Nigeria: Farmers commend IITA for improved cassava varieties
Source: International Institute of Tropical AgricultureCountry: NigeriaNigerian farmers have commended the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) for giving them improved cassava...
View ArticleMali: Families in northern Mali fear running out of food supply
Source: OxfamCountry: MaliLatest estimates indicate that household food stocks in and around Gao will only last few weeks.Most markets and shops are closed, food supplies severely disrupted and stocks...
View ArticleMali: ECOWAS Defence Chiefs agree modalities on rapid deployment of...
Source: ECOWASCountry: MaliThe ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDDS) ended its one-day emergency meeting on 26th January 2013 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire agreeing on the acceleration of the...
View ArticleEthiopia: Ethiopia Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin, 28 January 2013
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Ethiopia, Somalia, SudanRelief Food UpdateAs of 23 January, distribution of seventh round relief food, targeting 2.8 million...
View ArticleMali: Africa readies funds for military mission for war-torn Mali
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Mali01/28/2013 18:09 GMTby Helen VesperiniADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Jan 28, 2013 (AFP) - The African Union pledged funds and military backing for war-torn Mali Monday,...
View ArticleMali: 460 millions de dollars nécessaires à la Force au Mali, l'UA en fournit...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Mali01/28/2013 15:13 GMTADDIS ABEBA, 28 jan 2013 (AFP) - Le budget du déploiement de la force africaine au Mali s'élève à 460 millions de dollars, selon un projet...
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World: Global emergency overview snapshot - 21-28 January 2013
Source: Assessment Capacities ProjectCountry: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the...
View ArticleMali: Mali: Français et Maliens entrent dans Tombouctou, manuscrits brûlés...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Mali01/28/2013 18:10 GMTPar Serge DANIEL à Bamako et Marc BASTIAN à TombouctouTOMBOUCTOU (Mali), 28 jan 2013 (AFP) - Soldats français et maliens sont entrés lundi...
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Djibouti: Djibouti Food Security Outlook Update - November 2012
Source: Famine Early Warning System NetworkCountry: Djibouti*Widespread Stressed and Crisis levels of food insecurity(KEY MESSAGESThere are approximately 150,000 people affected by drought at present...
View ArticleMali: Denmark supports the African peace support mission in Mali with DKK 12...
Source: Government of DenmarkCountry: MaliThe Government has decided to contribute an initial DKK 12 million to the coming African-led military peace support mission in Mali (AFISMA).The Government has...
View ArticleMali: Conflict in Mali threatens to deepen humanitarian crisis across Sahel
Source: ACT AllianceCountry: Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, NigerThe escalating conflict in Mali between French-backed government forces and Tuareg and Islamist rebels is creating a new wave of...
View ArticleWorld: Finance for emergency preparedness: links to resilience
Source: Overseas Development InstituteCountry: Kenya, Nepal, Niger, WorldThe rising cost of humanitarian response, combined with repeated action and investment in a small number of targeted countries...
View ArticleMali: Relief as Mali towns recaptured
Source: IRINCountry: MaliBAMAKO/DAKAR, 28 January 2013 (IRIN) - Residents of Gao and Timbuktu in northern Mali expressed relief after French and Malian forces re-took the towns from Islamist militia,...
View ArticleMali: International Medical Corps Conducts Emergency Assessment in Konna to...
Source: International Medical CorpsCountry: MaliSonia Lowman Communications Officerslowman@InternationalMedicalCorps.org +1 310.826.7800Mopti, Mali, January 28, 2013 – International Medical Corps has...
View ArticleMali: "C'est la nouvelle indépendance", à Tombouctou libérée des islamistes
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Mali01/28/2013 20:44 GMTPar Marc BASTIANTOMBOUCTOU (Mali), 28 jan 2013 (AFP) - "C'est la nouvelle indépendance! On a été 10 mois en otage, c'était comme 10 ans",...
View ArticleMali: IMF Executive Board Approves US$18.4 Million Disbursement Under the...
Source: International Monetary FundCountry: MaliPress Release No. 13/24 January 28, 2013The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a disbursement of an amount...
View ArticleMali: Statement by ICC Prosecutor concerning Mali
Source: International Criminal CourtCountry: MaliMy Office is aware of reports that Malian forces may have committed abuses in recent days, in central Mali. I urge the Malian authorities to put an...
View ArticleMali: CARE aide les déplacés dans la région de Mopti
Source: CARECountry: MaliPlus de 5000 personnes se sont déplacées depuis l’escalade du conflit au nord Mali, il y a 2 semaines. Ils viennent s’ajouter au demi-million de personnes qui ont fui leur...
View ArticleMali: Le FMI verse une aide au Mali, espère le réengagement des pays donateurs
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Mali01/28/2013 21:22 GMTWASHINGTON, 28 jan 2013 (AFP) - Le Fonds monétaire international a versé lundi 18,4 millions de dollars au Mali pour l'aider à faire face à...
View ArticleMali: Assurer la sécurité alimentaire à Gao, au Mali, malgré le conflit
Source: OxfamCountry: Burkina Faso, Mali, NigerDepuis décembre 2011, Oxfam met en oeuvre à Gao un programme d’urgence pour réduire la vulnérabilité vis-à-vis de la sécurité alimentaireLes conséquences...
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