No Business as Usual at Italy’s G7 Africa Meeting
On March 20, Italy will host a Group of Seven (G7) meeting on Africa. At a time when concerted global action to stem widespread abuses afflicting many countries across the continent is urgently needed, the meeting should not be mere shop talk. It comes on the heels of a January summit hosted by Prime Minister […]
African Risk Capacity Limited Ranked First In ESG For The Fourth Consecutive Year
For the fourth year in a row, specialist insurer African Risk Capacity (ARC) has secured the top ranking in the insurance industry for environmental, social and governance (ESG). After an assessment by leading independent research, ratings, and analytics company Sustainalytics, ARC Ltd. was accorded an ESG risk rating of 8.2, indicating an overall negligible risk, […]
Shaping The Future Of Banking: Key Trends From The 11th Edition Connected Banking Summit
– Innovation & Excellence Awards East Africa 2024, Nairobi, Kenya At the heart of East Africa, the Connected Banking Summit, conceptualized and organized by The International Center For Strategic Alliances (ICSA), brought to light the transformative trends shaping the banking industry. 11th Edition Connected Banking Summit- Innovation & Excellence Awards East Africa 2024 took place […]
Green Africa: A Growth And Resilience Agenda For The Continent
How the global climate agenda creates opportunities for Africa to build resilience, catalyze sustainable growth, and contribute to the net-zero transition. s a result of its high exposure and vulnerability to climate hazards, a third of the people considered most at risk from climate change in the world live in Africa. More than 900 million […]
Senegal Creates Electoral Language For Its Deaf Citizens
Senegal has a proud history as one of the most successful models of democracy in Africa. Nevertheless, one sector of the population has traditionally been excluded from the process — the Deaf community. “Some of us don’t even know the name of the president,” says Aminata Dia, a member of the Pikine Association of Deaf […]
Salovey trip to Africa marks a decade of increased engagement
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 20 March 2024-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- During Yale’s spring break, President Peter Salovey is traveling in Africa, his third visit to the continent as the university’s leader, reinforcing Yale’s commitment to global collaboration and extending the university’s outreach to foster educational partnerships. President Salovey (center) pictured with Koffi N’Guessan, Minister of Technical […]
How a WhatsApp Group Helped Save more than 50 Malawian Women Trafficked to Oman
Georgina, who like all the trafficked women interviewed by the BBC opted to only use her first name, believed she had been recruited to work as a driver in Dubai. She had owned a small business in Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital, and was managing when approached by an agent saying she could earn more money in […]
Forex Scarcity at the Center of the Medicine Crisis is a Long-standing Problem in Addis
Ethiopia, like many African countries, has a high dependence on imports to maintain its medical supply chain. It is currently grappling with a chronic foreign currency deficit which has made it hard to secure the dollars needed to import goods. There is a real fear that the situation could get worse. Earlier this year it […]
Niger has Cut Military Ties with the US
Niger’s military government announced that it has ended an accord with the US that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the Department of Defense to operate in Niger – days after holding high-level talks with US diplomatic and military officials this week. “The government of Niger, taking into account the aspirations and interests of […]
The Push for Transparency along the Country’s Cobalt Supply Chain
The Democratic Republic of the Congo accounts for some two-thirds of the world’s cobalt, dwarfing the output of its closest competitors, Australia and Russia. Around 15-20% of Congo’s cobalt supply is dug up by artisanal miners like those working at UCK Drain. Tunneling deep into the red dirt is hard and dangerous work. However, it’s […]
