UN EMERGENCY FUND RELEASES US$ 11 MILLION TO ASSIST BURUNDIAN REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITIES IN TANZANIA

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – 1 February 2016: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today released US$ 100 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for aid operations in nine severely underfunded emergencies. Tanzania–historically a host to millions of refugees from neighbouring countries over many years–has been allocated US$ 11 million of this amount, to respond to the…

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Tapping into the power of innovative digital technologies to grow Kenya’s smallholder agriculture

New AgriFin Accelerate initiative to address barriers to access and use of financial services, especially for young women and youth. NAIROBI- Mercy Corps, in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, today launched a new program to help close the gap in access to financial and informational services experienced by smallholder farmers, especially women and youth, in Kenya. The program is…

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World Bank Group Unveils $16 Billion Africa Climate Business Plan to Tackle Urgent Climate Challenges

WASHINGTON, November 24, 2015 – The World Bank Group today unveiled a new plan that calls for $16 billion in funding to help African people and countries adapt to climate change and build up the continent’s resilience to climate shocks. Titled Accelerating Climate-Resilient and Low-Carbon Development, the Africa Climate Business Plan will be presented at COP21, the global climate…

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An Ode in Memory of Chimusoro Sam Moyo

By Bella Matambanadzo An unimaginable loss has happened. Our phenomenal intellectual pan African giant on land issues, Professor Sam Moyo, has died following injuries sustained during a terrible car accident in New Delhi, India. We are in disbelief. We are waiting for him to come home. We feel ripped apart with pain. We grew up following you in our…

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Liquid Telecom Wins Prestigious Changing Lives Award

SA– Last night at the annual AfricaCom awards in Cape Town, Liquid Telecom and the Office of the President (Kenya) picked up the award in the Changing Lives category for providing free wifi to homes and businesses in Nakuru County, Kenya. This special award recognises an inspiring initiative that has significantly impacted African communications in the community and contributed…

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Dr. Donald Mmari appointed REPOA Executive Director

Dar es Salaam REPOA’s Board of Directors announces the appointment of Dr. Donald Mmari as the new Executive Director for the organisation with effect from 1st January 2016. Dr. Mmari takes over from Prof. Samuel Wangwe, whose tenure of office ends on the 31st December 2015. “We are very pleased to announce this appointment,” reported Prof. Yadon Kohi, Chairperson…

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Arrow Electronics Collaborates with Nonprofit “Close the Gap” to Help Bridge the Digital Divide in Africa

Arrow Electronics, Close the Gap and Hoops of Hope turned used cargo containers into fully equipped digital classrooms and health clinics in remote areas of Africa CENTENNIAL, United States, Arrow Electronics and the nonprofit organizations Close the Gap and Hoops of Hope collaborate to turn used cargo containers into fully equipped digital classrooms and health clinics that can be…

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New research highlights enormous potential of Indigenous People’s solutions to climate change

NEW YORK, NY (18 November 2015)—Aspirations for a new global climate agreement in Paris next month hinge on commitments made by national governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). However, Indigenous Peoples—who own, occupy or manage up to 65 percent of the Earth’s land surface—have been largely excluded from these national plans, according…

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