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DR-Congo Facing Humanitarian Crisis - UN
Internally displaced persons camp north of Goma: The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the DR-Congo says a surge in violence in the country has created a serious humanitarian crisis.
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Refugee Influx Raises Tensions in South Sudan
Refugees at Batil Camp in South Sudan: A lack of food and water in Maban County is a major cause of death as well as a source of conflict.
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Uganda Moves From Emergency Aid to Recovery
Mine clearing equipment in Gulu: Where organisations used to provide emergency relief during Uganda's two-decade long war, mine clearance has made large areas of land safe for farming.
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Japanese Aid to Partner With Private Sector
The vice president of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency, Masato Watanabe, says despite the country's recession, commitments to development assistance will be maintained.
More Funding Needed in Malaria Fight - Report
Distributing free bednets in Zambia: The World Health Organization says U.S$3.6 billion in additional funding is needed before 2015 in order to avoid regression in the global fight against malaria.
Refugee Influx Raises Concerns in Kenya
A family of refugees receives food rations at Dadaab refugee camp: The Kenyan government has announced its intentions to transfer thousands of Somali refugees to camps in northern Kenya. More
A Look at Attitudes About Aid
A man bakes with an oven funded in part by the British government: In a recent public policy poll in the UK, the option to 'cut overseas aid' garnered a significant amount of support. More
ICT Transforming Relief, Development
Personal digital assistants used to record information on malaria: Information and communications technology is playing a central role in promoting development and humanitarian assistance in Africa. More
Donations Critical to Curbing Hunger in South Sudan, DRC
Food aid is dropped over South Sudan: The United Nations World Food Progamme says it needs an estimated U.S.$156 million to fight hunger in South Sudan and eastern DR-Congo. More
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- Uganda: Tough 2012 for Economy (EA Business)
- Africa: Forest Carbon Partnership Facility to Get Extra U.S.$180 Million Funding (Ghanaian Chronicle)
- Africa: World Economic Forum Report Offers View of Global Risks (IRIN)
- Sudan: EU Allocates U.S.$106 Million in Aid for Sudan and South Sudan (Sudan Tribune)
- Uganda: Red Cross Donates First Aid Tools to Ship (EA Business)
- South Sudan: How Aid Agencies Cheat Donors in the Name of South Sudan (SSNA)
- Rwanda: President's Speech At National Prayer Breakfast (News of Rwanda)
- Ethiopia: Back to the Basics (Addis Fortune)
- Uganda: Envoys Reveal Why Donor Funds Are Easily Stolen (New Vision)
- Kenya: USAID Supports Joint Peace-Building Activities (U.S. Embassy Nairobi)
- Uganda: Oil Firm Donates to Hailstorm Victims (EA Business)
- Uganda: World Bank Halts Aid to Civil Engineering Firm (EA Business)
- Somalia: UK Announces a New International Conference on Nation's Future (Government of Ethiopia)
- Liberia: Ministry of State Staff Present New Year Gifts to Patients At James N. Davies Memorial Hospital, Paynesville (Liberia Govt)
- Ghana: Ghana, U.S. Look to Continued Strong Partnership (State Department)
- Uganda: 'Aid Cuts Will Be Lifted' (New Vision)
- Central African Republic: Civilians Live in Fear Despite Talks Deal (ICRC)
- Central African Republic: Talks Reach Deal to End Rebellion (UN News)
- Sudan: South Sudan Accuses Sudan of Unilateral Creating Abyei Humanitarian Commission (Sudan Tribune)
- Rwanda: Who Benefits From Aid to Rwanda? (Independent)
- Kenya: Donate Towards Tana Delta Victims (The Star)
- Somalia: Humantarian Access to Somalia Improves Following Al Shabab Defeats (Shabelle)
- Africa: Preparing for Urban Disasters (IRIN)
- Central African Republic: UNHCR Seeks Immediate Access to Displaced Civilians (UNHCR)
- Africa: War and Hunger in the Central African Republic (ThinkAfricaPress)
- Sudan: 'We Did Not Want to Leave but We Could Not Stay' (MSF)
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