A Path to Belonging for People with Psychosocial Disabilities in Ghana
More Support Options Needed I first met Pamela (not her real name) in a spiritual healing center, known as a “prayer camp,” during my first visit to Ghana in November 2022. She was locked up in what looked like a prison cell, where she had been for more than a year on the basis of […]
Unlocking Africa’s Prosperity Through Value Chain Development
By: Ken D. Johnson Africa is a continent endowed with vast natural resources and untapped potential. However, translating these assets into sustained economic growth and prosperity for its people has been a persistent challenge. Today, Africa stands at a pivotal crossroads, and the key to its future prosperity lies in value chain development and the […]
Hormuud Telecom Convenes Somalia’s Private Sector In Talks To Unlock Self-Sufficient Food Production
Today, Hormuud Telecom, Somalia’s largest private sector employer opens its second Somali Success Stories Conference in Mogadishu. Uniting over fifty businesses in the country’s agricultural, fisheries and livestock sectors, the high-level forum is set to answer the question: why is Somalia a net importer of food, despite its abundant resources? Attended by the Prime Minister, the Minister for […]
COP28 President Says World Must Unite On Climate Action And Deliver In Dubai
COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber addressed a record number of ministers and delegations from around the world at the opening session of Pre-COP, declaring that the international community needs to unite on climate action and that “we have to come through. We must unite. We must act. And we must deliver in Dubai,” Pre-COP, […]
Heran Group Refreshes Brand, Ushers In New Era For Sustainable Economic Development In Africa
Heran Group Refreshes Brand, Ushers In New Era For Sustainable Economic Development In Africa Heran Group, an infrastructure development and international trading company operating in Africa that delivers manufacturing, real estate development and hospitality projects, and fosters international and regional trade, today revealed its new visual identity including a new website. The new logo and […]
Joint Media Release: Sovereing Risk Pool Summit
A Sovereign Risk pool summit took place on October 5, 2023 in London, UK, to facilitate strategic engagement across representatives of the African Risk Capacity Ltd (ARC Ltd), the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) including Central America, the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), , and the Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility […]
Gabiro Mtu Necessary Releases Music Video For Viral TikTok Hit ‘Pok Alando’
Kisumu-based rapper and singer, Gabriel Washington famously known as Gabiro Mtu Necessary has finally released the music video to his viral TikTok hit ‘Pok Alando’. With over 13 million video views on his TikTok videos, Mtu Necessary has built himself a new career as a content creator on the short videos platform with over 60,000 followers and […]
African, Asian Parliamentarians Debate How People-Centered Policies Aid Development Of Women, Youth
By Aimable Twahirwa Asian and African parliamentarians have committed to accelerate the implementation of a people-centered development agenda as the African continent continues to face rapid demographic change with several challenges, such as youth unemployment and gender inequities. During the African and Asian Parliamentarians’ Dialogue towards ICPD30 and AADPD10, which took place in October 2023 in […]
The European Union Makes Namibia a Key Part of a Major Infrastructure Development Plan
The southern African country has agreed to a partnership with the bloc to develop its renewable hydrogen capacity, backed by $1 billion in EU investments. The deal is part of the EU’s Global Gateway initiative, a plan to “mobilize” $322 billion in public and private investments to develop projects focused on green energy, transport infrastructure […]
Two Tanzanian Students Taken Hostage by Hamas in Gaza have been Named
Joshua Loitu Mollel and Clemence Felix Mtenga were in Israel as part of an agricultural internship programme, Israel’s foreign ministry said on X. They were among 260 Tanzanian students in Israel. Tanzania’s ambassador to Israel has assured both families the two governments were working together to secure their release. More than 230 hostages were taken […]
