Reports

NAIROBI, KENYA - With a grant from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs valued at more than US$330,000, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is providing 36,000 South Sudan refugees with food rations for ten days, possibly making…

Ethiopia's belg (secondary) season started early this year, but a dry spell lingered from mid-March to mid-April. This dry spell was most pronounced in the belg areas of South Tigray and North Wello Zones. Due to the early start…

By Matthew Bigg NAIROBI, April 28 (Reuters) - The United Nations Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS) said on Tuesday it was optimistic it would succeed in averting a famine in the south of the country. Carl Tinstman, OLS Coordinator, told Reuters on…

In the summer of 1997, as it became apparent that a strong El Niño-Southern Oscillation event was developing, the countries of southern Africa began planning for a potential drought. In previous years, El Niño events had…

By Corinne Dufka NGARA, Tanzania, April 28 (Reuters) An increasing number of Rwandans are seeking refuge in neighbouring Tanzania, sparking fears by the United Nations of a new exodus, officials said on Tuesday. Paula Ghedini, a regional spokeswoman for the U.N. High…

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Lift the sanctions; re-launch the peace process Executive Summary Burundi has spent the most part of the past five years embroiled in a vicious civil war that has so far claimed more than 200,000 lives and triggered massive movements of refugees…