European Investment Bank Group and Mission Innovation team up to accelerate clean energy innovation
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group (www.EIB.org), which consists of the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund, and Mission Innovation are joining forces to support clean energy innovation worldwide. The announcement of the new partnership was made at a joint event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai. Building new […]
African Development Bank Group and the Prince’s Trust International Commit to Accelerate Wealth-Creating Youth Programmes
The President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), Dr Akinwumi Adesina and the CEO of the Prince’s Trust International (PTI), Will Straw, have met in London on 29 November 2023 to explore strategic partnerships to scale up youth employment, human capital, and entrepreneurship opportunities. With 1.4 billion people, Africa has the world’s largest proportion […]
Africa CDC And Mastercard Foundation Launch Phase 2 Of The Saving Lives And Livelihoods (SLL) Initiative To Strengthen Africa’s Public Health Systems
The Africa CDC and the Mastercard Foundation have entered a new phase of their partnership on the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative in the aftermath of WHO’s declaration of the end of COVID-19 pandemic as a public health emergency of international concern. The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative, a bold and unprecedented $1.5 billion partnership, […]
Catalyzing Momentum For Health Negotiations At COP28
By Dr Githinji Gitahi, Group CEO, Amref Health Africa and Special Envoy for Climate and Health for COP28, and Dr Martin Muchangi, Director – Population Health and Environment, Amref Health Africa. By now, there is no doubt that the climate crisis is a significant health crisis affecting people across the globe. This might be obvious […]
Conference of Parties (COP 28): African Development Bank’s $1 billion insurance facility to protect millions of farmers in Africa
The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has presented its planned $1 billion facility to provide insurance to more than 40 million farmers across the continent against severe impacts of climate change. The facility was widely praised by the World Food Programme (WFP), development agencies, insurance companies and the private sector during a side event at COP28 in […]
Leapfrogging Is Not the Quick Energy Fix the World Seems to Think It Will Be (By NJ Ayuk)
By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://www.EnergyChamber.org) As the hottest year ever recorded draws to a close, climate change is passing from theory to reality and gaining ever-increasing urgency in statehouses around the world. The goal of achieving net zero CO2 emissions worldwide by 2050 is widely agreed upon by climate experts as […]
Hormuud Salaam Foundation Sponsors Vital Health Screening For Children With Heart Disease In Mogadishu
Mogadishu, Somalia – In response to Somalia’s pressing healthcare needs, the Hormuud Salaam Foundation (HSF), in a collaborative effort with Mrs Edna Moallin Abdirahman , from Milano, Italy and Italian medical experts, conducted a two-day screening for children with heart disease at Jazeera Hotel in Mogadishu on November 25th and 26th. This life-changing initiative […]
COP28: Octopus Energy Partners With Idris Elba And Siaka Stevens’ Sherbro Alliance Partners To Develop Sierra Leone’s First Wind Farm On Sherbro Island
Octopus Energy’s generation arm has entered into a milestone partnership with Idris Elba and Siaka Stevens’ development company, Sherbro Alliance Partners (SAP), to build Sierra Leone’s first wind farm as part of the Sherbro Island City project. Announced at COP28, the collaboration and project will help accelerate the country’s monumental renewables opportunity and collect vital […]
We’ve Got to Get Serious About Ending Gas Flaring in Africa (By NJ Ayuk)
By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://www.EnergyChamber.org). In an era when Africa needs oil and gas investments more than ever, attracting those investments has become increasingly difficult. Part of the challenge lies in the mounting pressure on oil companies to shift their focus from exploration and production to investments in renewable energy in […]
Inchcape Launches Changan Auto In Kenya
Inchcape Kenya, local subsidiary of Inchcape Plc global, has officially unveiled Changan Auto as part of its portfolio in Kenya, marking the entry of the brand into the East African market. Kenyans will now have access to a variety of Changan’s passenger and light commercial models that provide superior driving performance, fuel efficiency, in-car technology, […]
