Sudan crisis: $445 mn needed to help 860,000 who could flee Sudan by October – UN

GENEVA, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations said it was planning for an outflow of 860,000 people from conflict-torn Sudan, adding that $445 million would be needed to support them just through October. The UN refugee agency said in a statement that it had presented its appeal to donor…

Italian PM ‘incapable’ of resolving migrant crisis: French minister

PARIS, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “is incapable of resolving the migration problems” faced by her country, France’s interior minister said Thursday in comments that risk fuelling tensionsbetween Paris and Rome. In a radio interview in Paris, Gerald Darmanin said Italy faced a “very serious migration…

Malawi appeals for more Cyclone Freddy recovery aid

People affected by cyclone Freddy receive help in Malawi, March, 2023 BLANTYRE, May 4 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Malawi’s president is appealing for international help, saying the country needs about $700 million to rebuild after a storm killed more than 1,000 people in March. President Lazarus Chakwera said this week Malawi has…

Brazil’s Pres Lula promises to help his “friend” Alberto Fernández

BRASILIA, May 4 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine President Alberto Fernández thanked his Brazilian colleague Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for the latter’s commitment to helping Argentine overcome the current crisis: “I celebrate the explicit support that Lula has given us as a country and as a government,” Fernández said after the…

FAO promotes women’s empowerment in Cuba

HAVANA, May 4 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Ministry of Agriculture of Cuba (Minag), reported on a program for women’s empowerment in the country.     The official message signed by both parties states that strengthening capacities for women’s empowerment in…

IMF hails Kenya’s economic recovery program

NAIROBI, May 4 (NNN-KBC) — International Monetary Fund (IMF) has exuded confidence in the Kenyan government’s economic recovery program. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva lauded Kenya’s decision to prioritize investment in agriculture and Micro and Small Enterprises (MSESs) that offer quick turnaround results. She said the government’s dynamism of investment;…

UK’s PM Sunak faces first date with voters

LONDON, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are braced for heavy losses in their first major electoral test since he became the UK’s third leader in the space of a few chaotic weeks last year. In the depths of the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades, the…

Rwanda: 127 perish in flooding, landslides

KIGALI, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 127 people have died as floods and landslides engulfed several parts of Rwanda after torrential rains, destroying homes and cutting off roads, the presidency said. Images posted online by the state broadcaster showed rivers of mud sweeping through the streets as residents scrambled…

East African Community to step up promotion of tourism

KAMPALA, May 4 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE East African Community (EAC) has expressed commitment to step up promotion of tourism, owing to the role it plays in the socio-economic development of the region. It is noted that the sector contributes an average of 10 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product…

Tanzania: TASAC to develop own search and rescue plan

DAR ES SALAAM, May 4 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA Shipping Agency Corporation (TASAC) is planning to develop a national plan for search and rescue that will identify and specify institutions in event of disasters. The move aims to strengthen the country water, air and road transportation safety, which are the catalysts…