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North Africa: WFP Report Reveals School Meals As a Powerful Economic Engine and Lifeline in Middle East and North Africa, Reaching 23.5 Million Children

eriinfo.com6 months ago07 mins

Cairo, Egypt — Children benefiting from national school meal programmes across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) increased by 22 percent in the past two years alone, despite conflict, economic downturn and the region’s complex humanitarian landscape. Now reaching 23.5 million children, these programmes are emerging as a strategic investment in education, nutrition, and…

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Africa: F6 Group Launches New VC to Invest $90m Across Middle East and Africa

eriinfo.com7 months ago04 mins

F6 Group has launched F6 Ventures, a new seed-stage investment firm managing over $90 million in assets across six funds The new VC arm sits alongside Flat6Labs, the well-established startup accelerator, as part of F6 Group’s integrated strategy to support founders and ecosystems The firm is backed by a leadership team with extensive experience in…

Delta passengers spend 29 hours on small island in the middle of the Atlantic after engine problem

eriinfo.com8 months ago03 mins

Customers on a Delta Air Lines flight from Madrid to New York spent more than a day on Terceira, Azores — a small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean — after an engine problem midflight prompted an emergency landing, an airline spokesperson said. There were 282 customers and 13 crew members on board…

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Africa: Children’s Lives ‘Turned Upside Down’ By Wars Across Middle East, North Africa, Warns Unicef

eriinfo.com8 months ago03 mins

Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa in the last two years reportedly killed, maimed, or displaced over 12 million children across the region, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Alarmingly, 110 million children in the region live in countries affected by war, with homes, schools and health facilities damaged or destroyed in…