Africa: EU Unlocks 710 Mn Euros’ Aid for Crisis-Hit Communities

Africa: Outpacing Foreign Aid, Migrant Remittances Are a Lifeline Ensuring Families Are Fed and Healthy, Says IFAD

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe — Migrants now send home more money than foreign aid, and this is pulling rural families out of poverty, according to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). A new report, Sending Money Home, released this week, asserts that remittances have become the world’s largest and most resilient source of household finance during…

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Africa: World Humanitarian Day 2026 – Aid Workers Under Fire As Armed Drones Transform War-Making

Africa: World Humanitarian Day 2026 – Aid Workers Under Fire As Armed Drones Transform War-Making

(Geneva/New York, 19 August 2026): 2025 set another grim record for violence against aid workers, with 907 colleagues killed, injured or kidnapped, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today on World Humanitarian Day. While the death toll decreased slightly to 350 last year, the overall level of violence did not ease:…

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