World Bank Approves Largest Ever Guarantees for Ghana’s Energy Transformation
The World Bank’s Board of Directors today approved a record investment of $700 million in guarantees for Ghana’s Sankofa Gas Project – a transformational project that will help address the country’s serious energy shortages by developing new sources of clean and affordable natural gas for domestic power generation. The Board approved a unique combination of […]
Measles Epidemic Ravages Congo’s Katanga Province
Since the beginning of the year, a measles epidemic has been ravaging Katanga Province in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) declared around 16,500 cases of measles and more than 267 deaths in the first six months of the year. Having led the response […]
Cholera Cases Multiply As Cost of Clean Water Skyrockets in South Sudan Capital
Cholera cases are rapidly increasing in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, as the cost of clean water skyrockets amid a worsening economic crisis. 33 people have died in Juba alone including seven children under five, with 700 more people infected with the deadly and contagious disease. Zlatko Gegic, Country Director for Oxfam in South Sudan, said: […]
Humanitarian Aid of Algerian Women to Sahrawi Refugees
The National Union of Algerian Women (UNFA) delivered today humanitarian aid to Sahrawi refugees in the context of a twinning with the National Union of Saharawi Women (UNFS). The UNFS and the Saharawi Red Crescent (SRC) have overseen the delivery which consists of a considerable amount of food, blankets and clothing items. During the ceremony, […]
