Central African trade programme moves into action
Stories & Blogs ITCMar 30, 2026(News )Three international organizations have agreed on the strategic priorities and governance framework that will drive a five-year trade programme across Central Africa, marking the start of its operational phase.
ITC drives global momentum for small businesses in Cameroon
Stories & Blogs ITCMar 30, 2026(News )In launching the Global SME Ministerial process, ITC cemented a new international political space for the needs of small businesses.
WFP calls for safe humanitarian access as conflict escalates in South Sudan's Jonglei State
Stories & Blogs WFPJan 30, 2026(News )The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is today calling on all parties to the conflict to urgently halt military operations, de-escalate the situation, and allow safe humanitarian access to deliver life-saving food assistance to hundreds of thousan
Humanitarian aid cuts push millions deeper into hunger amid rising violence and population displacement in West and Central Africa
Stories & Blogs WFPJan 16, 2026(News )The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that without urgent resources and action, the most vulnerable people in West and Central Africa are headed for yet another dire year.
Flipping the script on critical raw materials: ITC Executive Director on Africa’s role.
Stories & Blogs ITCOct 15, 2025(News )No more “Scramble for Africa”: We need to flip the script. In the global conversation on critical raw materials, Africa needs to see itself as the prize.
Emergency food assistance grinds to a halt in Nigeria amid surging insecurity and record hunger
Stories & Blogs WFPJul 23, 2025(News )Without immediate funding, millions of vulnerable people will face impossible choices: endure increasingly severe hunger, migrate, or possibly risk exploitation by extremist groups in the region.
Millions risk losing access to humanitarian food assistance amid funding slowdown in South Sudan
Stories & Blogs WFPJul 22, 2025(News )Half the population of South Sudan – 7.7 million people – are facing severe hunger.
WFP expands footprint in Khartoum as families starts to return to devastated capital.
Stories & Blogs WFPJun 10, 2025(News )The needs are immense. We saw widespread destruction, limited access to water, healthcare, and electricity, and a cholera outbreak.
Conflict and rising food prices drive Congolese into one of the world's worst food crises according to new IPC data
Stories & Blogs WFPMar 27, 2025(News )2.5m more people have been pushed into acute food insecurity, as UN agencies grapple with increasing needs.
Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria at risk of food cuts as the World Food Programme faces severe funding crisis
Stories & Blogs WFPMar 07, 2025(News )The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will halt in April 2025 without urgent funding.