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As a result of the attacks, OCHA reports that at least 80% of homes in the area have been destroyed or severely damaged, with 70% of the displaced suffering as victims of violence. Since March 31, IOM has conducted telephone interviews with 244 of the 512 households living in Tabarre Issa. According to the preliminary results of the survey, 84% had sought refuge with relatives, 15% were without a shelter and only 1% had remained in Tabarre Issa. While some households moved to the departments of Centre, Grand’Anse, South and South-East, the majority (96.5%) moved to the neighbourhoods of Vallée…

More needs to be done to effectively protect civilians, including boosting the military presence and patrols across the region and ensuring that the soldiers respect people’s rights, says HRW. The Islamist armed group Boko Haram has stepped up attacks on civilians in towns and villages in the Far North region of Cameroon since December 2020, killing at least 80 civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. The group has also looted hundreds of homes in the region. The government should take concrete measures to both increase protection to vulnerable communities and ensure a rights-respecting security force response to the worsening violence.…

Not only did Camidoh win a $500 present from IMANI Africa boss, Franklin Cudjoe for his performance at the maiden Entertainment Achievement Awards; he has also secured a gig in an upcoming show in London. Camidoh’s manager, George Mensah Britton, broke the news to Kwame Dadzie on Citi FM’s Celebrity Radar on Monday, March 29, 2021. “Because of your event [the Entertainment Achievement Awards], we are actually booked for a concert in London in July,” he disclosed. George intimated that Camidoh has performed on a lot of platforms, but his act at the Entertainment Achievement Awards has won him a…

The 2019 Auditor General’s report on Technical Universities has revealed those procurement breaches recorded in the various institutions were the highest in the year under review since 2015. The report was put together after the accounts of these educational institutions covering the period of January to December 31, 2019, were submitted for auditing. According to the 241-page document, the procurement irregularities of these institutions valued at GHS 48 million, a significant jump from what was recorded in 2015, GHS438,150. How did these irregularities occur? The report states that the irregularities came from “Intentional disregard for the Procurement Act, management’s inability…

The Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA) intends to meet with officials of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) later today over Monday’s demolition exercise and take-over of stalls at the Opera Square in Accra. GUTA says the meeting is to unravel circumstances leading to the siting of some containers by an unknown private developer possibly to take over the trading space in the Central Business District. Although the traders are pointing fingers at the AMA for masterminding the exercise in an attempt to evict them, the AMA has absolved itself from any involvement. Speaking on Eyewitness News, the Communication Director…

Only two of 20 countries that saw the highest levels of conflict in 2020 are projected to achieve widespread vaccination by mid-2022, with 18 unlikely to reach it until the start of 2023 or later. At a National Press Club event, Mercy Corps Chief Executive Officer Tjada D’Oyen McKenna highlighted linkages between COVID-19 and conflict, warning that “the longer conflict-affected countries wait for vaccines, the greater the risk that violence will increase.” Only two of the 20 countries that saw the highest levels of conflict worldwide in 2020 are projected to achieve widespread vaccination of their populations by mid-2022, with 18 unlikely to…

At least 24 million people need humanitarian assistance in Syria and the region. That is four million more than in 2020, and more than at any other time since the conflict began. On the eve of the fifth Brussels conference for Syria, the United Nations humanitarian, refugee and development chiefs have urged international donors to step up and stand with the millions of people in Syria and the region who depend on lifesaving humanitarian aid and livelihood support after a decade of war. With the added impact of COVID-19, there is no respite for civilians in Syria. They face increasing…

The food insecurity situation in Cabo Delgado has deteriorated due to violence that has disrupted the livelihoods of more than half a million people, who have had to leave behind crops and livestock. After their house was burned down, Abdul Selemane (44), his wife, two kids and mother fled Mocímboa da Praia, one of the districts most affected by insurgent attacks in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Leaving behind a farm full of crops, Selemane and his family found shelter in the Marrupa resettlement site in Metuge district, where they have been for four months. In Marrupa, Selemane has…

Forecasts suggest another below-average rainy season starting this month. In this event, sharp food security deteriorations beyond the current 1.4 million food-insecure is likely. Forecasts suggest another below-average rainy season starting in March 2021. Should this poor rainy season materialize, sharp food security deteriorations beyond the current 1.4 million food insecure people is likely. These shocking figures should not be considered business as usual. Immediate anticipatory action is required to prevent further deterioration in pockets of severe malnutrition and food insecurity. The underperformance of the October to December short rains meant that pasture availability was poor and crop harvests were…

South Africa’s radical left-wing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, is set to appear before the court on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, ammunition and three counts of contravening the Firearms Control Act. The East London Magistrate’s Court said the trial starts from August 23-27 for the EFF leader together with co-accused Adriaan Snyman. The duo accused of discharging a firearm at a rally in Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane near East London in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province in 2018. South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority Spokesperson Anelisa Ngcakani said they have a strong case against the…