THEME: Community perspectives On april 25th april 2024 , from 12 PM UTC to 14PM UTC we had the Conversation on the Wikimedia Movement Charter Discussions for East and Southern Africa communities. A
The Movement’s Charter Ambassadors program has contributed to expanding access and dissemination of the Charter, promoting debates about its contents, translations, expansions and improvements in
Solar tracker provider Gamechange Solar has secured a deal to supply 500MW of trackers to a group of solar PV projects in Southern Africa.
Rain in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi kills at least 90 people and damages farmland and infrastructure Eastern Africa has experienced heavy rain in recent weeks, with flooding in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi. About 100,000 people have been displaced or otherwise affected in each country, with 32 reported deaths in Kenya and 58 in Tanzania, alongside damage to farmland and infrastructure.There are also fears that large areas of standing water could give rise to outbreaks of waterborne diseases....
Devastating flooding has struck east Africa, with extreme rainfall wreaking havoc across several countries. Recent weeks have seen dozens of deaths in the region related to torrential rainfall, which is set to peak in the coming days. The situation has worsened so much that last week, Burundi - one of the world's poorest countries - called for international help to try and grapple with the floods. In Kenya's capital, Nairobi, once busy streets were turned into rivers. 35 people have died since...
News and Press Release in English on Zambia and 3 other countries about Agriculture, Disaster Management and Drought; published on 15 Apr 2024 by ARC
Nairobi, Kenya, April 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Institutes for Research (AIR) opened a new office in Kenya today, demonstrating its deep
Saleh Ahmed Handule Ali, now 33, had indefinite leave to remain in UK, but Home Office failed to keep a recordA refugee who left the UK on holiday as a teenager in 2008 has been stranded in east Africa for the last 16 years in a case that senior judges have described as “extraordinary”.Saleh Ahmed Handule Ali, now 33, arrived in the UK at the age of nine in April 2000 with his mother and two younger siblings from Somalia. They came to join Ali’s father, who had been granted refugee status by the...
The Africa hunger crisis, exacerbated by a climate change–amplified El
As part of Small Business Week, the town of Hampden celebrated local businesses with a food tasting event, sampling products made by our regions very own!
Police have arrested a man in connection with a number of housebreakings and thefts in East Lothian. According to officers, the 37-year-old was charged after the incidents which took place at the Jade Garden and Preston Bay Takeaway in Prestonpans and the Day Today convenience store on North High Street in Musselburgh. After appearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday (April 25), the man was remanded in custody. Police Scotland said in a statement: “The housebreakings took place at the Jade...
East Lothian’s ‘smallest’ village gala has been barred from selling alcohol at the event despite people being able to buy booze from the local shop and drink it there on the day. East Linton Gala had hoped to have a drinks tent at this summer’s gathering, which it said helped raise funds for the community. However, a meeting of East Lothian Licensing Board yesterday refused to grant them a licence after ruling the gala was a ‘predominantly children’s event’ and it would be against policy. The...