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New ITU figures show 42% of Africa’s population online against 76% globally, with implications for digital programmes and NGO careers.

Zimbabwe’s USD 14.33m Pandemic Fund project will upgrade labs and train over 10,000 health workers, with community work at its core.

WFP says it needs USD 40 million to keep feeding nearly 125,000 refugees in Burundi beyond December, as camp conditions remain a concern.

Uganda has started pulling troops from Somalia, with a full exit due by end-2027. We look at the security concerns and what they mean for aid workers.

The Netherlands will close its Harare embassy by 2028 but says active programmes, including a €100m health initiative, will run to 2030.

OCHA, UNICEF and WFP have launched insurance worth up to $40m to protect funding for action taken before disasters strike. Here is what it means for the sector.

The UN has begun liquidating its Western Sahara mission after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate, with staff and observers set to leave.

A new IPC alert says 28.8 million people in DR Congo face acute hunger through December, with conflict, Ebola and price rises compounding the crisis.

African negotiators want adaptation finance, trade and Green Climate Fund talks added to the COP31 agenda, setting up a possible opening-day dispute.

Zimbabwe’s cabinet says almost 200,000 citizens have returned from South Africa amid anti-migrant protests. What it means for aid groups and jobs.