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13m East, Southern African children face acute malnutrition – UNICEF

Nearly 13 million children in East and Southern Africa suffer from acute malnutrition, with almost 4 million facing its most lethal form, UNICEF has...

At World Water Day, Southern Africa highlights role of wetlands

As the world observes World Water Day under the theme "Glacier Preservation," Budzanani Tacheba, interim executive director of the Southern African Science Service Centre...

Southern Africa vultures provide $1.8bn worth of ecosystem services annually – Report

A new report documenting the economic value of ecosystem services provided by vultures in Southern Africa has been launched by BirdLife International, marking a...

Prioritising National Adaptation Plans in East and Southern Africa

The escalating impacts of climate-induced disasters are devastating vulnerable communities in East and Southern Africa. To protect people, livelihoods and economies, countries must prioritise...

Drought in southern Africa mostly driven by El Niño, not climate change – Researchers

The severe drought in southern Africa in 2024 was driven primarily by El Niño, rather than human-caused climate change, according to rapid attribution analysis...

Hunger grips southern Africa as Zimbabwe declares drought disaster

 President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, declared Zimbabwe’s drought a national disaster and said the country needed more than $2 billion in...

COVID-19 variant: US, Canada restrict travel from South Africa, seven others

US President Joe Biden will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other African countries to try to contain a troubling new variant of...

Govts, humanitarian partners respond to needs generated by Cyclone Eloise

At least 265,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise as it took a westward path across Southern African countries in the past...

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BATN Foundation commissions solar-powered borehole tó end 30-year water crisis in Kano community

 “For 30 years, we fetched water from far places, paying N100naira for a jerrican of water that wasn’t even...
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BATN Foundation, SwagCo flag off Maize Micro-Enterprise Project to empower Ekiti farmers

In a landmark move to boost food security and rural livelihoods, the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) in...

NBSAP: A welcome step toward food sovereignty, biosafety

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) commends the Federal Government for endorsing the revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action...

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