The United Nations' top humanitarian official, Valerie Amos, called for increased support for the nearly half a million Congolese who have been displaced by fighting between ... Read more »
After the United States, Britain and Europe suspended aid over Rwanda’s alleged support of Congolese rebels, the government has stepped up relations with China, which has ... Read more »
Growth and investment is showing a steady increase as new opportunities develop, despite a decline in aid flows and the export of goods and services, amongst others. Read more »
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Louise Mushikiwabo, has spoken with the UN group of experts who wrote a report alleging that Rwanda supported Congolese rebels. The release of the ... Read more »
A new UN report reveals that global funding for humanitarian aid is at its lowest in ten years and raises questions about whether the international community has the ability to ... Read more »
Over 100 African crop breeding experts have convened in Nairobi to discuss how to meet smallholder farmers' need for high performing and high impact seed varieties. Read more »
The International Monetary Fund has approved a U.S.$156.2 million loan providing for a new three-year credit facility plan that will address structural reforms to spur growth, ... Read more »
Although the number of people affected by crises in 2011 dropped compared to 2010, this year's Global Humanitarian Assistanc Read more »
President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has accused the United Nations Monitoring Group of being against peace in the country. His comments come after a recently leaked report from the ... Read more »
Some 120,000 people, including 60,000 children, are expected benefit from UNICEF's water, sanitation and hygiene kits as part of its emergency response to a cholera outbreak in the ... Read more »
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