A new IPC analysis finds 3.6 million Ugandans in acute food insecurity, with refugees and Karamoja hardest hit, as a $61m joint appeal launches.

AfDB approves $487m for Morocco and $503.75m for Botswana to cushion energy shocks and drive reforms. What it means for development jobs.

Zambia’s cholera outbreak has reached 1,488 cases and 29 deaths across six provinces as an oral vaccination drive targets Lusaka and Chibombo.

UN rights office says drones killed at least 306 people in Sudan in early October, hitting markets, hospitals, shelters and water and power sites.

The World Bank’s first digital strategy and a shared AI computing plan focus on Africa. What it means for development jobs and skills.

US health aid to Kenya will drop from $414m in 2026 to $161m by 2030, shifting funds to government systems. What it means for NGO jobs.

Fighting in Ethiopia’s Moyale has pushed families into Kenya, where the Red Cross is aiding 1,000 households. What it means for NGO jobs.

A new GEF-funded, UNIDO-led circular electronics programme covers 16 countries, including nine in Africa. Here is what it means.

Forecasts point to a drier, hotter rainy season across southern Africa, with the biggest food security risks expected in 2027.

OCHA warns only 16 of 57 needed mobile health and nutrition teams are running in Amhara, with 10 set to close by the end of October.