In Southern Africa, the El Niño weather phenomenon is a significant factor, driving humanitarian needs. Its effects, including drought, erratic rainfall, flooding, and high temperatures, vary across...
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In Southern Africa, the El Niño weather phenomenon is a significant factor, driving humanitarian needs. Its effects, including drought, erratic rainfall, flooding, and high temperatures, vary across...
The World Health Organization's most recent assessment of the coverage and functionality of the National Health Information Systems (NHIS) revealed that Angola should focus on improving the...
Key Messages Although cumulative national rainfall has improved to be average as of January, the late and varied pattern of rain is negatively affecting crop growth, and green harvests are expected...
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UK Government announces £17 million to help clear explosives across Africa and Asia and raise awareness of the associated risks. Eight countries across Africa and Asia to be supported through £17...
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In Numbers 1.58 million people in acute food insecurity in southwestern Angola USD 3.4 million six-month (February – July 2024) funding shortfall 7,675 people received assistance from WFP 257.6 MT of...
From January 24th to 26th, APOPO hosted a syntropic farming workshop in Caiombo, a rural locality within the Ebo municipality of Cuanza Sul province, Angola. The event, led by syntropic farming...
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In December 2023, APOPO, with over two decades of history in humanitarian mine action, reached an extraordinary milestone. Our clearance efforts over the years reached a total of 100 million square...
Executive Summary The year 2023 was important for health and well-being in Angola. In his State of the Nation address on 16th October 2023, the President of Angola, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço...
Luanda – With ongoing cholera outbreaks in neighbouring countries, Angola is stepping up preparedness measures to effectively respond to potential emergence of the disease in the country. Over the...
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Manuela Straneo, Claudia Hanson, Thomas van den Akker, Bosede B Afolabi, Anteneh Asefa, Alexandre Delamou, Mardieh Dennis, Luis Gadama, Nyika Mahachi, Welcome Mlilo, Andrea B Pembe, Jovanny Tsuala...
Key Messages The El Niño event has driven rainfall deficits in the southeast, while rainfall totals are broadly average to above average in the rest of the country. However, abnormally heavy rains...
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En 2023, vous n’avez pas pu passer à côté de la sortie du film-phénomène Barbie, mais vous n’avez sans doute pas entendu parler des crises humanitaires qui touchent la Mauritanie, le Burundi, ou...
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Breaking the Silence: Ten humanitarian crises that didn’t make headlines in 2023 In 2023, there were 273,279 online articles worldwide about the new Barbie movie, but only 1,049 articles about the...
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Highlights • Rainfall between 1 October and 10 December 2023 was well below average in the southern half of the region, affecting early season crop development. November through early December was...
What happened, where and when? Five days of cumulative heavy rains were witnessed in Angola which brought significant floods on 30th November. According to the Angolan Civil Protection and Fire...
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Highlights Children across Eastern and Southern Africa are facing a historic confluence of crises. On top of health emergencies, displacement and malnutrition, children in the region are at high risk...
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Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are emerging as the lean season begins amidst the El Niño Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are present across the southern Africa region, particularly in areas...
Luanda, 05 December 2024 - Angola is highly vulnerable to malaria, which is estimated to be responsible for 40% of illnesses and 42% of deaths in the country. In addition, like other Member States of...
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Highlights As of early November 2023, many areas had not yet recorded an effective onset of rainfall. The rainfall season typically starts in mid-November in most parts of the region. Short-term...
Key Messages As the agricultural season gets underway in much of central and southern Angola, early-season rainfall deficits are negatively affecting planting and seed germination. As of November 20,...