The Nature Conservancy To Step Up Conservation Work In Africa
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has announced plans to significantly boost its conservation efforts in Africa, in response to the urgent crises of climate change and rapid biodiversity loss. During the inauguration of the organization’s new regional headquarters in Nairobi, Ademola Ajagbe, TNC’s Regional Managing Director for Africa, underscored the importance of the initiative. Alongside expanding […]
Pioneering The Future: Advanced Nuclear Technologies Unveiled At The Africa Energy Indaba
The upcoming Africa Energy Indaba is set to be a ground-breaking event as it shines a spotlight on cutting-edge Advanced Nuclear Technologies and their potential to shape the continent’s energy landscape. The Nuclear Forum scheduled for 7 March 2024, will bring together global leaders, industry experts, and policymakers to delve into the latest developments in nuclear power, emphasising its […]
Mining Sector ESD And ESG Can Be Catalysts For African Manufacturing
By: David Mparutsa, Head of Enterprise & Supply Chain Development at Absa Corporate & Investment Banking Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) investments coupled with a focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) frameworks, could provide a powerful combination for developing local manufacturing capacity to support the African mining and resources sector. Environmental factors within ESG […]
Ama Ka’rin To Spice Up The Music Scene With Upcoming Projects
Atlanta based Ghanaian music diva, Ama Karin, is geared up to shake up the music scene with a series of music projects produced by Datbeatgod and multifaceted singer, rapper, songwriter Deuce Caliber. In a recent radio interview, Ama Ka’rin shared her enthusiasm for the upcoming projects and the creative journey that led to their inception. […]
Prosper Africa Coordinator British A. Robinson Participating In COP28 In Dubai
Prosper Africa Coordinator British A. Robinson is participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) and Milken Summit from December 3 – December 12, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. COP28 will bring together governments, private sector and civil society from around the world to strengthen efforts to achieve shared climate goals and deliver on […]
The Connection between Secessionist Struggle in Senegal and Timber Traffickers in Gambia
Smugglers in Banjul showed Al Jazeera video footage of people loading rosewood logs onto a ship, saying it was a private vessel used exclusively for rosewood timber exports to China. The older they are, the bigger the circumference and the more valuable they are. A full container can fetch more than $15,000. According to Lamin, […]
Revelations about BAT’s Role in Shaping Health Warnings in Kenya
The Kenyan government weakened health warnings on nicotine pouches after British American Tobacco said it would pull investment from a new factory in the country’s capital, an investigation has revealed. Letters between British American Tobacco (BAT) and the Ministry of Health show the government yielded to the tobacco giant’s demand to sell Velo – one […]
Police in South Africa Arrest a Man who Claimed Responsibility for Starting Fire that Killed 76
He said he ignited the blaze while trying to dispose of the body of a man he had strangled. The shocking and unexpected confession came when the man was testifying at an inquiry into the causes of the fire in August at an apartment building in downtown Johannesburg, which was one of South Africa’s worst […]
A Fertility Breakthrough has Offered Hope for Saving the Northern White Rhino from Extinction
Scientists have achieved the world’s first IVF rhino pregnancy, successfully transferring a lab-created rhino embryo into a surrogate mother. The procedure was carried out with southern white rhinos, a closely related sub-species of northern whites. The next step is to repeat this with northern white embryos. Northern white rhinos were once found across central Africa, […]
El-Sissi Praises Close Cooperation between Egypt and the Russian Federation
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said Tuesday that his country and Russia are on “a new brilliant page”. He made the comment during a foundation laying ceremony for Egypt’s first nuclear plant. El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant will be built with Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom. El-Sissi said during the ceremony that El Dabaa […]
