Burkina Faso crisis and COVID-19 concerns highlight pressure on Sahel
Across the Central Sahel in Africa – encompassing Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – more than five million people face severe food insecurity ahead of […]
Finance
Humanitarian Crisis: Zimbabwe needs aid urgently—IMF
The International Monetary Fund has warned that Zimbabwe needs urgent aid as the coronavirus exacerbates the impact a food shortage following the worst drought in […]
UN fast tracks $10 million loan to scale up FAO action against Desert Locusts in East Africa
FAO is further scaling up its activities to fight the Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa with a $10 million loan approved by the United […]
Kenya: AfDB approves $150 million to electrify 250,000 households
The Kenyan the government has recently secured $150 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB). According to the financial institution, the funds will provide solar […]
Zambia inks over $824 mln deal with China Railway
Zambia has signed a contract of more than $824 million with a subsidiary of China Railway Construction Corporation to upgrade a rail line, the company […]
Zambia gets $389 million grant from the US for AIDS relief
The United States will give Zambia a new one-year bilateral grant of $389 million for AIDS relief starting in October after congressional approval, Zambia’s ministry […]
EU mobilizes additional €10 million to respond to severe Desert Locust outbreak in East Africa
The European Commission announced Friday it was mobilizing an additional €10 million to respond to one of the worst Desert Locust outbreaks in decades in […]
Bill Gates donates $10m to fight locusts in East Africa
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $10m to help fight locusts in the East African region. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation […]
Africa/Football: Cairo to host CAF headquarters for another decade
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, will remain in the Egyptian capital of Cairo for 10 additional years following an agreement with the Egyptian government. […]
Oil-rich Equatorial Guinea gifts China $2m to fight coronavirus outbreak
The government Equatorial Guinea has announced that the oil-rich country is to donate $2m to aid its “sister nation” China as it battles the coronavirus […]