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Somalia droughts claimed 43,000 lives in 2022, children most vulnerable — UN report

Droughts in Somalia may have killed as many as 43,000 people last year, according to a new report by the Somali government and the United Nations published Monday March 20, while UNICEF Director of Programs Sanjay Wijesekera warned on the same day that “Africa is facing a water catastrophe.” The highest death rates were estimated […]

Low turnout haunts Tunisia’s parliamentary vote as economic crisis bite

Few Tunisians are expected to cast ballots in the second round of a vote for a parliament that has been stripped out of its powers as part of a power grab by President Kais Said in a context where the Tunisian economy is on the verge of collapse. The second round is taking place on […]

Germany and EU Launch Water Management Initiative in Libya

The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) has unveiled the Libya–EU Water Resources Management Facility, a joint initiative funded by the European Union and Germany to promote sustainable water management in Libya. Developed in partnership with Libya’s Ministry of Water Resources, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), and supported by Germany’s Federal Ministry for […]