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10 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo urgently need aid amidst increased violence

Renewed violent clashes involving non-state armed groups have exacerbated the hunger and protection crises in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving 10 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance,...

One in five persons don’t have enough water in drought-stricken East Africa

One in five people in drought-stricken East Africa – a total of 33.5 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia – don't have enough safe drinking water. Failed rain is predicted to persist for a sixth consecutive season by May, making this the longest drought on record. ...

A woman standing by her 'house' at an IDP Camp in Pibor, South Sudan

East Africa Hunger Crisis Response Regional Summary #14

New WHO study finds that 43 000 “excess deaths” may have occurred in 2022 due to the drought in Somalia. The Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan for 2023 (HRP) was launched on 28 February 2023. The HRP requires US$3.99 billion to target more than 20 million people nationwide. Under this HRP, an...

Hunger Crisis Response Regional Summary #13

The Somalia Humanitarian Response Plan for 2023 (HRP) was launched on 8 February 2023. The HRP estimates that 8.25 million people will require humanitarian assistance. The plan also confirms that prolonged drought, conflict, high food and water prices and displacement are driving the country to the...

Rwanda

Rwandese smallholder horticulture farmers worst hit by COVID-19

COVID-19 has disrupted the local, regional, and global supply chain flows. Due to limited shelf life, the horticulture supply chain was less adaptable to supply chain disruption. Trade and market opportunities were limited because the entire horticulture value chain got disrupted, the markets...

Bwambale Sokwere lived 4 metres away from the banks of River Kitakena

Uganda

Climate Change: A crisis leading to millions of displaced people across the globe

Growing up in rural Uganda in Mpondwe village, Rwenzori subregion, I enjoyed swimming with my peers in Mpondwe river which flows from Mount Rwenzori. This was typical of village life. We would innocently dive in the deep water, oblivious of the risks and swim, forgetting any other chores we had...

Two Oxfam workers prepare concrete to build a platform to host a water tank in Fizi territory. Alexis Huguet/Oxfam Novib

Water beats poverty: Oxfam's longest pipeline in DR Congo

A year ago, Oxfam started constructing the longest water pipeline in its history in DR Congo. Once it's done, over 100,000 people will no longer have to rely on dirty sources for water.

Somalia

Young poets lead social change

Surrounded by beautiful mountains and eye-catching scenery, Borama, a town on the Ethiopian border, is a center of learning and the home of Amoud University, the first opened in Somaliland. Presidents, politicians, business-people, and poets have graduated...

Ethiopia

Making pottery pay

Traditionally, Ethiopian pottery is made by women – a home-based craft producing utility items that are sold and used locally. The craft isn’t much valued and potter communities are deemed of low rank and often live in extreme...