Artists Across Sub-Saharan Africa Are Making Their Marks Internationally
Spotify 2023 Wrapped reveal SSA’s top exported artists Africa, a continent pulsating with vibrant rhythms, is not just a melting pot of cultures and languages; it’s a musical symphony that has the whole world dancing to its tune. And its new generation of artists is leading the charge. These musical trailblazers are taking traditional sounds and […]
COP28 was Africa’s Most Vocal Climate Summit
African countries entered the recent COP28 negotiations on climate change in high spirits. The African bloc sought to speak to its expectations with one voice. It was no surprise that African leaders communicated their positions on various issues at COP28 vehemently. For example, the African Group of Negotiators strongly demanded “fairness and differentiation” towards Africa […]
A Rise of Women-led Schemes Focused on Fixing Nigeria’s Plastic Problem
Nigeria generates about 2.5 million metric tonnes of plastic waste annually. Of that, over 130,000 tonnes of plastic make their way into water bodies, putting the country among the top 20 contributors to marine debris globally. And while Nigeria has several dumping sites for waste, those in the environmental sector like Olumide Idowu, executive director […]
Ghana is Moving to the “Elimination Phase” in its Longstanding Battle with Malaria
Dr Patrick Aboagye, director general of the Ghana Health Service, told Semafor Africa the West African country has “seen a massive reduction in the malaria case load and malaria fatality has gone down” since RTS,S, the first malaria vaccine approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), was first piloted four years ago. Major investment is […]
The Number of People who Died in Traffic Incidents in Africa Rose by 17% in the Past Decade
The Road Safety report found that nearly one in five fatal traffic incidents across the world occurred in Africa. “Part of the reason for increased fatalities in Africa is the increase in the number of vehicles on the roads,” said Nhan Tran, leader of WHO’s safety and mobility unit and the lead author of the […]
“This is a Testament that our Country and Our People are Financially Viable” – Somalia PM
Somalia’s government on Wednesday held celebrations in the capital, Mogadishu, after the IMF and the World Bank announced $4.5bn in debt relief for the country. Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre says that the relief is “equivalent to relieving every Somali person of a debt of more than $300”. “This is a testament that our country […]
Kigali Looks Set to Host Migrants from the UK
British lawmakers voted to support the government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda, keeping alive a policy that has angered human rights groups and cost the U.K. at least $300 million, without a single flight getting off the ground. The House of Commons voted 313-269 to approve the government’s Rwanda […]
Cameroon Dealing with Bedbugs from Europe
Sanitation and health workers in Cameroon are disinfecting homes to kill bedbugs that have infested the central African state’s capital, Yaounde, and several towns and villages. Government officials say the bloodsucking bugs are imported by travelers from Europe, where some countries are also experiencing infestation. Maritial Ayissi, a sanitation officer with the Yaounde City Council, […]
Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Finds Itself in the Grip of another Humanitarian Crisis
Northern Ethiopia has been beset with acute food shortages since the onset of the Tigray War in November 2020. In addition to the conflict — in which around 600,000 people died — locust infestations and an ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa have exacerbated the crisis. For much of the war, the region was […]
Africa needs just trade for a Just Energy Transition, African Development Bank head says at Doha Forum
The President of the African Development Bank Group Dr Akinwumi Adesina (www.AfDB.org) has reiterated his warning that the introduction of a carbon border tax by the European Union could push Africa back into exporting raw commodities and undermine its industrialisation gains. The European Union recently launched the initial phase of a Europe-wide carbon tax on imported […]
