54 African Countries
Africa is a continent with clearly defined borders and 54 independent countries. The largest African country is Algeria, occupying around 7% of the continent’s territory. Seychelles is the smallest African country, occupying 115 islands stretching along the mainland’s eastern coast. Morocco is the most popular travel destination in this part of the world, South Africa […]
African Coffee And Wine Producers Reach Deep Into The Heart Of China
Export platform gives African exports direct access to Chinese consumers Standard Bank’s second Africa-China export matchmaking session for 2022 saw African coffee producers from Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, and South African wineries exhibit their brands to over 50 pre-selected Chinese importers gathered at the Hunan International Conference and Exhibition Centre in Changsha, China. Organised by […]
The Rockefeller Foundation Launches The Vaccination Action Network To Strengthen Health Systems
And Scale Up Covid-19 Vaccinations In Sub-saharan Africa Amref Health Africa selected as implementing partner to provide technical assistance for the new peer-to-peer learning network The Rockefeller Foundation announces the launch of the Vaccination Action Network (VAN), a USD$7.4 million locally-led, peer-to-peer learning initiative designed to engage public health decision-makers across sub-Saharan Africa and bolster their […]
Nigeria’s Proposed Ban On Donkey Slaughter Welcomed By Leading International Animal Welfare Charity
The world’s largest equine charity, The Donkey Sanctuary, has welcomed moves by the Nigerian government toward an outright ban on the slaughter of donkeys as well as the export of their skins. The charity is also shortly due to release its report on donkey farming, which clarifies why breeding donkeys is not a sustainable solution […]
PARM Urges For The Institutionalisation ARM Into National Agricultural Policies, Strategies & Investments
The Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) was delighted to be part of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, ANDE 2022 Regional Conference sponsors. The conference was held from 19 to 20 July 2022 in Accra, Ghana. The event was a great opportunity for PARM to promote Capacity Development in Agricultural Risk Management (ARM) at […]
Institut Pasteur de Dakar, African Risk Capacity, West African Health Organization, and AfriCatalyst Form an Alliance to Strengthen Epidemic Preparedness and Response
DAKAR, Senegal, 2 August 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) has entered into a partnership with the African Risk Capacity (ARC), AfriCatalyst and the West African Health Organization (WAHO) to strengthen outbreak preparedness and response to high consequence infectious diseases in West Africa such as Ebola, Marburg, Lassa fever, Meningococcal meningitis, and emerging pathogens of concern. The partnership […]
New Data Shows Migrants Changing Behaviours to Maintain Financial Obligations to Family Overseas as Inflation Rises
Globally, 78% of remittance senders agree that the cost of living has increased for themselves 75% of respondents said that the costs of living for those they send money to has increased since the start of the year Daily expenses, healthcare and educational support continue to be major reasons for sending 49% of respondents claimed to go out […]
ETHICORE Political Lobbying and Moharram & Partners form largest pan African and Middle East partnership
From left to right: Moustafa Moharram (CEO of Moharram and Partners), South African Ambassador to Egypt, H.E. Ntsiki Mashimbye and Abdul Waheed Patel (CEO of ETHICORE) CAPE TOWN, South Africa and CAIRO, Egypt, 2 August 2022,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Award winning and leading pan African public policy, regulatory and government affairs firm, ETHICORE Political Lobbying has […]
