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Ethiopia has criticised the suspension of food aid to the country by the United States and the UN World Food Program (WFP). Government spokesman Legesse Tulu, called the decision "political" saying the suspension "punishes millions of…

Qatari and Egyptian military planes, loaded with tons of humanitarian and medical aid, arrive at Port Sudan airport. Neighbouring nations have been providing aid supplies and evacuating hundreds of people of various nationalities since…

The European Union has defended its record of helping to relieve the suffering of migrants in Libya, after U.N.-backed investigators accused the 27-nation bloc of abetting human rights abuses and other crimes in the largely north African…

The president of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera has launched an international appeal for help in the aftermath of the devastation caused by Cyclone Freddy. The storm killed at least 225 people. Speaking in the capital, Blantyre, on…

US first lady Jill Biden got an up-close look Sunday at the historic East Africa drought as she walked along arid land and listened as some Maasai women described how their children and livestock are going hungry. She appealed for more…

The United Nations will need to mobilise a record $2.25 billion this year to address the mass displacement of people in east Democratic Republic of Congo following a major offensive by M23 rebels last year, the U.N. coordinator for the…

Tunisia has joined the long list of countries that are sending aide to the quake-hit Turkey and Syria. President Kais Saied had ordered "humanitarian aid" for countries, including over 15 tonnes of blankets and food, after they were hit…

Dozens aid and campaign groups called on Wednesday for international creditors to cancel a large portion of Ghana's debts as it struggles to contend with an economic crisis. Ghana's consumer inflation rose to 54.1% year-on-year in…

The summit between Japan and Africa ended on Sunday with a promise of $30 billion in investment in African aid. Speaking via video link, Japanese Prime-Minister, Fumio Kishida, also promised to pressure for an African seat at the UN…

The World Food Programme (WFP) says that a new convoy of 50 trucks was on its way to Mekele, the capital of Ethiopia's troubled Tigray region, which is threatened by famine. The World Food Programme (WFP) said it was pleased to announce…