Informes

Press Release No: /2021 Venue: Nairobi, KenyaAbout Africa CDC The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a new grant of US$12 million to the Africa Public Health Foundation to help expand the geographic coverage of testing and to strengthen contact…

Highlights Rainfall performance over many parts of the region has been conducive to crop development, and good crop conditions have been noted in many areas. Areas in the southern half of the region received heavy rainfall in December…

The IMF Executive Board decision allows for an immediate disbursement of about $487.5 million to Angola. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to represent a significant challenge to Angola’s economy. The authorities’ policy response to the COVID-19 shock remains robust…

Executive summary COVID-19 and the lockdown continue to have a disastrous impact on food and nutrition security in Southern Africa. The lockdown delayed NVAC assessments in several Member States, allowing only a partial analysis in the July…

LUANDA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Angola today launched a nutrition project aimed to support the provincial authorities of Luanda in the treatment and prevention of acute malnutrition in…

Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe have been facing a serious outbreak of the African migratory locust (AML) (Locusta migratoria migratorioides) since May 2020. Damage to summer crops was limited as harvesting had already occurred. However,…

Situation Overview Increasing vulnerabilities and worsening humanitarian needs due to lockdowns have devastated livelihoods. UNOCHA’s humanitarian response plans are showing a higher number of people in need (10% higher than this time last year, which equates to…

Angolan authorities have escalated a crackdown on dissent in recent months by using disproportionate and unnecessary force, including unlawful killings, to disperse protests and tackle breaches of state of emergency regulations imposed to stem the spread…

Luanda – “COVID-19 doesn’t kill anybody in Angola as we are immune due to malaria,” so goes one of the myriad falsehoods about the pandemic in the southern African country. Misinformation and rumours have constantly cast a…

SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT Changing young people’s lives through progressive legislation The winds of change are blowing strong in East and Southern Africa! Governments are assuming their obligations and duties under international, continental…