Climate Change Imperils Africa’s Economic Progress: Urgent Calls for Global Carbon Tax at Africa Climate Summit
In a resounding call for international action, President William Ruto of Kenya addressed the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, underscoring the profound impact of climate change on Africa’s economic advancement. President Ruto stressed the urgency of a global dialogue on imposing a carbon tax on polluters, highlighting the dire consequences of inaction. The summit’s focus on […]
Making A Deliberate Investment In Women
Author: Yasmin Masithela, Managing Executive: Transactional Banking, Absa Corporate and Investment Bank The notion of Women Empowerment can be a tough concept to grasp. Considering that August commemorated Women’s Month in South Africa, estimates released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) Gender Gap report (2023) are disheartening, if we carry on at the same trajectory, […]
African Financial Institutions Unite to Safegard and Revitalize Nature
In response to a pressing biodiversity crisis imperiling the prosperity and sustenance of millions across Africa, prominent financial institutions on the continent are rallying behind an urgent plea to preserve and rejuvenate nature. The landmark “Nature Voices Pledge” is being launched by the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA), a collaborative membership organisation whose collective assets total US$390 […]
Regenerative Agriculture: Africa’s Sustainable Solution To Boosting Productivity Amidst Global Challenges
Dr Stella Kabiri, Lead Regenerative Agriculture at Sasakawa Africa Association Can Africa’s farmers produce “more with less”? Recently, profound global food supply shocks, intensified by climate change, the war in Ukraine and the effects of the pandemic, have disproportionately affected poorer and vulnerable populations in Africa. The Food Crises 2022 Global report revealed over 140 million people […]
Opera now offers up to 1.5GB of data per month for free to Safaricom users in Ethiopia, launching its first free data campaign in the country
OSLO, Norway, 5 September 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Opera – a leading global web innovator – is launching its free data campaign in Ethiopia. Partnering with Safaricom – which recently entered the Ethiopian market – the move follows Opera’s strategy of fostering increased internet access across the African continent. Free data campaigns have been a key […]
Exploring New Paths To A Sustainable, Low-Carbon Future
By Jan Fourie Executive Vice President: Sub-Saharan Africa Scatec As the world grapples with the urgency of climate change, we’re seeing a dramatic global shift towards renewable energy. Scatec, a global player in the renewable energy industry, is part of the global push towards ambitious, science-based emissions reduction targets. Scatec’s commitment to reducing absolute scope […]
$19.5 million to Boost Climate Resilience in Africa
FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investing arm of FSD Africa, today announces new investments totalling US$19.5 million to support climate adaptation and climate-aligned infrastructure projects in Africa and to promote the continent’s resilience to climate change. The investments in Acre Impact Capital’s Export Finance Fund I, Catalyst Fund and Camco’s Spark Energy Services, demonstrate FSDAi’s commitment to […]
A Step Towards Climate Resilience and Economic Growth
In a significant stride towards combatting climate change and promoting sustainable economic growth, an ambitious initiative to increase Africa’s carbon credit production by 19-fold before 2030 was announced at the inaugural climate summit hosted by Kenya. The summit, spearheaded by Kenyan President William Ruto, serves as a pivotal platform for African nations to showcase their […]
ApeX Pro’s New Smart Liquidity Pools Bring the Best of DeFi to Bybit
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 5 September 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Bybit, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange, is again collaborating with permissionless and decentralized trading platform ApeX Pro to open the door to ApeX Pro’s new Smart Liquidity Pool (SLP) where users can easily earn an attractive real yield on USD-pegged stablecoin, USDC. The SLP provides […]
The African Union COVID-19 Bingwa Initiative and The Access Challenge Join Forces to Drive COVID-19 Vaccinations Across Kinshasa and Lualaba Provinces in The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)April 24 – June 19, 2023
Kinshasa and Lualaba, DRC, 5 September 2023 /African Media Agency (AMA)/- Amidst the challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, leaders have taken unprecedented steps to combat the virus. Most recent statistics show that about 52% of Africans have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 versus about 70% globally .2, 4 Although there is still […]
