Seven weeks of Lent highlights water crisis in Africa: With an ecumenical prayer service on Ash Wednesday in St Mary’s (Sealite Mihret) cathedral of the Ethiopian Orthodox church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) began its annual Lenten campaign “Seven weeks for water”. This year during Lent it will raise awareness of water … [Read more...] about Seven weeks of Lent highlights water crisis in Africa
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Nigeria hunger crisis deepens, spills over into Lake Chad Basin
Nigeria hunger crisis deepens, spills over into Lake Chad Basin: As conflict and instability continue, the food security situation in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin is drastically deteriorating, FAO warned today, as it called for swift and decisive action from the international community to protect the livelihoods of millions of families … [Read more...] about Nigeria hunger crisis deepens, spills over into Lake Chad Basin
South Sudan: Protracted conflict at root of nutrition crisis
South Sudan: Protracted conflict at root of nutrition crisis: The protracted conflict in South Sudan’s Mayendit and Leer counties is having a profound effect on the local population, says international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Men, women and children are regularly forced to flee their homes to escape … [Read more...] about South Sudan: Protracted conflict at root of nutrition crisis
The real risks behind South Africa’s social grant payment crisis | The Conversation
The real risks behind South Africa's social grant payment crisis: Social grant recipients waiting in Gugulethu, Cape Town. A battle over social grant payment tender threatens the system. EPA/NIC BOTHMAThe dispute hovering over South Africa’s social grant system and threatening millions of vulnerable beneficiaries with nonpayment creates risks that go far beyond interrupting … [Read more...] about The real risks behind South Africa’s social grant payment crisis | The Conversation
ANALYSIS: This water crisis won’t be Cape Town’s last
ANALYSIS: This water crisis won’t be Cape Town’s last: With Cape Town's water crisis not about to go away soon, a UCT academic believes the city needs to explore simpler and cheaper options to saving water. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Six South Africans killed at naval base after sewer gas leak: Feb 17 Six South African men, including three soldiers, died on … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: This water crisis won’t be Cape Town’s last
