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The 69th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF69) was held from 20 to 21 January 2025. The March-May 2025 seasonal forecast indicates a higher likelihood of below normal rainfall...

Tropical cyclone DIKELEDI made landfall over the coastal Nampula province, north-eastern Mozambique on the morning of 13 January and passed over the eastern area of the province on 13-14 January. Its...

HIGHLIGHTS On 15 January, Daniel Chapo was inaugurated as the 5th President of the Republic of Mozambique. While various protests, including a three-day national strike between the 13 and 15 January,...

On 16 January, tropical cyclone DIKELEDI continued southeastward over the southern Indian Ocean, well off the coast of southern Madagascar, with maximum sustained winds up to 201 km/h. On 17 January...

On 7 January, the Ministry of Health of Angola declared a cholera outbreak in the municipality of Cacuaco, located in the province of Luanda, which has an estimated population of over 1.2 million...

Sudan serves as a key country of transit for movements along the Central Mediterranean Route, linking countries in East and the Horn of Africa to North Africa. Since the outbreak of conflict in April...

HIGHLIGHTS • The situation in Mozambique remains tense amidst an ongoing political crisis following October’s contested election results. While there has been a marked reduction in the violence and...

Highlights The job of ending AIDS among children and adolescents in Eastern and Southern Africa is not done. In 2023, 42,000 children (0-14 years) lost their lives to AIDS and 120,000 adolescent...

Highlights In early 2020, UNICEF and partners supported governments across the 21 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa to scale up a response to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus and...

Highlights The lack of access to reliable and affordable electricity in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa poses a major challenge to the economic, social, and educational development of communities...

The Council today decided to prolong the mandate of the EU Naval Force Operation ATALANTA and ofthe EU's military training mission in Somalia (EUTM Somalia) until 28 February 2027, adding to its...

8.6 million people* are covered by UNHCR’s operations across 16 southern African countries, including over 1 million refugees and asylumseekers, mainly from Central African Republic, Democratic...

Highlights UNHCR responded to the mpox emergency in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with prevention and response activities. Cash assistance was provided to vulnerable people facing food...

1.0 BACKGROUND The regional Accountability to Affected People (AAP) and Gender Equality (GE) workshop covered ten country operations with thirty-five participants. Each country operation appointed a...

Tropical cyclone CHIDO passed over northern Madagascar on 13 December, over Mayotte, and Comoros on 14 December, and over northern Mozambique and southern Malawi over 15-17 December caused very heavy...

Highlights • Intense Tropical Cyclone Chido made landfall on the island of Mayotte on December 14. • Chido proceeded to make landfall in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, on December 15. WFP is actively...

From 9 to 13 December 2024 in Kampala, Uganda, experts from disaster management, meteorology, and hydrology authorities from across the region gathered to address the transboundary challenges posed...

The World Food Programme (WFP) is actively engaged in reducing hunger and malnutrition, aligning its efforts with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly emphasising SDG 2 (Zero...

Highlights The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Chido, which made landfall in Mozambique on 15 December, has risen to 45, with 184,000 people affected. The most impacted provinces are Cabo Delgado...

HIGHLIGHTS Tropical Cyclone Chido has affected more than 174,000 people in Mozambique, 34,000 Malawi and 64,000 in the Comoros, destroying thousands homes, according to preliminary reports. Chido has...