Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.wfp.org/stories/choosing-challenge-women-world-food-programmeKonjit Kidane, WFP Chief of Procurement. Photo: WFP. At the beginning of the 1990s, I was working for an NGO in my home country of Ethiopia. The World Food Programme (WFP) was expanding its logistics operations in the country at the time, so I went for an interview and was given a temporary assignment and that’s how my journey with WFP started.Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:04:00 +0100wfp-71102c8f9ad71b04c3f994cd3c7e606awfpen9.02274 38.7468NaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidUNbodiesMary O’NeillUnited NationsRegional BureauSupply ChainWorld Food ProgrammeWFP20210309120400https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/440836/drc-magnitude-45-earthquake-occurs-near-goma-in-north-kivu-province-at-around-0125-cat-feb-10Event. A magnitude-4.5 earthquake occurred in North Kivu Province in DRC at around 0125 CAT Feb. 10. The epicenter was about 85 km (53 miles) northwest of Goma. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles), and weak shaking was probably felt throughout North Kivu and parts of northern....Wed, 10 Feb 2021 02:46:00 +0100garda-com-9ea1d1cd6c733db7479e6f4d6d52f87cgarda-comen-2.00272421653044 29.9228185553401NaturalDisasters20210210024600https://exbulletin.com/uncategorized/788134/8:57 AM | Posted by: Earthquake Monitor. 4.2 Earthquake March 11 2:36 am (GMT -6) A 4.2-magnitude earthquake near Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico, was reported just 21 minutes ago by the National Seismic Service of Mexico (SSN), which is the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Mexico.Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:55:00 +0100exbulletin-318edadf9b9b2a8379a7d8da0b586a2bexbulletinen15.42777 -92.898338NaturalDisasters20210311205500https://allafrica.com/stories/202103110616.htmlDar es Salaam An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 struck off the Mara region, the Regional Commissioner has confirmed. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit 20 km SSW of Tarime, Mara in Tanzania.Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:51:00 +0100allafrica-07b583083e38cbcb7d47d9b4bd50c9c9allafricaen-0.09516 34.74733NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyAdam Malima20210311205100https://allafrica.com/stories/202103110411.htmlDar es Salaam An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 struck off the Mara region, the Regional Commissioner has confirmed. The Mara Regional Commissioner (RC) Adam Malima told The Citizen over the phone today, March 11, 2021 that the earthquake started amid 4:50am and it struck for almost 58 seconds.Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:57:00 +0100allafrica-aad88db6a9ca50fb30edcae5b3686e05allafricaen-2.515313 32.88945NaturalDisastersAdam Malima20210311115700https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/earthquake-of-4-7-magnitude-hits-mara-tanzania-3319036Summary. Tremors were then felt in Kenyans towns including Nairobi, Kisumu, Homabay, Kilgoris, Siaya and Migori. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit 20 km SSW of Tarime, Mara in Tanzania. Advertisement. Dar es Salaam. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:56:00 +0100theCitizen-98ce21774b664e89c445d159bbc0bd8ctheCitizenen-0.09516 34.74733NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyAdam Malima20210311115600https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/63155-50-students-rushed-hospital-after-earthquake-kisiiafter they sustained injuries from a stampede that happened at around 4am. The stampede is said to have been caused by an M4.7 earthquake that happened near the Kenya/Tanzania boarder. "We received a distressed call that some girls got injured due to the earthquake that took place around that time.Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:46:00 +0100kenyamoja-fa0d698e36c12e33ddeb687497f7c3cfkenyamojaen-0.670209 34.768791NaturalDisastersAmos Mariba20210311114600https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/earthquake-of-4-4-magnitude-hits-mara-tanzania-3319036Summary. No deaths, injuries or destruction of properties have been reported by the time of the RC’s interview with The Citizen this morning. Advertisement. Dar es Salaam . An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 struck off the Mara region, the Regional Commissioner has confirmed.Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:19:00 +0100theCitizen-9645c8f43c8bf1a8e295bbf40b39f09dtheCitizenen-2.515313 32.88945NaturalDisastersAdam Malima20210311081900https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/453671/tanzania-magnitude-47-earthquake-occurs-in-mara-region-at-around-0447-eat-march-11Event. A magnitude-4.7 earthquake occurred in northern Tanzania, near Lake Victoria at the Tanzanian-Kenyan border, at around 0447 EAT March 11. The epicenter was about 20 km (13 miles) south-southwest of Tarime. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles), and weak shaking probably....Thu, 11 Mar 2021 04:27:00 +0100garda-com-841fcb708b46b0ad1906deec1918ac35garda-comen-1.71003195016238 34.0973521098094NaturalDisasters20210311042700https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/124119/Moderate-47-quake-hits-near-Musoma-Musoma-Municipal-North-Mara-Tanzania.htmlA shallow magnitude 4.7 earthquake was reported early morning near Musoma, Musoma Municipal, North Mara, Tanzania. According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit on Thursday 11 March 2021 at 4:47 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface.Thu, 11 Mar 2021 03:12:00 +0100volcanodiscovery-17d4a944bbbd5c3432fb6658aca1c32cvolcanodiscoveryen-1.495677 33.802818NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20210311031200