Seychelles: President Ramkalawan to attend 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) in UAE
The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr Wavel Ramkalawan will attend the upcoming 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28 UAE) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC ) to be held at Expo City, Dubai in November-December 2023, at the invitation of the President of the United Arab Emirates, […]
Hostages Arrive in Egypt via Rafah Border in Preparation for Travel to Israel
Hamas has released 24 hostages who had been held in the Gaza Strip and Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners, as a temporary ceasefire took hold after more than six weeks of war. In the first such exchange since Hamas seized more than 200 hostages in its deadly October 7 attack, the militant group set free […]
Cameroon Receives 331,200 Doses of Mosquirix Malaria Vaccines
Cameroon’s health minister, Manaouda Malachie, said that 42 of the 203 health districts in the nation will get the first shipment of vaccinations. As one of the countries in the Sub-Saharan region that suffers significant bouts of malaria cases, Cameroon is the first African country to officially receive this malaria vaccine. However, feasibility studies on […]
An Unabashed and Long-term Bet on Africa and African Businesses on the Global Stage Pays Off
Lagos-based Access Bank, one of Africa’s biggest banks, is close to finalizing a regulatory process to launch its first full banking service in Asia in the first quarter of 2024, the chief executive of its holding company. The Asian bank plan is part of a wider global expansion target which includes a strategy to expand […]
Study Shows Record-breaking Heatwave in Madagascar Would’ve been “Virtually Impossible” without Human-caused Global Heating
The extreme temperatures affected millions of very poor people but the damage to their lives was not recorded by officials or the media. Many governments in Africa lack the capabilities to record climate impacts. The scientists behind the report said this lack of information made implementing measures to avoid deaths very difficult. The study linking […]
Figures Underscore Sad Fact that Ethiopia’s Secondary Education Sector is in Crisis
In October 2023, Ethiopia’s minister of education, Berhanu Nega, disclosed several shocking figures on the outcomes of the 12th-grade national examination. Of the 3,106 schools that administered the 12th grade (secondary school leaving) examination for the 2022/23 academic year, 43% reported that none of their students had passed. And, for the second consecutive year, more […]
South Africa Plans to Tighten Up Regulation of Financial Markets, after a Top Bank Admitted to Rand-rigging
Legislation will be introduced next year to widen oversight of trading in over-the-counter derivatives and foreign currency, the National Treasury said on Friday. “Reforms already undertaken since the Standard Chartered misconduct between 2007 and 2013, as well as the additional reforms proposed, demonstrate government’s commitment to fair, transparent, and efficient financial markets,” it said in […]
Reforestation Efforts at Refugee Camp Bear Fruit
Officials in northern Cameroon say conflicts over food, water and other resources have greatly declined due to the planting of about half-a-million trees in and around a refugee camp. U.N. officials and rights groups visited the area to collect success stories on reforestation projects that also reduce climate shocks to share during the upcoming COP […]
Addressing Africa’s Tax Woes
On 22 November a resolution from the Africa Group at the UN passed overwhelmingly, marking a step towards a United Nations framework convention on international tax cooperation. This would shift control of international tax rules from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – formed of 38 richer countries – to the UN, where […]
How the Head of an Animal Rescue Centre in Khartoum Got Stranded Animals Out of a War Zone
Osman Salih said it was a “nerve-wracking couple of days” to get the stranded animals out of the Sudan Animal Rescue centre on the outskirts of the capital, Khartoum. Since war broke out seven months ago between Sudan’s national army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), managing the animals, including getting food supplies, has […]