insert_link Namibia Namibia Urges Restraint Amid Escalating Tensions in Middle East International Relations and Cooperation minister, Peya Mushelenga, has expressed Namibia's growing concern over developments in the Middle East. In a statement, Mushelenga highlighted the potential for current events to escalate into a broader conflict in the region and beyond. He emphasized Namibia's call for maximum restraint to avoid exacerbating the already delicate situation underscoring that attacks, counterattacks, and threats of reprisals are detrimental to peace, a commitment all United Nations […] todayApril 19, 2024 6
insert_link South Africa Helen Suzman Foundation Expresses Disappointment Over Finalization of Immigration White Paper by South Africa’s Cabinet The Helen Suzman Foundation in South Africa has expressed dismay regarding the country's cabinet's decision to formally adopt the white paper on Citizenship, Immigration, and Refugee Protection as final. The migration policy white paper was published in the gazette earlier this week. Naseema Fakir, the foundation's acting executive director, contends that the white paper offers a perplexing solution without adequately addressing the challenges posed by migration to South Africa. todayApril 19, 2024 27
insert_link World U.S Congress mulls over foreign aid bills for Israel and Ukraine Lawmakers in the United States are discussing a new set of foreign aid bills which Congressional leaders are hoping to pass this weekend. They include roughly $95 billion worth of spending to support Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan — as well as providing humanitarian relief to Gaza. Pressure to approve the funding has intensified following Iran's airstrikes on Israel last week. On Thursday, the US unveiled sanctions against the Iranian regime. […] todayApril 19, 2024 21
insert_link 2 4 Oshiwambo Komanda wetanga lopakwaita novanambelwa vakwao vopombada 9 moshikondo shetanga leameno la Kenya, va xulifila moshiponga shodila Komanda wetanga lopakwaita mo KENYA opamwe na vakwao va 9 okwa lopotwa vaxulifila moshiponga shedakadaka olo le lidengapo moshitopolwa tashi hangwa komaushai oshilongo osho. Etumwalaka lefyo ola yandjwa pambelwa kwao eli omupresident woshilongo William Ruto, onghela efimbo lomutenya. Metumwalaka lomupresident okwati oshilongo osha taalela oluhodi linene olo la etififwa koshiponga sho dila noku twaa lela omwenyo wa kakukutu ketanga leameno ' General Francis Omondi Ogolla, opamwe novanambelewa vakwao vopombada 9. […] todayApril 19, 2024 28 4 2
insert_link APO International Combating Measles: a comprehensive community-centered approach in Ethiopia [[{"value":"In the districts of Sidama, Central, and South Ethiopia, access to healthcare is often challenging, exacerbated by various health emergencies such as communicable diseases outbreaks, including malaria, measles, and cholera. These regions, particularly in identified hotspot districts, face multifaceted health emergencies like drought, malnutrition, conflicts, displacement, and floods, coupled with poor access to health services and infrastructure. Despite the efforts of regional health bureaus, public health institutes, WHO, and other […] todayApril 19, 2024 5
insert_link APO International United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) join hands to strengthen the Government of the Republic of Zambia’s cholera response [[{"value":"Through support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), UNICEF will continue to strengthen the ongoing cholera response efforts by supporting the Ministry of Health in the Southern Province. Cholera cases have been found in all ten provinces of the country, but specifically in high-density locations like Lusaka or hotspots like the fishing camps in the Southern Province. While Zambia has seen a sharp decrease in cases since […] todayApril 19, 2024 10
insert_link APO International Deadly heatwave in the Sahel and West Africa would have been impossible without human-caused climate change [[{"value":"The recent deadly heatwave in the Sahel and West Africa with temperatures above 45°C would not have been possible without human-caused climate change, according to rapid analysis by an international team of leading climate scientists from the World Weather Attribution group. In late March and early this April, extreme heat impacted countries in the Sahel and West Africa. The hottest temperature occurred on April 3, when Mali recorded 48.5°C. In Bamako, the Gabriel-Toure Hospital […] todayApril 19, 2024 8
insert_link World Google fires 28 employees over anti-Israel protests Google has fired 28 employees for protesting the company's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government to provide cloud and artificial intelligence services. The search engine giant called the protests on Google property "unacceptable" while protest organizers accused Google of firing workers "indiscriminately". Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco. todayApril 19, 2024 38
insert_link South Africa S.A Public Protector Office Ordered to Explain Gratuity Delay to Former Chief The High Court in Pretoria has ordered the Office of the South African Public Protector to submit its reasons today for not disbursing a ten-million-rand gratuity to former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, as per the court's directive. Delays in Mkhwebane's urgent challenge were caused by the office's failure to promptly provide essential documents. According to News24, Judge Colleen Collis attributed the application's delayed readiness solely to the actions of the […] todayApril 19, 2024 11