Month: December 2024

 To improve road safety and reduce the risk of road traffic injuries and deaths, Botswana is implementing a range of measures from widespread public education programmes to enforcing stricter traffic laws that have begun paying off. One of the most significant outcomes is the reduction of the legal blood alcohol concentration levels for drivers from 0.08% to 0.05%, which has led to notable decline of alcohol-related road traffic accidents. This […]

 From a ban on child marriage to blood deliveries by drone for women giving birth, here are 10 positive changes for children that happened in 2024:  1. Sierra Leone bans child marriage following campaign by girls and Save the Children In a landmark moment this year, Sierra Leone passed a bill to ban child marriage and to criminalize the act of marrying or entering into a union with a child under the age of 18, including provisions for enforcing penalties on offenders. […]

 President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the Federal Republic of Somalia arrived in Asmara in the early afternoon hours yesterday for a working visit. Upon arrival at the Asmara International Airport, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his entourage was accorded warm welcome by President Isaias Afwerki accompanied by guard of honor. During the visit, President Isaias Afwerki and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud are set to discuss enhancing bilateral relations as well […]

 The Forestry and Wildlife Authority held an activity assessment meeting on 24 December, where participants underscored the importance of coordinated water and soil conservation efforts for their critical role in enhancing biodiversity. Detailed briefings were provided on various topics, including nursery development, nomadic lifestyles and herding practices, household energy consumption, deforestation, and the occasional occurrence of wildfires. The meeting highlighted the achievements made in 2024, including the planting of 6.2 […]

 As part and parcel of their regular consultations, President Isaias Afwerki and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held extensive discussions – yesterday evening at State House – on further consolidation of bilateral ties between the two sisterly countries as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest. The two leaders underlined that as a great nation in the Horn of Africa, securing and guarantying Somalia’s stability is pivotal for enduring […]

 More than 24.6 million people – half of Sudan’s population – are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, according to the IPC initiative, which tracks extreme hunger globally. IPC’s Famine Review Committee (FRC) confirmed that famine (IPC phase 5) is present in at least five areas, including North Darfur’s Zamzam camp and parts of the Western Nuba Mountains. The crisis is projected to expand further, with five additional areas – North Darfur […]

 The world’s leading experts on hunger, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Famine Review Committee, found that famine has spread in Sudan. In August it had already identified famine in North Darfur’s largest displacement camp, Zamzam. Today it announced that famine had spread to other camps in North Darfur and that Sudan’s Nuba Mountains – where international presence is minimal- are also ravaged by starvation. It identified numerous other areas one step […]