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African Youth Day - 1st November

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh With considerable interest, many might not know that the 1st November is an important day for African Youth. The simple reason is that African youth are the continent's biggest resources and are at the centre of the development agenda across the continent. The African Youth…

Sudan: MSF suspends surgery in Khartoum hospital as supplies are blocked

KHARTOUM, Sudan —Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is suspending life-saving surgical activities at Bashair Teaching Hospital in southern Khartoum, Sudan, including trauma surgery and Cesarean sections, after military authorities caused surgical supplies to run out by blocking…

CPJ calls for release of DRC journalist, US resident Stanis Bujakera

Kinshasa, October 13, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo to allow the provisional release of journalist Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala and drop all legal proceedings against him.

Russia Addressing Africa's Food Security

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh It all began in March 2023 with an ear-deafening applause during the inter-parliamentary conference under the theme 'Russia-Africa in a Multipolar World' that was held in Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin offered what was referred to as 'no-cost deliveries'…

WFP resumes distributions to refugees across Ethiopia

ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun rolling out food distributions to nearly 900,000 refugees in Ethiopia, following a full revamp of the safeguards and controls in its refugee operations. Families living in refugee camps across five regions, including new arrivals who have…

19 million children in Sudan out of school as conflict rages on – UNICEF, Save the Children

PORT SUDAN, --An estimated 19 million children in Sudan are out of school as the brutal conflict approaches the six-month mark next week.

WHO scales up response following Sudan declaration of cholera outbreak

Cairo, Egypt – Sudan has declared a cholera outbreak in Gedaref State, where 264 suspected cholera cases, 4 confirmed cases and 16 associated deaths had been reported by 25 September 2023. Investigations are ongoing to determine whether cholera has also spread to Khartoum and South Kordofan states,…

Russia and South Sudan: Exploring Opportunities for Bilateral Cooperation

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Ultimately Russia has returned to Africa, this time not with 'business as usual' and rhetorics, but doubled actions to invigorate its relations after holding Sochi and St. Petersburg summits. As sealed in the summit declarations, both Russia and African states have…

Why Africa Needs Wholesale Institutional Reforms and Good Governance?

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh At least majority of African leaders are calling for complete overhaul of multinational financial system to enable them pursue their development goals across Africa. Further to their scathing remarks on negative impact inflicted by imperialism, neocolonialism and western hegemony…