First Ever Global Campaign To Improve Access To Assistive Technology Launched At World Economic Forum
First Lady of Pakistan, together with health and development organisations and the private sector, calls for world leaders to prioritise assistive technology access A new global campaign, backed by the Honourable First Lady of Pakistan, Begum Samina Arif Alvi, was launched today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, calling for urgent action to improve access to […]
Open Call: Creations Africa Project For Cultural Entrepreneurs In SA, Lesotho And Malawi
Giving entrepreneurs in the creative and cultural sectors all the information to apply to be part of this intensive, R24-million mentorship, incubation and immersion programme Création Africa is an initiative of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, coordinated by the Embassy of France and the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS). It aims to empower […]
Former Treepz CMO Launches Rivia, An Asset-Light Healthcare Chain In Ghana
There is no doubt that Africa’s healthcare system faces numerous challenges. These range from a lack of modern and well-equipped medical facilities to shortages of medical professionals, including doctors and nurses, along with insufficient funding for healthcare services. Despite these obstacles, the healthcare sector in Africa presents various investment opportunities. Private healthcare spending per year […]
Amidst Ongoing Global Crises, Gates Foundation Announces Largest Annual Budget Ever: $8.6Billion In 2024 To Save And Improve Lives
Increased funding includes support for health innovations that could save millions more lives by 2030 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced its largest annual budget to date as it works toward the goal of a healthier, more prosperous world for all. With global health budgets in decline overall, a portion of the additional […]
It’s Time To Align Climate Finance And Social Justice, Says Youth Climate Activist
By Cecilia Russell During his childhood, Joshua Amponsem spent a lot of time in his dry rural community collecting water from the streams. “It was normal,” the co-director of the Youth Climate Justice Fund says in an interview on the sidelines of COP28. “We didn’t talk about climate change.” Later, as a student at a university […]
The 2023 Top Ten Forgotten Humanitarian Crises all Took Place in Africa
Crises in Africa are being overlooked, with news about humanitarian emergencies on the continent buried beneath the weight of media attention focused elsewhere, Care International’s 2023 “Breaking the silence” report concludes. That means issues such as hunger in Angola, chronic malnutrition in Burundi and high child mortality in the Central African Republic are disappearing from […]
Windhoek’s Geingob has Appealed to Germany to Retract its Support of Israel
Namibia has condemned former colonial ruler Germany for rejecting a case at the UN’s top court accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Germany has offered to intervene on Israel’s behalf in the case brought by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. President Hage Geingob urged Germany to “reconsider […]
Hot Topics as Uganda Hosts Summit
The summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is underway this week in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, where delegations from Somalia and the Palestinian people are lobbying members for support. A delegate from Mauritius said the summit must make a political declaration on the war. Delegates from Somalia are calling for the 120-state movement to support its […]
South African Astronomy Started an Important Journey Two Decades Ago
An initiative to attract and train future scientists in the field welcomed its first group of students under the National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme. Beyond its scientific impact, the idea was to attract and nurture young talent, addressing shortages in scientific and engineering fields in South Africa. At the time, there were only about […]
Afcon is Expected to Boost Tourism in the Ivory Coast
As Africa’s top football spectacle begins, continental attention turns to Ivory Coast for whom AFCON means much more. In addition to a new shiny $260m, 60,000 capacity stadium on the outskirts of Abidjan named after Ouattara, several stadiums have been built or upgraded across four other cities: the capital Yamoussoukro, Korhogo to the north, the […]
