Review panel finds UNRWA has mechanisms and procedures that ensure compliance with principle of neutrality
The review group will now develop concrete and realistic recommendations on how to address these critical areas to strengthen and improve the agency.
Red letter day: Trump races against time as deadline to pay $454 million fraud penalty nears
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee tried getting a bond for the full amount, which would have stopped the clock on collection during his appeal and ensured the state got its money if he were to lose.
Kenyan doctors make good their threat to paralyse services at public hospitals as strike enters week two
The striking doctors accuse the government of failing to implement a raft of promises, including a collective bargaining agreement signed in 2017 after a 100-day strike that saw people die from lack of care.
Kenya raises growth forecast in current fiscal year to 6.3 per cent, but doubt persists about unemployment
The ministry had said in February that it expected growth for this year and 2023 would be 5.5 per cent, up from 4.8 per cent in 2022.
Shipping companies worry about impact of return of Somali pirates in Indian Ocean waters on maritime trade
More than 20 attempted hijackings since November have driven up prices for armed security guards and insurance coverage and raised the spectre of possible ransom payments, according to five industry representatives.
Dry water taps in South Africa’s largest city spells danger to ruling ANC three months to polls
The public’s frustration is a danger sign for the ruling African National Congress, whose comfortable hold on power since the end of apartheid in the 1990s faces its most serious challenge in an election this year.
Haiti suspected gang members set on fire as conflict spreads to capital suburb
Earlier on Wednesday, Le Nouvelliste reported at least 15 people had been killed in attacks around Petion-Ville, home to several upscale hotels as well as around a dozen embassies. Residents there barricaded themselves inside their homes while armed men had carried out fresh attacks east of the city.
With one child dying every two hours, UN warns Sudan is on course to becoming world’s worst hunger crisis
Sudan plunged into chaos last April, when long-simmering tensions between its military led by Gen Abdel Fattah Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces commanded by Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo broke out into street battles in the capital, Khartoum.
Ethiopia’s largest bank loses $40 million after a technical glitch triggered withdrawals frenzy
The bank has not said how much was withdrawn, but Abe told reporters that half a million transactions were made during the glitch. A local newspaper reported that 2.4 billion Ethiopian birr ($42 million) was lost.
ATMIS assures Mogadishu its committed to ‘seamless’ transfer of mandate to Somali Security Forces
As part of the transition process, ATMIS withdrew 5,000 troops from Somalia and handed over 13 military bases to the SSF during the first and second phases of the drawdown last year. The third phase, targeting 4,000 troops, is scheduled to be completed by end June this year.
