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Chronic struggle, floods and displacement have pushed no less than 1,000,000 teenagers on the earth's youngest country in South Sudan to the verge of collapse of hunger. Nation. "New knowledge presentations a dramatic enlarge in meals lack of confidence that has pushed 1,000,000 teenagers to the verge of collapse of hunger - to boot as forecasts that this determine will enlarge via 13% in the primary half of of subsequent 12 months," Save the Adolescents stated Wednesday with the group's appearing…

In Burkina Faso, one year after the operation, the results of the general census are published. The country has 20,847,979 people with the majority of women. In addition to the Sahel region, this fifth general census reveals a lower number of men compared to women in all other regions. The annual growth rate decreases. It went from 3.1% in 2006 to 2.93% in 2019.…

The European Union is positioning itself in relation to the disaster within the Tigray area of Ethiopia. Brussels will sanction Addis Ababa by suspending the fee of finances help. A choice that's a part of the decision for the 27 European international locations to finish hostilities. Involved concerning the deteriorating…

In South Africa, the national electricity company Eskom continues to collect money from companies suspected of corruption and irregular payments. Latest profit: EUR 85 million will be paid by Zurich's engineering group ABB Eskom has become one of the symbols of corruption during the presidency Jacob Zuma and embezzlement in connection with the Gupta family has brought the company to its knees, and the…

By the tip of the yr, Morocco hopes to launch a marketing campaign to vaccinate 20 million adults in opposition to covid-19 in just some months. This vaccine is just not necessary, however could also be vital, particularly for journey outdoors Morocco. In a spot the place vaccination has been a standard observe for many years, many Moroccans welcome it and hope to quickly emerge from the well being…

Despite scientific and technological advances over the past century, more than 40 million people worldwide continue to be victims of modern-day slavery, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported, showing that countries made little or no progress in stopping forced labor. "Modern slavery is used as an umbrella term covering methods such as forced labor, indebtedness, forced marriage and human trafficking. It mainly refers to situations of exploitation that a person cannot refuse or leave due to…

In a decree dated 18 November, Cameroon's territorial administration ministers banned the movement of "10 million northerners" by journalist Guibai Gatama, head of the publication "l'Oeil du Sahel". This ban comes a few months after the association Survie Cameroun by the opponent Maurice Kamto. The authorities consider that this movement "undermines national unity and the principle of peaceful coexistence between the sociological components of the nation". For the Minister of Territorial Administration, the movement "10…

Twelve candidates are in attendance, including outgoing President Alpha Condé seeking a contested third term and his main opponent Cellou Dalein Diallo. The most important elements of this choice. as reported from Conakry,Moctar BahThe polls opened Sunday morning in Conakry, where our correspondent Carol Valade follows the progress of the vote, as in Kankan, the…

Weighted by the economic downturn from the Covid-19 pandemic, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to fall to -3.3% by 2020, dragging the region into its first economic recession in 25 years, according to the latest regional economic analysis ”, Produced by the World Bank. The pandemic also risks pushing 40 million Africans into extreme poverty and erasing at least five years of progress in the fight against poverty. It is a relaxing figure: 40 million Africans are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, about three…