[[{"value":"Madagascar is one of the countries most affected by malaria. According to the Ministry of Public Health, the reported number of malaria cases in 2023 exceeded the national epidemic threshold: 2.8 million cases and 400 deaths were recorded, compared to 1.7 million in 2022. In Ikongo district, where Médecins Sans Frontières is providing health and nutritional care, people are struggling with a dual crisis of malaria and malnutrition, worsened by […]

[[{"value":"Ahead of World Malaria Day, the WHO Global Malaria Programme published a new operational strategy outlining its priorities and key activities up to 2030 to help change the trajectory of malaria trends, with a view to achieving the global malaria targets. The strategy outlines 4 strategic objectives where WHO will focus its efforts, including developing norms and standards, introducing new tools and innovation, promoting strategic information for impact, and providing technical leadership of […]

[[{"value":"HE President of the Republic of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan received the credentials of HE Mohammed bin Mutair Al Anazi, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar (Non-resident) to the Republic of Seychelles. HE the Ambassador conveyed HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani's greetings and wishes of good health and happiness to HE the President of the Republic of Seychelles and the people of Seychelles continued […]

[[{"value":"On April 23, Special Representative of Ukraine for the Middle East and Africa Maksym Subkh had a meeting with the delegation of Kenyan political analysts and economic experts. Maksym Subkh highlighted the role of Kenya as one of the reliable partners of Ukraine on the African continent and expressed hope for deepening comprehensive bilateral relations. The Parties discussed the ways to enhance and further develop the Ukrainian-Kenyan relations in political, […]

[[{"value":"The United Nations in South Sudan acknowledges the assurance given today by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs that the imposition of taxes on trucks carrying fuel and other supplies does not apply to UN humanitarian, development, and peacekeeping operations or to the diplomatic community. However, we remain concerned that our fuel trucks are still being held up at various depots and the border. Until they are released, the UN will […]

[[{"value":"The United States and Nigeria are working together to address and mitigate the drivers of conflict in northern and middle-belt Nigeria, including ethnic, regional, and sectarian tensions across communities. Over the past five years, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has invested $15 million in the Community Initiatives to Promote Peace (CIPP) program. This initiative has trained more than 46,000 community members, including traditional leaders, […]

[[{"value":"The Miombo Declaration aims to protect and manage Miombo woodlands by promoting joint, coordinated, and integrated actions for the recovery, management, monitoring and conversations of Miombo forest. The Miombo woodlands cover more than 1 million square miles across Southern Africa and provide numerous goods and services that sustain the livelihoods for and feed more than 300 million inhabitants including tropical and subtropical grasslands, shrubland, and savannas. The Miombo woodlands comprise […]

[[{"value":"On 19 April, the 2024 International Chinese Language Day Event was successfully held. It was hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Zambia and undertaken by the Confucius Institute at the University of Zambia (CI-UNZA), under the theme of “Chinese Language: Connecting Cultures through the Bridge of Mutual Learning”. Minister Counsellor Meng Hao and Professor Boniface Namangala, Acting Vice-Chancellor of UNZA, attended and delivered speeches. More than 120 people participated in the event, including teachers and students from UNZA, […]

[[{"value":"Legislators have scrapped the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Board returning its mandate of overseeing operations of NGOs back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.  This was while the lawmakers considered the NGO (Amendment) Bill, 2024 passed during the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 23 April 2024.  The Chairperson, Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs, Hon. Wilson Kajwengye said that the functions of the National Bureau of NGOs can be performed in the […]