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AU suspends membership of unrest-hit Sudan

The African Union (AU) on Wednesday announced it has suspended Sudan’s membership in the bloc. In a press statement, the peace and security council of the AU said Sudan’s membership has been suspended due to Monday’s “unconstitutional change of government”, which it said was an affront to the shared values and democratic norms of the continental body. The statement said the AU has decided in line with relevant instruments, to suspend, with immediate effect, the participation of …

Germany donates 163,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Somalia through COVAX

Somalia scaled up its battle to end the COVID-19 pandemic after receiving 163,000 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines from the Government of Germany through the COVAX Facility on Tuesday. “The Government of Germany has extended its valuable support to Somalia in the fight against COVID-19 and we would like to thank them for this,” said Dr. Fawziya Abikar Nur, the Minister of Health and Human Services of Somalia. “So far, 1.85 percent of our population has been fully …

World Bank suspends aid to Sudan after military coup

The World Bank said Wednesday it has suspended aid to Sudan following the military takeover that deposed the prime minister. “I am greatly concerned by recent events in Sudan, and I fear the dramatic impact this can have on the country’s social and economic recovery and development,” World Bank President David Malpass said in a statement. It was the latest blow to Sudan, which had just won its way back into good standing with major Washington-based …

IGAD climate center opens, facility expected to provide multi-hazard early warnings to Eastern Africa

Launch of the climate centre in Kenya. /CGTN The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) was officially opened on Wednesday by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. ICPAC is a designated regional climate center by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to provide climate services and early warnings to 11 East African countries. Speaking virtually during the …

Kenya gets $150 million World Bank credit for climate financing

The World Bank has granted Kenya 16.7 billion shillings (about 150 million U.S. dollars) to support the country’s climate action plan, the National Treasury said Wednesday. The Treasury said the money will be used to strengthen local resilience to the impact of climate change through a 10-year program dubbed financially locally-led climate action starting in 2020. “Climate change remains the biggest challenge of our age, with Kenya’s climate-sensitive economy being prone to droughts and floods with an …

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