AfDB approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts ravaging East and Horn of Africa
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, April 2, 2020/ -- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million emergency relief grant to assist nine countries in the East and Horn of Africa on the control of swarms of desert locusts that are threatening livelihoods and food security.
In Zanzibar, the African Development Bank gives a second chance to young students
Amid the gently swaying palm trees of the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar sits a school with a difference. The Raha Leo Alternative Learning Centre provides training to young students who may have otherwise missed out on education altogether.Somalia: UK supercomputer to combat Africa's worst locust outbreak in decades
A supercomputer funded by UK aid is helping countries in East Africa to tackle devastating locust outbreaks by tracking the insects' movements around the continent.AMISOM fetes senior police officers for service to Somalia
Mogadishu—The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Wednesday feted senior police officers from Zambia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone for outstanding service to Somalia during their tour of duty.- Popular
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