A new tracking system to gather information on illegal elephant poaching has been put in place for the Central African Sub-region.

The United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has reported a decline in the number of confirmed Ebola cases in the three most affected Ebola hit countries of Liberia, Guinea and

Just over 20,000 malaria cases were detected in the hospitals of the central Huambo Province from January to March this year, compared to the 16,160 cases recorded in 2014.

Luanda — The prevalence of chronic malnutrition in Angolan children aged five and below has reached 29 per cent, informed last Monday, in Luanda, the nutritionist Futi Tati.

Masvingo — An outbreak of cholera has hit Chingwizi where nearly 3 000 Tokwe-Mukosi flood victims are resettled with three cases of the deadly disease recorded last week.

Organized crime and the illegal trade in natural resources continues to increasingly fuel the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) , according to a report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners.

Great progress has been made in expanding financial inclusion. The number of people worldwide having an account grew by 700 million between 2011 and 2014. 62 percent of the world’s adult population has an account; up from 51 percent in 2011. Three years ago, 2.5 billion adults were unbanked. Today, 2 billion adults remain without an account.

In 2050 there will be enough water to help produce the food needed to feed a global population expected to top nine billion, but overconsumption, degradation and the impact of climate change will reduce water supplies in many regions, especially developing countries, FAO and the World Water Council (WWC) have warned in a paper.

THE Migori county government has been praised for its efforts to control the cholera outbreak.

The disease broke out in February, killing 10 people.

A Japanese research team says it has developed a field test for Ebola that gives results in just over 11 minutes—down from the 90-minute test used now.

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