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WFP facing critical funding shortage in Yemen threatening vital food assistance

SANAA -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced today that it is facing a deeper funding crisis for its Yemen operations from the end of September onward. This will force WFP to make difficult decisions about further cuts to our food assistance programs across the country in the…

Algeria, Egypt and Ethiopia in Final Race to BRICS

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Reports have indicated that three African States - Algeria, Egypt and Ethiopia - for the first time in history will ultimately join BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) during its 15th summit at the Sandton Convention Centre on August 22 to 24 to be held in…

Rights group calls Ethiopia to grant investigators, media unfettered access to Amhara region

Nairobi (Horn Observer) The Ethiopian government must immediately grant independent investigators and media access to the Amhara region as reports of gross human rights violations emerge following ongoing armed confrontations between the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the local armed Fano…

Tanzania faces uproar for detaining critics of controversial UAE port deal

NAIROBI (KAAB TV) – Tanzanian authorities are condemned as they detain prominent individuals for speaking out against a controversial port deal between the country's president Samia Suluhu and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Canada cancels Eritrean festival after violent clashes

TORONTO (HORN OBSERVER) An Eritrean cultural festival held in Toronto, Canada has been cancelled by city officials after violent protests broke out between attendees and opponents of the Eritrean government.

UN test-starts food aid to Ethiopia after suspension

ADDIS ABABA (HORN OBSERVER) After two months the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) stopped sending its food aid to Ethiopia, it has now resumed releasing critical food aid to the country.

Conflict in Sudan Is Sparking a Humanitarian Emergency; Last Month 154,000 People Poured into South Sudan, Straining Already-Fragile Support Systems

NEW YORK, NY- August 8, 2023 - As the conflict in Sudan passed the 100-day mark, the situation is creating a growing economic and humanitarian crisis in neighboring South Sudan, according to Action Against Hunger, a global nonprofit that is leading humanitarian response efforts in many parts of the…

Sudan: War crimes rampant as civilians killed in both deliberate and indiscriminate attacks, says Amnesty Int'l

NAIROBI (Horn Observer) Extensive war crimes are being committed in Sudan as the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) ravages the country, Amnesty International said in a new report.

African Union's Voice for Restoration of Black Sea Grain Deal Stripes on Russian Rocks

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh African delegates to the second Russia-Africa summit held in St. Petersburg July 27-28 expressed sadness over Russia's fierce resistance to renew its membership of the Black Sea grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain through its Black Sea ports to the world.

WHO Ethiopia rapidly scales up response to contain cholera outbreak in SNNP Region

Upon arrival at the site, you will notice a sizable Cholera treatment center. The World Health Organization (WHO) has swiftly responded to the Cholera outbreak in the Konso Zone and Alle Special Woreda of the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia by establishing Cholera…