Reports

Key Messages: As the cereal harvest is coming to a close, about 50 percent of crops in the southwest of Angola failed to reach maturity due to persistent dry conditions throughout the season, causing significant crop losses.…

Glide №: DR-2021-000149-AGO SITUATION OVERVIEW Angola is facing the worst recorded drought in 40 years, with southern provinces, namely Huila, Cunene and Namibe, experiencing the fifth consecutive year of drought conditions. Food insecurity analysis conducted in Southern Angola…

Highlights Significant reduction of precipitation in the first ten days of May 2022. Namibe and Benguela provinces close the rainy season with below-average vegetation cover. There are significant improvements in vegetation cover in the provinces of Cunene, Huila, and…

The Angolan authorities are tightening their grip on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association by preventing civil society meetings from taking place ahead of the general election in August, Amnesty International said today. On…

In Numbers 1.58 million people in acute food insecurity in southwestern Angola 239,343 children under 5 were screened in Huíla and Cunene provinces. 24,181 children were admitted to a community treatment programme for Moderate Acute Malnutrition in both…

The Joint Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Agriculture and Food Security, Fisheries and Aquaculture from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held on 13th May, 2022 at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe, Republic…

Regional Bureau Johannesburg KEY POINTS • Fuel prices were already inflated before the Ukraine crisis. Countries in the region were already feeling the impacts in 2021/22, given the heavy dependence on imported crude oil and petroleum products. • With…

Helping small farmers to improve their agricultural production, access to market, income and nutritional awareness is a challenge that requires integrated approaches. In the south-western province of Huíla, one of the area most-affected by climate change…

Author: Matthew Martin The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the extreme inequality in Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, and pushed millions into poverty. The economic crisis continues due to the obscene global vaccine inequality. As of end…

Foreword DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE: AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION T HE internet is increasingly becoming ubiquitous, thereby enhancing the exercise and enjoyment of citizens’ rights to access to information, freedom of expression and the broader democratisation agenda. Thanks to…