Les producteurs africains de Gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL) se tournent vers le gaz destiné au marché intérieur alors que la demande en électricité détermine le prochain cycle d’investissement

Source: Africa Press Organisation – French


Les producteurs de gaz émergents d’Afrique regardent de plus en plus au-delà des marchés d’exportation pour exploiter pleinement la valeur de leurs ressources. Si les projets de GNL restent essentiels pour attirer les investissements internationaux et générer des devises étrangères, les gouvernements à travers le continent mettent davantage l’accent sur l’utilisation du gaz naturel pour soutenir la production d’électricité nationale, le développement industriel et la sécurité énergétique régionale.

Cette évolution est de plus en plus visible le long du corridor gazier transatlantique, où les nouvelles découvertes offshore en Mauritanie et au Sénégal sont exploitées selon une stratégie de double marché : approvisionner les acheteurs internationaux de GNL tout en créant des infrastructures gazières nationales pour soutenir la croissance économique. Cette approche reflète un enjeu plus large auquel sont confrontés les producteurs africains : veiller à ce que les ressources naturelles se traduisent par une électricité abordable, des capacités industrielles et des avantages économiques à long terme.

« Les ressources gazières de l’Afrique doivent avant tout servir au développement africain », a déclaré NJ Ayuk, président exécutif de l’African Energy Chamber. « La prochaine génération de projets gaziers doit s’articuler autour de modèles capables d’attirer les investissements internationaux tout en garantissant une alimentation électrique fiable, une croissance industrielle et la sécurité énergétique pour les communautés à travers le continent. La création de marchés gaziers nationaux viables sera essentielle pour libérer pleinement le potentiel énergétique de l’Afrique. »

La Mauritanie apparaît comme l’un des premiers exemples de ce modèle « exportation plus marché intérieur ». Le projet de GNL « Greater Tortue Ahmeyim » (GTA), mené conjointement par la Mauritanie et le Sénégal, a commencé à produire du gaz fin 2024, marquant ainsi l’arrivée du premier grand projet de GNL de la région. Si les exportations de GNL restent un élément central du projet, les deux pays ont souligné l’importance de tirer parti des ressources gazières offshore pour répondre aux besoins énergétiques nationaux.

La Mauritanie poursuit actuellement l’un de ses plus importants projets d’infrastructure gazière nationale avec le projet de conversion du gaz en électricité de N’Diago. En juin 2026, le gouvernement a approuvé des contrats avec ACWA Power pour ce projet de centrale à gaz de 230 MW, d’un montant de 669 millions de dollars, qui devrait contribuer à la mise en place du premier réseau de gazoducs du pays et jeter les bases d’une utilisation du gaz à l’échelle nationale. Le projet vise à convertir les ressources gazières offshore en électricité, afin de soutenir l’activité industrielle et de réduire la dépendance vis-à-vis des importations de combustibles plus coûteux.

Le Sénégal poursuit une stratégie similaire à travers son secteur gazier émergent. Le projet Yakaar-Teranga, exploité par la compagnie pétrolière nationale sénégalaise Petrosen après son acquisition de la participation restante dans la licence, est principalement axé sur l’approvisionnement national en gaz. Le projet devrait fournir du gaz destiné à la production d’électricité et aux utilisateurs industriels, les premiers plans de développement visant une production d’environ 300 millions de pieds cubes par jour.

Cette approche montre comment les projets gaziers africains évoluent au-delà des modèles traditionnels d’exportation de GNL. Plutôt que de considérer la consommation nationale et les exportations comme des priorités concurrentes, les gouvernements recherchent de plus en plus des projets intégrés qui combinent la génération de recettes internationales et le développement économique local.

Cependant, la mise en place de ces marchés nécessite des investissements importants allant au-delà de la production en amont. Des réseaux de gazoducs, des installations de traitement du gaz, des centrales électriques et des infrastructures de transport seront tous nécessaires pour transformer les ressources offshore en un approvisionnement électrique fiable. Pour les investisseurs, les opportunités s’étendent à l’ensemble de la chaîne de valeur du gaz, de l’exploration et de la production aux infrastructures de transport et à la production d’électricité.

« Ces tendances seront abordées lors de l’événement Power Africa Today, dans le cadre de l’African Energy Week 2026, où les décideurs politiques, les services publics, les investisseurs et les entreprises du secteur de l’énergie examineront comment l’Afrique peut accélérer le développement de la conversion du gaz en électricité et mettre en place des systèmes énergétiques commercialement viables. Les discussions porteront sur le rôle du gaz naturel dans l’élargissement de l’accès à l’électricité, le soutien à l’industrialisation et la création de nouvelles opportunités d’investissement sur les marchés africains émergents », déclare NJ Ayuk, président exécutif de l’African Energy Chamber.

Alors que de plus en plus de pays africains poursuivent le développement de leurs ressources gazières, le succès de projets tels que N’Diago, GTA et Yakaar-Teranga pourrait servir de modèle pour montrer comment les nations riches en ressources peuvent concilier leurs ambitions d’exportation avec leurs priorités énergétiques nationales. La prochaine phase de l’industrie gazière africaine dépendra non seulement des volumes de gaz produits, mais aussi de l’efficacité avec laquelle celui-ci sera mis au service des économies, des entreprises et des communautés qui ont besoin d’une alimentation électrique fiable.

Distribué par APO Group pour African Energy Chamber.

APPEL A MANIFESTATION D’INTERET (AMI) : Le Groupe Galaxy engage la modernisation de son système d’information et lance un appel à manifestation d’intérêt pour le déploiement d’un Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) de nouvelle génération

Source: Africa Press Organisation – French


Le Groupe Galaxy (www.Galaxy-Energy.ltd), annonce le lancement d’un Avis à Manifestation d’Intérêt (AMI) destiné à présélectionner des intégrateurs qualifiés pour la mise en œuvre d’une solution ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) intégrée, modulaire et évolutive. Cette initiative constitue une étape clé du programme de transformation digitale engagé par le Groupe pour moderniser et harmoniser les processus de gestion de l’ensemble de ses activités. La solution recherchée devra permettre d’harmoniser les processus de gestion du Groupe, de renforcer la fiabilité des données, d’améliorer le pilotage opérationnel et financier, de sécuriser les flux inter-compagnies et de disposer d’un système d’information adapté à une organisation multi-entités.

Les candidats intéressés devront justifier d’une expérience confirmée dans la mise en œuvre de solutions ERP pour des organisations multi-compagnies ou complexes, ainsi que de compétences avérées sur les volets fonctionnel, technique, sécurité, migration de données, conduite du changement et support post-déploiement. Le dossier de manifestation d’intérêt devra comprendre notamment : une lettre de manifestation d’intérêt, une présentation de la société, une note de compréhension du projet, les références de projets similaires, les CV des principaux experts proposés, une présentation de la méthodologie générale ainsi que les certifications ou partenariats pertinents. Les dossiers complets devront être transmis par voie électronique au plus tard le 17 août 2026, à l’adresse guy.gbla@galaxy-energy.ltd, avec pour objet : « Manifestation d’intérêt – Intégrateur ERP Groupe – AMI-ERP-GALAXY-2026 ».

Le présent avis ne constitue pas une attribution de marché. Les candidats présélectionnés pourront être invités à participer à une consultation restreinte sur la base de Termes de Référence détaillés qui leur seront communiqués ultérieurement.

Distribué par APO Group pour Galaxy Energy.

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À propos du Groupe Galaxy :
Le Groupe Galaxy est un conglomérat d’entreprises opérant dans les domaines de l’amont et l’aval pétrolier, et les médias. Fort d’une centaine de collaborateurs, le Groupe poursuit une stratégie de croissance qui s’appuie sur la structuration de ses opérations, la fiabilité de ses données et l’excellence de son pilotage autour de trois (3) principaux véhicules : Orion Oil Ltd, Trident OGX Congo et Forbes Afrique. Créé en 2004, Orion Oil Ltd est le véhicule historique du Groupe dédié au trading de produits pétroliers, avec des activités à Abidjan, Brazzaville, Kinshasa, Londres et Genève. Trident OGX Congo est spécialisé dans l’exploration, l’extraction et la commercialisation du pétrole brut et du gaz en République du Congo. La société vise à contribuer à l’augmentation de la production nationale de pétrole brut, avec l’ambition de devenir, un acteur majeur de l’industrie pétrolière et gazière en Afrique centrale. Forbes Afrique est fondé en 2012. Le Groupe détient une licence pour développer la franchise Forbes dédiée à l’Afrique francophone. Le Groupe Galaxy aspire à poursuivre son développement dans les secteurs de l’électricité et des finances en Afrique, en s’appuyant sur une organisation structurée, des activités diversifiées et une présence régionale croissante.

Police assure of uninterrupted supply of rape kits

Source: Government of South Africa

Police assure of uninterrupted supply of rape kits

Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia has sought to reassure South Africans that there is no shortage of adult or child rape evidence collection kits anywhere in the country.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Ministry of Police said rape evidence collection kits remain available nationwide, with additional supplies currently being distributed as part of routine procurement and stock replenishment processes.

The Ministry said the deliveries are proceeding according to plan to ensure health and policing facilities remain adequately stocked and that services to survivors of sexual violence are not disrupted.

Cachalia described gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) as one of South Africa’s most pressing national challenges, saying the South African Police Service (SAPS) remains committed to ensuring that victims of sexual violence are treated with dignity, compassion, and urgency.

The Ministry emphasised that rape evidence collection kits play a vital role in the criminal justice system by enabling the collection of forensic evidence that supports police investigations and strengthens criminal prosecutions.

According to the statement, the continued availability of the kits is intended to ensure that forensic evidence can be collected promptly, helping investigators build cases and hold perpetrators accountable in court.

The assurance comes amid ongoing national efforts to strengthen the country’s response to GBVF and improve support services for survivors of sexual violence. – SAnews.gov.za 
 

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SARS warns public against new scam

Source: Government of South Africa

SARS warns public against new scam

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has warned the public of a new scam circulating via SMS and email claiming that recipients are owed a refund and directing them to a fraudulent website to claim it.

SARS said that scammers are now using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate professional-looking email templates that are harder to identify as fraudulent.

“If you receive it, please delete and block it. If in doubt, email the SARS IT Security team or visit the Scams and Phishing webpage to see the latest scam examples,” SARS advised taxpayers.

The security team can be contacted at phishing@sars.gov.za, and the phishing webpage is at https://www.sars.gov.za/targeting-tax-crime/scams-and-phishing/. Taxpayers can also contact the Fraud and Anti-Corruption Hotline on 0800 00 2870.

Members of the public are randomly emailed false “spoofed” emails that appear to be from SARS but are in fact fraudulent attempts to entice unsuspecting taxpayers to part with personal information, such as bank account details.

Examples include emails that appear to be from returns@sars.co.za or refunds@sars.co.za indicating that taxpayers are eligible to receive tax refunds.

These emails contain links to false forms and fake websites made to look like the “real thing” but with the aim of fooling people into entering personal information such as bank account details, which the criminals then extract and use fraudulently.

SARS said it will never request passwords, one-time PINs (OTPs), banking PINs, or eFiling login credentials through email, SMS, social media, or telephone.

“Taxpayers must use only official SARS channels and verify the credentials of any tax practitioner before sharing personal information. For a tax practitioner to charge you for their services, they must be registered,” SARS said.
Taxpayers can check whether a tax practitioner is registered with SARS and a Recognised Controlling Body (RCB) via https://secure.sarsefiling.co.za/TaxPractitionerQuery.aspx.

SARS taxpayers should take note of the following:
•    Do not open or respond to emails from unknown sources.
•    Beware of emails that ask for personal, tax, banking, and eFiling details (login credentials, passwords, PINs, credit/debit card information, etc.).
•    SARS will never request your banking details in any communication that you receive via post, email, or SMS. However, for the purpose of telephonic engagement and authentication purposes, SARS will verify your personal details. Importantly, SARS will not send you any hyperlinks to other websites—even those of banks.
•    Beware of false SMSs.
•    SARS does not send .htm or .html attachments.
•    SARS will never ask for your credit card details.

SAnews.gov.za

 

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Côte d’Ivoire – Éducation nationale/8eme edition du concours national Web Art Creativity (WAC) : 20 etablissements scolaires presentent 36 projets innovants en phase finale

Source: Africa Press Organisation – French


La phase finale de la 8ème édition du concours national Web Art Creativity (WAC) à laquelle participent 20 établissements scolaires représentant 16 Directions régionales et porteurs de 36 projets innovants, s’est ouverte, le mercredi 25 juillet 2026 au lycée professionnel de Jacqueville.

Représentant le ministre de l’Education nationale, de l’Alphabétisation et de l’Enseignement technique, N’Guessan Koffi, l’inspectrice générale de l’Éducation nationale, coordonnatrice chargée de la Vie scolaire, Dafou Marie Reine Ogou, a fait le lancement de la phase finale de cette compétition destinée aux collégiens et lycées, et visant à les encourager à concevoir des solutions technologiques et artistiques répondant aux défis concrets de leur environnement scolaire et social.

« Le Web Art Creativity constitue désormais une plateforme nationale de découverte, de formation et de promotion des jeunes talents dans les domaines du numérique, de la création digitale, de la programmation informatique, du multimédia, du design graphique, de la robotique éducative, de l’intelligence artificielle et des technologies émergentes », a soutenu Ogou Dafou Marie Reine

A l’en croire, à travers cette initiative portée conjointement par la Direction de la Vie scolaire (DVS) et la Direction des Technologies et des Systèmes d’Information (DTSI), le ministère traduit en actes sa volonté de préparer une jeunesse capable d’évoluer dans une économie mondiale fondée sur le savoir, l’innovation et les compétences numériques.

« L’école ivoirienne ne doit plus seulement transmettre des connaissances ; elle doit aussi développer chez les apprenants la créativité, l’esprit d’innovation, la culture entrepreneuriale, la maîtrise des technologies numériques, la résolution de problèmes et le travail collaboratif. C’est précisément cette ambition que poursuit le Web Art Creativity », a-t-elle dit.

De leurs côtés, DTSI, Yénataban Koné et le DVS, Gboko Kouakou Adjoumani, ont réaffirmé leur engagement à poursuivre les actions de promotion des talents scolaires et de l’innovation éducative afin de contribuer efficacement à la formation de citoyens compétents, responsables et aptes à accompagner le développement de notre Nation.

Selon Gboko Kouakou Adjoumani, à t travers les 41 Directions régionales du pays, plus de 1 500 élèves ont conçu et présenté des projets numériques dans plusieurs domaines liés aux technologies de l’information et de la communication : « Au terme des différentes phases de présélection, 103 élèves, représentant 16 Directions Régionales ont brillamment obtenu leur qualification pour cette grande finale nationale ».

Les résultats de ce concours placé sous le thème « L’Innovation numérique et technique au Service de l’Education et de notre société », seront connus vendredi. L’établissement vainqueur du Super prix bénéficiera d’une salle multimédia moderne équipée de 21 ordinateurs et d’un écran interactif, pour une valeur totale de 20 millions FCFA.

Les catégories cibles sont Programmation et Intelligence artificielle (IA), Robotique et IoT, Création multimédia et Web Design et enfin Recherche documentaire.

En plus des 1er, 2ème et 3ème prix dans chacune des quatre catégories, un prix spécial Innovation féminine va récompenser les projets portés par des jeunes filles dans les filières STEM (Sciences, Technologie, ingénierie et Mathématiques).

Distribué par APO Group pour Portail Officiel du Gouvernement de Côte d’Ivoire.

Seychelles recognizes the African Union (AU) for its attendance of its Jubilee Independence Anniversary

Source: APO


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On the final day of the Council, Ambassador Faure, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora of the Republic of Seychelles, conveyed Seychelles’ appreciation to H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, for graciously attending the national celebrations marking the 50th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Seychelles. He highlighted the role that the continental body had played in the country’s struggle for Independence. These remarks were welcomed with a general applause by the Council.

During the concluding proceedings, the Executive Council considered the draft working programme and the declaration of the 8th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting which is scheduled to take place on 4th October 2026 in El Alamein, Egypt.

The Council also considered and adopted the decisions emanating from its 49th Ordinary Session, reflecting the outcomes of deliberations on key continental priorities and matters on the AU agenda, including the Commission’s new scale of assessment for membership. Ambassador Barry Faure expressed Seychelles’ support for the Harmonised Option, noting that it is underpinned by the principles of capacity to pay, solidarity and equitable burden-sharing among AU Member States.

Ambassador Barry Faure also expressed support for the adoption of the Terms of Reference of the AU Steering Committee on Partnerships, and welcomed the Permanent Representative Committee’s role, with the Commission, in ensuring its consistent use in negotiating outcome documents across AU Partnership processes.

The conclusion of the Executive Council paves the way for the 8th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting, which will bring together members of the AU to further strengthen coordination and advance Africa’s integration agenda.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, Republic of Seychelles.

Ministro Clóvis Silva visita Imprensa Nacional de Cabo Verde

Source: Africa Press Organisation – Portuguese –

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O Ministro da Justiça, Presidência do Conselho de Ministros, Assuntos Parlamentares e Comunicação Social, Clóvis Silva, visitou, nesta manhã de terça-feira, 29 de julho, a Imprensa Nacional de Cabo Verde (INCV).

Segundo Clóvis Silva, “o INCV é o depositário de tudo aquilo que representa a publicitação dos atos públicos para conhecimento dos cabo-verdianos, para garantir a sua validade, e é um serviço que tem de ter segurança e qualidade.”

O Ministro partilhou com a administração do INCV a visão do novo Governo que aposta na implementação da agenda “Cabo Verde para Todos” para abranger todos os setores de atividade. E no caso do INCV, “é um serviço que tem de ser melhorado na sua qualidade, expandido e integrado através da cooperação com outros Ministérios.

Há necessidade de se garantir mais autonomia ao país quanto à prestação de alguns serviços que estamos, no momento, a solicitar a outros países. Podemos trabalhar para que possam ser feitos internamente, com menos custos, sem pôr em causa a relação com outros países”.

O Governante, que responde pela área de Comunicação Social, garantiu ter saído “agradado” com o que viu no INCV, pois segundo ele “há organização, interesse, vontade, motivação e um controlo de segurança dos serviços bastante sério.

Ao nível do quadro de pessoal, o Ministro salientou que vai dar uma atenção especial, porque “há pessoas com mais de 40 anos de trabalho e estão cansadas, desmotivadas e queixam-se de tratamento desigual. Deixamos aqui uma mensagem de positividade. “

A visita insere-se no âmbito do programa de contactos institucionais que o Ministro vem realizando desde a sua recente tomada de posse e tem como principal objetivo permitir inteirar-se do funcionamento da instituição, conhecer de perto a sua realidade, bem como trocar impressões com a administração sobre os principais desafios, projetos e perspetivas da Imprensa Nacional de Cabo Verde, enquanto entidade sob a sua superintendência.

Distribuído pelo Grupo APO para Governo de Cabo Verde.

African Union Executive Council Successfully concludes its 49th Ordinary Session

Source: APO

The Forty-Ninth Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council successfully concluded today its 29 July 2026, at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, following two days of deliberations by Ministers of Foreign Affairs and other Ministers designated by the Member States of the African Union. The meeting considered a broad range of strategic, institutional and policy matters aimed at advancing continental integration, strengthening African Union institutions and accelerating the implementation of Agenda 2063. 

During its Closed Session, the Executive Council considered the Report of the 52nd Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC) and deliberated on a broad range of issues relating to the financial, budgetary and administrative management of the African Union, multilateral cooperation, economic and trade affairs, institutional governance and accountability, as well as the Report of the Commission on the Implementation of the Skills Audit and Competency Assessment (SACA).

The Executive Council also considered the outcomes of the African Union Retreat on G20 Engagements, the progress report on the implementation of the Roadmap for the African Union Theme of the Year 2026, “Ensuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve Agenda 2063 Goals,” as well as the progress reports of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the African Medicines Agency (AMA).

In addition, the Council considered the reports of the Executive Council Committees and other Ministerial Committees, including those on the Scale of Assessment and contributions and the Committee of Fifteen Ministers of Finance (F15), the implementation of Agenda 2063, African candidatures within the international system, and the acceleration of the ratification, accession and implementation of OAU/AU treaties.

The Council further considered the appointment of members of the African Union Board of External Auditors (BoEAs). It also reviewed the draft working documents and declaration for the Eighth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting between the African Union, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), scheduled to be held on 4 October 2026 in El Alamein, Egypt, and Council adopted the corresponding decisions of its Forty-Ninth Ordinary Session.

Addressing the closing ceremony, H.E. Ambassador Édouard Bizimana, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation of the Republic of Burundi and Chairperson of the Executive Council, and H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, commended Member States for their constructive engagement and the spirit of consensus that characterised the session. They reaffirmed the Executive Council’s commitment to advancing the African Union’s integration agenda and delivering on the aspirations of Agenda 2063.

They also expressed their appreciation for the diligent work of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC), whose preparatory deliberations laid a strong foundation for the successful outcomes of the Executive Council.

Chairperson Youssouf and Minister Bizimana further congratulated Burundi on its commitment to implement the 0.2 per cent levy, while commending Angola, Ethiopia and Kenya for joining the Union’s Tier One contributors. They described these decisions as significant milestones in advancing the African Union Reform Agenda and strengthening the Organisation’s financial sustainability and self-reliance.

Throughout the two-day meeting, the Council reaffirmed the importance of strengthening African Union institutions, enhancing coordination among Member States, and promoting collective action to address the continent’s development priorities. Discussions also underscored the need to accelerate implementation of Agenda 2063 and reinforce Africa’s common positions on regional and global issues.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Union (AU).

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Hunger hampers Ebola response as cases top 3,200 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo)

Source: APO


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Ebola feeds on delay, fear and hunger,” said Carl Skau, acting Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP). “Stopping this outbreak requires all hands on deck and communities at the centre.”

Declared in eastern DRC on 15 May, the Ebola outbreak is the fastest growing on record. Full-blown Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus is marked by severe bleeding and a fatality rate of around 40 per cent.

What you need to know

  • This is the largest Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus to date, according to the latest update from the World Health Organization (WHO)
  • 48 health zones across five provinces in eastern DRC are affected: Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Tshopo and Haut-Uele
  • Ituri, the outbreak’s epicentre, remains one of the country’s most severe hunger hotspots, with 1.9 million people facing crisis levels of food insecurity or worse
  • More than 2.65 million people in the 48 Ebola-affected health zones face acute food insecurity, including more than 628,000 people in emergency conditions, according to the UN-backed global monitor Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)

‘Food is frontline Ebola containment’

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) issued a stark warning that food assistance and logistics are critical to containing the outbreak.

“Food assistance is frontline Ebola containment,” Mr. Skau said. “It helps families stay home, supports safe isolation, builds trust with communities and keeps health teams moving. We know what works. What we need now is the speed and resources to scale it before this outbreak outruns the response.”

Such efforts also help reduce movement of people in search of food, supports safe isolation, lowers the risk of harmful coping strategies and creates the social conditions for health actors to operate safely and effectively, the agency said.

What’s the UN doing?

The UN is actively helping authorities respond to the outbreak, including through its food agency, WHO and its children’s fund, UNICEF.

Here are highlights of some WFP efforts in DRC:

  • Since the onset of the outbreak, the agency’s UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) has operated 495 flights, transported 3,395 humanitarian responders and delivered 56 metric tonnes of essential cargo to frontline locations, including newly affected provinces such as Haut-Uele and Tshopo
  • WFP has delivered more than 160,000 hot meals to patients, contacts and frontline workers in 17 treatment and isolation centres
  • WFP has also provided dry food rations to 23,000 people in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri, including 14,000 people under quarantine with monthly food assistance
  • An additional 36,000 people in Ebola-affected zones have been reached with general food assistance

Challenges ahead

Speed and resources are the main challenges, and every delay gives Ebola more room to spread, while gaps in logistics, food assistance and community support risk weakening containment efforts, according to WFP.

At the same time, insecurity, access constraints, community unrest and limited operational capacity in newly affected areas continue to complicate surveillance, supply movements and response scale up.

To sustain all operations in DRC for the next six months, WFP requires $293.6 million, which includes funding emergency logistics and food assistance in Ituri and other affected areas.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of UN News.

Somalia: Children facing deadly hunger as admissions for severe malnutrition nearly triple in six months

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The number of children receiving treatment for the most dangerous form of malnutrition in Baidoa, south central Somalia, nearly tripled in six months, according to new figures from Save the Children’s stabilization centre in the region [1], warning over the country’s worsening drought and hunger crisis. 

Health care workers at Save the Children’s Baidoa stabilization centre treated 400 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition with other medical complications in June – nearly three times as many as the 143 admitted in January.

In total, the stabilization centre treated 1,405 children between January and June 2026, a 177% increase compared with the 507 children treated a year ago. 

Poor rainfall, reduced harvests, livestock losses, reduced foreign aid, high food prices, and weaker household purchasing power is driving this worsening hunger crisis in Baidoa, said Save the Children. 

The deterioration in hunger and malnutrition also comes as Somalia marks 15 years since a famine was declared 20 July 2011, killing over 250,000 people, about half of them children under five.

Admissions to the centre’s outpatient programme, which treats moderate acute malnutrition cases also saw a sharp 268% increase in the first four months of the year. However, stock-outs of ready-to-use therapeutic food and other essential supplies due to aid cuts and the conflict in the middle east has meant that families are no longer able to receive treatment and many have stopped going to the centre, Save the Children said, leading to a sharp decline in admissions from April onwards [2]. 

While faced with a worsening drought and hunger crisis, aid organizations are also grappling with steep funding shortfalls, with more than 300 nutrition facilities reportedly closed across Somalia this year [3], reducing access to treatment for vulnerable children and families. This has caused a dangerous decline in number of people receiving humanitarian assistance, with only 12% of people in need being reached [4]. 

In May, data from the global hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), showed that about half of children under 5 in Somalia are facing acute malnutrition with Burhakaba district in the Bay region of southwest Somalia classified to be facing the risk of famine through June 2026 – the first time such a classification has been announced in Somalia since the devastating drought of 2022.

As well as hunger, disease outbreaks are multiplying the risks for children in Somalia, with the outbreaks of measles, cholera and acute watery diarrhoea worsening malnutrition among children. The Federal Government of Somalia declared a drought emergency in November 2025, its first such declaration since the country narrowly averted famine in 2022, but resources are still outpacing needs.

Aisha*, 27, whose two-year-old daughter Ayan* was treated for severe acute malnutrition at the centre after the family was displaced by drought, said:

“We used to depend on farming and livestock keeping. However, the drought affected our livelihoods and forced us to leave our home and move to Baidoa. 

“My two-year-old daughter, Ayan*, became seriously ill. Her illness began with a fever and later developed into diarrhoea and sores in her mouth. 

“When we first arrived, she was not eating anything. However, after receiving treatment, she began eating well. She even started asking for the food I was eating.”

Mustaf, a doctor at the Save the Children-supported stabilisation centre in Baidoa, said:

“This year, the number of children we are treating has doubled or even tripled compared with previous years, mainly because of the severe drought. Pastoralists have lost their livestock and farmers have suffered repeated crop failures.

“We depend heavily on humanitarian assistance from organisations such as Save the Children. Should that assistance decrease, we will be unable to continue providing essential services. Medicines and equipment will run short, and many children whose lives could have been saved may not receive the treatment they need.” 

Mohamud Mohamed Hassan, Save the Children’s Country Director in Somalia, said: 

“Fifteen years ago, the world watched Somalia’s children die in a famine that early warnings failed to stop. Today those warnings are flashing again in the same regions, and the children reaching our centre in Baidoa are more severely ill than we have seen in years.

“The difference between a warning and a tragedy is whether the response arrives in time. In 2011 it did not. We cannot let Bay Region’s children pay that price twice.”

“We know how to prevent this. What is missing is not knowledge but funding and speed. If assistance reaches Bay Region now, these children will recover and go home. If it comes late, we will be counting a cost we promised in 2011 never to repeat. The world now has to match that urgency.”

Save the Children is calling for an urgent and sustained scale-up of food security, nutrition, health and water and sanitation assistance in Bay region and other hotspots, and for the funding needed to reach children before Burhakaba crosses the line into famine.

Save the Children has worked in Somalia since 1951, delivering health, nutrition, education, child protection and emergency assistance for children and their families.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Save the Children.