livelihoods of communities relying on agriculture is needed. - Friday 13 February 2015
South Sudan: Polio Vaccination Campaign Reaches 26,000 Children
According to the World Health Organization, South Sudan had been polio-free for more than five years. But two cases of polio at an internally-displaced persons (IDP) camp in Unity state were confirmed in September last year.