Diamniadio, Senegal (AFP): Senegal’s President Macky Sall, who heads the African Union, on Monday hit out at the failings of the UN Security Council and the G20 group of major economies as he listed the problems facing Africa, from climate change and health crises to the impact of war in Ukraine and a spate of […]
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby has announced a state of emergency following the human and material damage caused by massive flooding in the country. Heavy floods in the Central African country are affecting 636 localities in 18 of its 23 regions, or more than a million people, causing tens of thousands [&hel...
Rabat, Morocco (AFP): The European Union and Morocco have signed a “green partnership” deal they hope will bolster cooperation on renewable energy. The sun-baked North African country is seeking to offer alternatives for European nations trying to wean themselves off fossil fuels, whose prices have soared following Russia’s i...
Saint-Louis, Senegal (AFP): Senegal says it has no intention of leaving lucrative oil and gas in the ground in the name of fighting climate change as recently discovered oil and gas reserves raise hopes of future riches and industrialization. Senegalese President Macky Sall says it would be “an injustice” and he has launched a dipl...
Abuja, Nigeria (AFP): About 500 people have died in Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade and 1.4 million others have been displaced from their homes since the start of the rainy season. Floods caused by abundant rains and poor infrastructure have affected vast swathes of Africa’s most populous country sparking fears they could worsen...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to express solidarity with Pakistan’s government and people in the wake of recent devastating floods that inundated a third of the country last month, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. The “consensus” resolution also backed Islamabad’s &#...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – Pakistan is on the verge of a public health disaster after the devastating floods, the UN secretary-general warned on Friday, as the world body now seeks $816 million, a surge of $656 million from the initial amount appealed for. The devastation caused by unprecedented rains and floods in Pakistan has claimed [&hell...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced that it will provide “flood relief support” to the tune of $2.3 to $2.5 billion to help Pakistan cope with the devastation caused by unprecedented rains and floods. The proposed support includes a $1.5 billion “countercyclical” loan from the ADB’s Building Resilience with ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The UN and Pakistan on Tuesday issued a revised flash appeal for $816 million to cope with the devastation caused by unprecedented rains and floods in the South Asian country. The revised assistance plan, five times higher than the original $160 million appeal, was launched at a ceremony in Geneva to […]
ISLAMABAD (AA) – In the aftermath of the most devastating floods Pakistan has ever seen, the United Nations has proposed suspending all of its international debt repayments and restructuring loans with creditors. The UN Development Program (UNDP) has prepared a memorandum that it plans to share with the government, proposing a suspension of al...
