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Jul
23
2022
By The African Mirror
USAID pledges Kenya $255 mln to fight drought, appeals to rich countries to help

USAID pledges Kenya $255 mln to fight drought, appeals to rich countries to help

NEWS
THE U.S. development agency USAID said it would give Kenya $255 million in emergency assistance to tackle the severe drought. Some 4.1 million people in the East African nation are facing acute food shortages, the government says, while the number of cases of child malnutrition has surged by half in parts of the country to 942,000 in the last three months. The funding commitment comes in addition to the $65 million that USAID had already provided this year, USAID administrator Samantha Power said. "We need other countries to step up and join us," she said, warning that the food crisis…
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Sep
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Tigrayan forces accused of looting aid warehouses

Tigrayan forces accused of looting aid warehouses

NEWS
FORCES from Ethiopia's Tigray region in recent weeks looted warehouses belonging to the U.S. government's humanitarian agency in the Amhara region, USAID's Ethiopia director said on Tuesday. War broke out in the mountainous region last November between Ethiopian troops and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which controls the region. The conflict has killed thousands and caused a humanitarian crisis. After retaking control of most of Tigray in late June and early July, Tigrayan forces pushed into the neighbouring Afar and Amhara regions, displacing several hundred thousand more people from their homes. "We do have proof that several of our…
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Sep
25
2020
By The African Mirror
U.S. to provide $108 million aid to South Sudan

U.S. to provide $108 million aid to South Sudan

NEWS
THE United States would provide more than $720 million in humanitarian assistance for the response to the crisis in Syria and nearly $108 million for South Sudan. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun made the announcement on Syria at an event on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. He said the money would go "both for Syrians inside the country and for those in desperate need across the region." At the same event, Acting USAID Administrator John Barsa announced nearly $108 million for the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan. Biegun said the additional funds for Syria…
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