South Africa has withdrawn its opposition to the unfreezing of U.S. $1.5 billion in Libyan assets after intensive negotiations at the United Nations and telephone consultations. Read more »
The exit of the militant group Al Shabaab has led to the first relief airlift in five years in the capital of Somalia, but the situation for women and children remains precarious, ... Read more »
A row has erupted between the Kenyan government, international aid agencies and the United Nations over the opening of an extension camp for Somalia refugees. Read more »
President Obama has approved an additional $105 million for urgent humanitarian relief efforts across the Horn of Africa, where the United Nations estimates that more than 12.4 ... Read more »
The UN has declared a famine in more areas, bringing to five the number of regions in the country where malnutrition and starvation have already claimed the lives of tens of ... Read more »
The UN called for "massive" action to aid drought victims in the Horn of Africa at a crisis meeting in Rome on Monday while charities due to meet in Nairobi this week critised low ... Read more »
The spokesman of Al Shabaab, Sheikh Ali Mohamoud Rage has said that the previously banned aid agencies won't be allowed to operate in the regions they control. Read more »
The head of the United Nations refugee agency has described the situation in drought-hit Somalia as the "worst humanitarian disaster" in the world. Meanwhile civil society groups ... Read more »
An estimated 10 million people across East Africa are facing a severe food crisis following a prolonged drought in the region, the United Nations says. Read more »
African health ministries recently discussed how country leadership and country-led development have improved health outcomes in their countries at the International Conference on ... Read more »
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