These are additional notes to the Press Release on Pula Exchange Rate, of December 22, 2022, issued by the Ministry of Finance. Definition of Exchange Rate The exchange rate of a currency is how much one currency can be bought for each unit of another …
€65.5 million from the European Union, received through its Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO), has been immediately put to work by WFP to address the unprecedented needs caused by the global effects of the war in Ukraine, climate shocks, conflict, and…
After five consecutive below-average rains, the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa is expanding and deepening.Combined with insecurity and macroeconomic volatility, the impact of the drought on food and nutrition security has been devastating. A…
U.S. officials say food insecurity in Africa will worsen this year because of climate change, conflict, and market disruptions caused partly by Russia’s war on Ukraine.Speaking online to journalists Thursday from Malawi, Cary Fowler, special envoy for …
KIGALI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$7.2 million from the United States (through USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance) to provide life-saving food assistance in the form of cash transfers and tr…
Ask most people what they picture when thinking about natural “carbon sinks” – ecosystems that absorb and store greenhouse gases – and they’ll probably describe a forest. Reforestation is a common feature of climate change plans.But there’s another equ…
After three years of closed borders under its strict “zero-COVID” policy, China reopened its doors to allow international travelers in — and Chinese with cabin fever out — a move with economic implications around the world, including in Africa.On the c…
It’s a grim and all too common sight for rangers at some of Africa’s nature reserves: the bullet-riddled carcass of an elephant, its tusks removed by poachers. African elephant populations have fallen by about 30% since 2006. Poaching has driven the de…
