EU temporarily holds back food aid in Somalia after UN finds widespread theft Storyline:National News By The European Union executive has temporarily suspended funding for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia, two senior EU officials told Reuters on Monday, after a U.N. investigation found… 5 mins read
3 mins read Storyline:World UN: Humanitarian Situation in Eastern DRC ‘Alarming’ UNITED NATIONS: A senior U.N. official said Tuesday that the humanitarian situation has severely deteriorated in the eastern Congo, where 8 million people need assistance in three provinces and sexual…
2 mins read Climate shocks displace 1.85 mln children in sub-Saharan Africa in 2022: charity NAIROBI: At least 1.85 million children in sub-Saharan Africa had been left displaced within their countries by climate-induced disasters at the end of 2022, a figure that has almost doubled…
2 mins read Storyline:Climate & Environment El Niño likely to bring heavy rain to Horn of Africa – ICPAC GOOBJOOG NEWS | NAIROBI: The Nairobi-based IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre has said that its October to December forecast shows “high chances of wetter-than-usual conditions across most parts of…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia, UN agencies roll out cholera vaccination drive MOGADISHU: Somalia and the UN agencies said Sunday they are rolling out a five-day cholera vaccination campaign in five districts targeting 590,803 people aged one year and above including pregnant…
3 mins read Weathering the climate crisis in Zambia Mable slowly lowers the bucket into the well. She looks down the hole to see how much water is left. Today, she has to lower the bucket a little bit…
3 mins read Storyline:World UN agencies warn of catastrophic food crisis in South Sudan JUBA, (Xinhua): The heads of UN food and agriculture agencies wrapped up a three-day visit to South Sudan Tuesday, calling for increased investments in the country to avoid a catastrophic…
2 mins read Storyline:World Close to 70000 Sudanese have fled to Ethiopia – UN GOOBJOOG NEWS | ADDIS ABABA: The United Nations has said that the number of people entering Ethiopia from Sudan is nearing 70,000. Latest data from to the International Organization for…
3 mins read 18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries GOOBJOOG NEWS: Twelve countries across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years. The roll out is…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World UN, major donors to mobilise drought response for Horn of Africa in New York GOOBJOOG NEWS|NEW YORK: Donors will today be converging in New York to mobilise funding for over 20 million people facing high levels of acute food insecurity in the Horn of Africa.…
