UNICEF: 100,000 Children in Tigray Suffering Life-threatening Malnutrition
GENEVA – The U.N. Children’s Fund warns an estimated 100,000 children in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray province are at risk of life-threatening severe acute malnutrition over the next 12 months. This is a tenfold increase over the annual average caseload in…
Millions in 23 Hunger Hot Spots Face Famine, Death, UN Agencies Say
GENEVA – The United Nations warns global hunger is increasing and urgent action is needed to stave off famine and death over coming months in nearly two dozen unstable, violence-prone countries. A report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization…
International Aid Cuts to Affect Millions Across Africa
KAYA, BURKINA FASO – The COVID-19 pandemic has led to cuts in foreign aid from donor nations such as Britain — which cut its aid budget by $5.5 billion — Australia, Japan and Saudi Arabia. The funding loss is being…
Rights Groups Call on Morocco to Not Extradite Uyghur Activist
Rights groups are urging Morocco not to extradite to China a Uyghur activist who was arrested after arriving on a flight from Turkey.The nongovernmental group Safeguard Defenders said Yidiresi Aishan was taken into custody in response to an Interpol Re…
Several Hundred Protest Chad Junta
N’DJAMENA, CHAD – Several hundred people marched in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena, on Thursday to protest the military junta which took power after the country’s long-serving leader died while fighting rebels.The Transformers party and civil society groups…
African Death Toll From COVID-19 Increasing
NAIROBI – The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the continent’s death toll from COVID-19 has jumped 17 percent in the past month. In a media briefing Thursday, the Africa CDC said the infection rate has also increased and war…
International Business Companies (Amendment) Bill 2021 is approved
The National Assembly voted yesterday to approve amendments to the International Business Companies Act.Presenting the amendments before the house, yesterday afternoon, the Minister for Finance, Economic Planning and Trade, Naadir Hassan noted that the…
Amendments to the Foundations Act are approved
The National Assembly has voted to approve amendments to the Foundations Act.Minister Naadir Hassan presented the amendments late yesterday afternoon to the House for debate and approval.The main objective of the amendments is to allow for better super…
Amendments to the Limited Partnership Act are approved
Amendments to the Limited Partnership Act have been approved by the National Assembly.The amendments were presented by the Minister for Finance, Economic Planning and Trade, Naadir Hassan yesterday afternoon.Again, these amendments are aimed at honouri…
Amendments to the Companies (Special Licences) Act are approved
The National Assembly has approved amendments to the Companies (Special Licences) Act.The amendments were presented before the National Assembly, this morning, by the Minister for Finance, Economic Planning and Trade, Naadir Hassan.The objectives of th…