$12 Million in New Funding Announced for Farmer Support Programs; Call to Action on Regional Threat Posed by Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Oct. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Last week, the World Cocoa …
Tanzania's president is making his first state visit to Kenya since taking office last October, in a bid to improve relations strained by economic competition.
Kenya is "quite important to Tanzania," President John Magufuli told …
As the date for the IGAD Regional Ministerial Meeting on Migration draws closer, the National Organising Committee (NOC) held several sessions to prepare the first ever meeting at that level on the subject in Uganda.…
The United Nations refugee agency announced today its intention to double funds for cash-based assistance to refugees across the world by 2020 as a way to better assist and protect them
"The use of cash-based …
Some 23,000 illegal firearms confiscated by the South African police were destroyed in a foundry in Germiston, Gauteng province, as part of efforts to fight that scourge in the country.
The largest confiscations were made …
Two Ugandan activists who recently stormed the United States Embassy in Kampala have been charged in the Chief Magistrate's Court in Makindye here under the Public Order Management Act.
The duo, Moses Bigirwa and Allan …
QINGDAO, Chine, le 28 octobre 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Le président de Hisense Group, M. Liu Hongxin, a dévoilé la stratégie de marque et le symbole visuel de l’activité B2B de Hisense le 25 octobre à …
SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Teach Every Nation (TEN) has announced a major partnership with Corban University to extend 100 scholarships to Christian young people in Africa interested in obtaining a degree from …
A Thai rubber was sentenced to three years' jail by the High Court in the northern peninsular state of Perlis Friday for smuggling in two Ugandan women into Malaysia.
Judicial Commissioner Abu Bakar Katar handed …
South Africa and Burundi have sent letters of intent to withdraw from the International Criminal Court to the U.N. secretary-general. Gambia says it will do the same.
These threats are nothing new, says Angela Mudukuti, …
A new study conducted in Uganda has found that humanitarian assistance for refugees creates significant economic benefits for the local economy, and these benefits are greater when the assistance is in the form of cash …
Every week, IRIN's editors offer a selection of important and/or interesting resources that may have flown under your radar. This week's humanitarian reading list:
Colombia's peace conundrum
Colombia's negative referendum result may have been a …
QINGDAO, China, Oct. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The president of Hisense Group, Mr. Liu Hongxin, unveiled the branding and visual symbol of Hisense’s B2B business on 25th October in Qingdao. From January to September 2016, …