The U.N. says a quarter of the world’s children under 5 have severe food poverty. Many are in Africa | Texarkana Gazette

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

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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 ...

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.

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.

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

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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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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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.

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.

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 PAÍS 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.