An estimated 1.3 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection in Mozambique's three northern provinces – Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula – due to the conflict in Cabo Delgado. About 670,000 people were internally displaced in northern Mozambique by the end of 2020, including at least 580,000 people displaced from their […]

Download logo The fight against tuberculosis (TB) has received fresh impetus following the rolling out of a latest digital technology. The innovation which is part of Adherence Support Coalition to End TB (ASCENT) employs the use of Digital adherence tools (DAT) which enables the patient giving them more freedom to take the medication when and […]

Download logo Security forces have repeatedly used excessive force, including lethal force, against demonstrators in and around Khartoum, Human Rights said today. Sixteen people were shot dead on November 17, 2021, alone, including a woman and a child, the deadliest response to date. Protesters again took to the streets on November 21, despite the announcement […]

Women, people in urban areas and those on the move have been disproportionately and uniquely affected by the devastating socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. These are some of the findings of new research published today by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The COVID-19 pandemic has had major economic […]

Download logo The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), on the 15th of November 2021, elected its new Bureau Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson to lead and co-ordinate the activities of members of the Commission. Hon. Commissioner Rémy Ngoy Lumbu (Central Region) is the newly elected Chairperson while Hon. Commissioner Maya Sahli Fadel (Northern Region) assumes the post of the Vice-Chairperson. The two will serve for a period of two (2) years. The new Chairperson takes over from the […]

“The office building that UNMISS is handing over to us towards the end of the year, is the best early Christmas gift we could have hoped for,” said Peter Nlual Kam, Deputy Chair of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission in Bentiu, Unity state.  “It will help us assist displaced people effectively, especially those who are […]

The Libya Energy & Economic Summit 2021 unites regional and international stakeholders in Tripoli for two days of networking and dialogue. Through a series of insightful panel discussions and presentations from industry professionals, the Summit aims to provide a consolidated understanding of the conditions for oil and gas investment and financing, power provision, new projects, […]

RegTech Africa (RegTechAfrica.com) and 11 other ecosystem initiates worldwide recently participated in the 1st Cohort of the DEEP ecosystem accelerator program. DEEP Ecosystems is a global tech startup accelerator with headquarters in Munich, Germany. The Accelerator programme provides mentorship, training and technical support for Seed to Series A startups, solving some of World’s biggest challenges. […]

The Libya Energy & Economic Summit 2021 has officially commenced in Tripoli, with regional and global industry players coming together for two days of networking and dialogue. The highly anticipated, historic event was officially opened with a keynote address by H.E. Ramadan Boujnah, Acting Prime Minister of Libya, and H.E. Mohamed Oun, Minister of Oil […]

The Libya Energy & Economic Summit 2021, representing the first large-scale international event to take place in Libya in over a decade, featured a presentation by Eni’s Natural Resources General Director and COO, Alessandro Puliti, who highlighted the company’s efforts in exploring new frontier areas within Libya’s energy sector – particularly in its offshore regions […]