Sightsavers Health Project Provides Hope For Millions To Avoid A National Eye Health Crisis
A health project in the Morogoro and Singida regions has shown that there is hope of avoiding a national eye health crisis in Tanzania. In 2022, it was estimated that 8.2 million people in the country had vision loss1 and without concerted effort these numbers could increase. ‘Boresha Macho’, a project from international development organisation Sightsavers, […]
Opportunities And Challenges Of Operating A Small Business In Africa
In today’s diverse global economy, we’re starting to see new business opportunities arise from emerging markets. Africa is experiencing a boom as SMEs are growing exponentially across the continent. This should come as no surprise. After all, there are 54 countries across Africa, with a population of 1.4 billion people. According to the World Economic […]
How New Advances In Healthcare Technology Improves The Lives Of South Africans Living With Diabetes
By Imke Erasmus, General Manager VitalAire Diabetes Diabetes is a chronic disease that causes significant challenges for patients. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), 24 million adults in Africa currently live with diabetes, and by 2045, the figure is expected to rise by 129% to 55 million. A recent IDF report also indicates that […]
Human Capital Africa Launches The Foundational Learning Scorecard In Malawi
Signs MoU with the Ministry of Education to support the improvement of foundational learning outcomes and praises Malawi’s ‘leading role’ in solving the learning crisis The Human Capital Africa (HCA) team, led by founder Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has completed a seven-day mission to Malawi to formally launch the Malawi Foundational Learning Scorecard, an accountability and […]
Street Vendors Of The World Meet In Kigali, Rwanda, For The 7th International Congress Of StreetNet
StreetNet International, a global alliance of street vendors and informal traders, will hold its 7th International Congress in May 2023. This event will feature more than 150 informal economy worker leaders, activists and street vendor representatives as well as invited guests from other trade unions from four continents and over 50 countries who will gather […]
‘Fully financing’ HIV response in Africa will save millions of lives: UNAIDS
© UNICEF/Rindra Ramasomanana – A mother-to-be is tested for HIV in Analanjirofo Region, Madagascar. New York, USA, 13 April 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Fully financing the HIV response in Africa will produce substantial health, social and economic gains for the continent, a new report backed by the UN agency devoted to ending AIDS (UNAIDS) has revealed. The report based on […]
Reveal of Africa.com’s 2023 Definitive List of Women CEOs
On April 19, 2023, to mark the evolution of Africa.com’s Definitive List of Women CEOs, Africa.com will host a webinar revealing the names of the women who are on Africa.com’s 2023 Definitive List of Women CEOs, Africa.com will present, for the first time, performance data showing how the share value in women-led companies compares to […]
For the First Time the Government of Kenya has Failed to Pay its Employees
Ministers, legislators, and civil servants are yet to receive their March salaries. Most county government employees and some civil servants were last paid reportedly in January. The national treasury needs at least $434 million to pay salaries and pensions every month. All pointers indicate that the crisis may persist for months. National treasury and economic […]
Eritrean Doctor Appeals for Conjoined Twins
A doctor caring for two-month-old, conjoined twins in Eritrea has appealed for help to determine whether they can be separated. Dr Zemichael Oqbe told BBC that the girls, born in the city of Keren, were joined at their heads and would need further MRI and CT scans, which cannot be done in Eritrea. The chief […]
Growing Threat in the Gulf of Guinea
A Singapore-registered oil tanker has been boarded by “unidentified persons” about 300 nautical miles (555km) off Ivory Coast in the Gulf of Guinea, the city-state’s port authority said. The tanker Success 9 had 20 crew members of various nationalities on board including one Singaporean. In a statement the MPA said it was working closely with the […]
