May 28, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Deepens As Aid Facilities Become Targets
Fighting eased in Sudan this week as a week-long humanitarian ceasefire allowed civilians to venture out. Yet for displaced people and refugees, humanitarian groups report a… Read more »
May 26, 2023
Mali: Six Months After Mali Banned French Funding for NGOs, How Are Aid Groups Coping?
Six months after Mali's interim authorities decided to block all French public funding for non-governmental organisations operating in the country, RFI spoke to workers on the… Read more »
April 30, 2023
Sudan: Thousands Flee Fighting in Sudan As Humanitarian Aid Arrives
A plane laden with humanitarian aid on Sunday landed in Sudan, where deadly clashes between the forces of rival generals have raged for just over two weeks. Read more »
April 11, 2023
Western Sahara: UN Resupplies Mission in Western Sahara for First Time Since 2020
The United Nations has sent an overland convoy to resupply its peacekeeping mission in separatist-controlled Western Sahara for the first time since 2020. The UN says its presence… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Burkina Faso: IMF Agrees $80m Bailout to Help Burkina Faso With Worsening Food Crisis
The International Monetary Fund has announced the release of $80 million in emergency aid to Burkina Faso to help it cope with a food crisis aggravated by the war in Ukraine. Read more »
December 26, 2022
Ethiopia: Government Team Begins Visit in Tigray After Peace Deal
A high-level Ethiopian delegation landed in the Tigrayan capital of Mekele for a first official visit to implement issues signed in in the 2 November peace agreement between the… Read more »
November 19, 2022
Mali: France Halts Development Aid to Mali
France will stop sending public development aid to Mali because of the West African country's alleged ties to Russian paramilitaries, according to the French foreign ministry. Read more »
November 03, 2022
South Sudan: Nearly Eight Million People At Risk of Starvation
Three United Nations agencies say up to eight million people in South Sudan could face severe food shortages between now and next year's harvests as a result of floods, drought and… Read more »
September 10, 2022
Africa: African Leaders Demand Funds to Adapt to Climate Change
The leaders of two dozen African countries Friday urged wealthier nations to uphold their aid pledges so the continent can tackle climate change impacts for which it shares little… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Africa: G7 Aims to Raise U.S.$600 Billion to Counter China's Belt and Road
G7 leaders meeting in southern Germany have detailed plans to raise $600bn in private and public funds to finance much-needed infrastructure, notably on the African continent, and… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Somalia: Urgent Appeal for Aid As Somalia Slides Into Catastrophic Famine
The United Nations humanitarian agency has called for a massive scale-up in resources to save Somalia from famine. Read more »
June 05, 2022
Africa: African Countries Look to Japan to Navigate Wheat Shortages Caused by War in Ukraine
African countries needing to fill the gap created by a lack of Russian and Ukrainian food imports must look outside the typical sphere of economic aid, says UN Assistant Secretary… Read more »