African countries, like many regions of the world, are affected by the legacy of atrocity crimes. Genocide, the transatlantic slave trade and slavery, colonialism and post-independence violence...
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African countries, like many regions of the world, are affected by the legacy of atrocity crimes. Genocide, the transatlantic slave trade and slavery, colonialism and post-independence violence...
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Dec 2021 In 2019 and 2020 alone, sub-Saharan Africa was hit by a once-in-a-century desert locust upsurge and the COVID-19 pandemic while simultaneously facing conflict, droughts, and floods among...
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In Numbers 9,513 mt of food commodities distributed US $ 3.2 m cash-based transfers made US $ 118.1 m six months (May−October 2021) net funding requirements 846,060 people assisted in April 2021 Food...
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ABSTRACT Background Although under-five mortality reduced globally from 93 per 1000 live births in 1990 to 39 in 2018, sub-Saharan Africa witnessed an increase from 31% in 1990 to 54% in 2018...
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By David Evans and Amina Mendez Acosta 1. Introduction Education has expanded dramatically in Sub-Saharan Africa over the last half century. From 1970 to 2010, the percentage of children across the...
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A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster More than anywhere in the world, the African continent is prone to the recurrence of food insecurity situations. In 2011, a severe drought across the...
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OVERVIEW • Many countries across the African continent face recurrent complex emergencies, frequent food insecurity, cyclical drought, and sudden-onset disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, and...
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Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action: Under the current Emergency Appeal, we still have 7 active operations ongoing in the field (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan...
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Summary: The regional appeal, throughout its first year, has supported 15 emergency operations, including ten Appeals and five DREFs. The latter were/are aiming at meeting the needs of approximately...
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BACKGROUND Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), FAW, is an insect native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Its larval stage (photo) feeds on more than 80 plant species, including...
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This revised Emergency Appeal seeks a total of CHF 2,010,476 to enable the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to complement and support the country-level...
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This revised Emergency Appeal seeks a total of two million Swiss francs to enable the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to complement and support the...
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BACKGROUND Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), FAW, is an insect native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Its larval stage (photo) feeds on more than 80 plant species, including...
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By Evelyne Karanja Nairobi, Kenya, 18 October 2017 - The African Union has announced plans to increase the number of member States with national disaster loss data bases and to put a training...
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Emergency Appeal start date:19 April 2017 Covered by this update: 19 April to 21 June 2017 The Regional Food Crisis in Africa Emergency Appeal (EA) seeks CHF 3,877,335 to enable the International...
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BACKGROUND Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), FAW, is a moth native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, whose larva (photo) causes damage to crops. It mainly affects maize, with...
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BACKGROUND Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), FAW, is an insect pest that feeds on more than 80 crop species, causing damage to economically important cultivated cereals such as maize, rice,...
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Emergency Appeal start date:19 April 2017 covered by this update: 19 April to 12 May 2017 The Regional Food Crisis in Africa Emergency Appeal (EA) seeks CHF 3,877,335 to enable the International...
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Summary The Regional Coordination Food Crisis in Africa Emergency Appeal (EA) is launched by the IFRC for 3,877,335 Swiss francs to complement and support the current country-level emergency...
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OVERVIEW Many countries across the African continent face recurrent complex emergencies, frequent food insecurity, cyclical drought, and sudden-onset disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and...