Who is Lakurawa, the armed group wreaking havoc along Nigeria-Niger border?
Shola Lawal-Al Jazeera
Strained relations between Abuja and Niamey have disrupted joint military patrols and allowed the armed group to expand.
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Niger on alert due to Cholera epidemic
Prensa Latina
Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen
UN News
Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, impacting over half a million people in Yemen, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Thursday.
ACN denounces massacres in Burkina Faso
ACN Staff-Church in Need
Sources in Burkina Faso say that Islamic terrorists killed 26 people in a church, many of them Christian. This is part of an alarming trend.
Addressing The Global Education Crisis: A Conversation With Vikas Pota
The Sorenson Impact Institute-Forbes
In this interview, Vikas Pota explains why education is the key issue that underpins global social inequality and shares his vision for the future of impact.
Teacher shortage a "global phenomenon," UN agency warns
YouTube
World Teacher Day is Oct. 5, a date meant to celebrate the work of teachers but a new report by the UN agency, UNESCO, says the world is still falling short ...
Education for all girls in Sierra Leone
Human Rights Watch
International education financing will make or break the SDGs
The Hon. Minister David Sengeh and Mathias Esmann-Brookings
David Sengeh and Mathias Esmann underscore the importance of international education financing to advance sustainable development in Sierra Leone and beyond.
Ending Poverty Through Girls’ Education - BORGEN
The Borgen Project-BORGEN
Ending poverty through girls’ education is the primary solution to the impending issue. Malala Yousfazai is a women’s rights advocate spe...
Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen
UN News
Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, impacting over half a million people in Yemen, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Thursday.
'Life Is Impossible': Burundians Battle Crippling Shortages
AFP - Agence France Presse
Gerard walks despondently around his small pharmacy in the centre of Burundi's main city Bujumbura, surveying the many empty shelves.
Conflicts making migrant routes in Sahel more dangerous, says UN | Africanews
AfricaNews-Africanews
The UN Refugee Agency has warned in a new report that conflicts in Sudan and across the Sahel region have compromised protection for migrants crossing from sub-Saharan Africa.
World Bank: Difference Between Rich, Poor Countries Is Growing
Voice of America
The World Bank recently released a report on 75 of the world’s poorest countries. It said, for the first time in the 2000s, half those countries were falling behind rich nations in economic growth.
Zambia’s worst-ever cholera outbreak spirals into ‘uncontrollable health crisis’
The Telegraph
Lillian Lungu’s husband died alone of cholera – and she wasn’t told until 11 days later
Cholera Disease Cases Exceed 10,000 In Zambia + More | Network Africa
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Cholera cases soar in poorest countries
Counterfire
As the global debt crisis mounts, preventable diseases are surging in poor countries, yet a rational allocation of resources could easily stop this, argues John Clarke The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that cholera cases in some of the poorest countries are increasing alarmingly.
Scramble to contain cholera crisis in Zambia
YouTube
Zambia is dealing with one of its worst cholera outbreaks in recent years as 351 people have died and nearly 9,000 active cases have been registered.Climate ...
Zambia: Health authorites rallying to contain worst cholera outbreak in a decade | Africanews
AfricaNews-Africanews
"I've told them that they cannot participate in burials, and I also told them that they cannot have funerals at their homes. I also told the general public not to attend funerals anymore. To avoid those funerals, especially if someone has died from cholera because they are risking their lives..."
Poverty impacts brain development in children
Earth.com
Physical changes in the brain caused by poverty are a major contributor to the struggles faced by people in low economic situations.
Oxfam, poverty and anti-capitalism | TheArticle
TheArticle
Oxfam presents itself as a charity dedicated to the alleviation of global poverty, but it is also an anti-capitalist ...
Milei: Capitalism is the only solution to global poverty
Straight Arrow News
Argentina’s President Javier Milei delivered a fiery, anti-socialist speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
UN: 700 Million People Don't Know When — Or If — They Will Eat Again
VOA
Need is rising as humanitarian funding is drying up, UN food chief says
How Dry Toilets in Zambia Reduce Poverty - BORGEN
The Borgen Project-BORGEN
Dry toilets in Zambia offer creative solutions to reducing poverty in rural areas that don’t have easy access to clean water.
What to know about Russia's growing influence in Africa
PBS NewsHour
Russia has emerged as the security partner of choice for a growing number of African governments in the region, displacing traditional allies like France and the United States.
John Stossel: The world’s first libertarian president brings much needed change
Orange County Register
Javier Milei campaigned with a chainsaw, promising to cut the size of government.
Oxfam, poverty and anti-capitalism | TheArticle
TheArticle
Oxfam presents itself as a charity dedicated to the alleviation of global poverty, but it is also an anti-capitalist ...
Milei: Capitalism is the only solution to global poverty
Straight Arrow News
Argentina’s President Javier Milei delivered a fiery, anti-socialist speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
AI for Ethiopia: Harnessing Technology to Combat Poverty - The Borgen Project
Hemant Gupta-The Borgen Project
The burgeoning internet user base of Ethiopia presents an opportunity to leverage AI to combat poverty and promote sustainable development.
Plantix #1 FREE app for crop diagnosis and treatments
PEAT GmbH-Plantix
Grow your farming success with Plantix – get a free crop diagnosis, customised solutions, and increase your knowledge to boost crop production.
What Are Drones Doing Cheaper And Faster In Burkina Faso?
Andrew Wight-Forbes
In Burkina Faso, in Africa's Sahel region, a group of drone operators is making the surveying of land for irrigation and agriculture more accurate, quicker and cheaper.
UNGA: How digital technologies can accelerate progress towards the SDGs
Vodafone.com
Joakim Reiter, Vodafone Group’s Chief External and Corporate Affairs Officer, spoke at SDG Digital at the ECOSOC Chamber at UN’s Headquarters in New York during a session showcasing solutions to achieve the SDGs through Digital Technologies.
Altitude Sickness
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Cheapest countries to live in: places with the lowest cost of living
Naomi Karina-Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
Which are the cheapest countries to live in? Keep reading this article and discover places with the lowest cost of living in the world you can relocate to.
Ranked: Top 10 Cities Where International Travelers Spend the Most
Visual Capitalist
This infographic highlights the 10 cities where international travelers spend the most. In 2022, Dubai took top spot.
Visualized: The World's Busiest Airports, by Passenger Count
Visual Capitalist
From Dubai to Charles de Gaulle, this visual ranks the world's busiest airports in terms of passenger count.
A New Gold Rush in Agadez: When Water Becomes a Luxury for Rural Populations
“Fifteen kilometers was the travel distance to a neighboring village to fetch water. During the dry season, we would have to travel 30 kilometers. Women and children spent most of their day in search of water. This was our daily struggle to get drinking water,” says Adoum Alhousseini, Chief of the pastoral village of Tagaza, in the commune of Tchirozérine, 120 kilometers north of the city of Agadez in Niger.
The perfect storm stalks Bolivia, the country most vulnerable to the climate crisis in South America
Patricia R. Blanco (TEXT), Manuel Seoane (PHOTOS)-EL PAÃS English
Seven departments in the country have already declared an emergency due to the lack of water. If the drought continues, cities like La Paz and El Alto will be left without water, while the inhabitants of rural areas will be forced to migrate to large cities
How to tackle sub-Saharan Africa’s water crisis
Arab News
Water should be considered a fundamental human right, to which all human beings are entitled, regardless of their background, ethnicity, nationality, religion or race. But consider yourself fortunate if you do have access to clean water around the clock, because it is alarming to see that one in four people globally still do not have access to safe drinking water, while 1.6 billion people lack access to basic sanitation. One of the regions that has the highest percentage of people that lack access to safely managed drinking water is sub-Saharan Africa.
Severe drought parches Bolivia: âMy biggest fear is running out of food and waterâ
Miguel Arriaza-EL PAÃS English
The countryâs agricultural production is dropping and over half the population faces food insecurity, warns Save the Children
How overhead funding rules starve grassroots NGOs
How overhead funding rules starve grassroots NGOs