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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf makes commitment to build  the African Women’s House: A first-of-its-kind pan African hub for women’s leadership

At the Clinton Global Initiative’s 20th Anniversary meeting, the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) announced a landmark USD 30 million Commitment to Action to establish the African Women’s House and scale existing programming at the Center, as a bold investment in the future of women’s leadership across the continent. […]

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Kenya, World Health Organization

Kenya Partners With WHO To Strengthen Medicines Regulation Ahead Of Global Review

Kenya’s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) have reaffirmed their partnership to strengthen the country’s medicines regulatory system ahead of a key global assessment. Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni hosted a WHO delegation led by Acting Representative Dr. Adiele Onyeze to review Kenya’s progress and preparations for an upcoming WHO onsite […]

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AI Can Help South Africa Extend The Reach And Revenue Of Its Arts, Culture, And Tourism Sectors

South Africa’s G20 Presidency arrives as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes the organising principle of global competitiveness. Across markets, AI is no longer a pilot or a promise; it is moving into core operations and national strategies. The question for South Africa is how we shape this shift to advance the country’s priorities, of growth, jobs, […]

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Edgar Pieterse

Reimagining Africa’s Urban Future – Youth, Agency & Indigenous Innovation

Where to From Here?  Edgar Pieterse of the African Centre for Cities on what needs to happen next “One of the most widely held criticisms of urban policies in Africa is that they are inconsistent, haphazard, and not coherently articulated… Physical planners rarely work with economists, there are no ministries of urban affairs, and even […]

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Green Hydrogen Could Be The Missing Link In Powering The Future Of Technology

By Viren Sookhun, MD: Africa & Middle East at Workforce Staffing Green hydrogen has numerous applications across multiple industries, from decarbonising steel to fertiliser production, fuelling heavy transport, storing renewable energy for grid stability, and supplying cleaner feedstock to refineries and chemical plants. However, beyond these use cases, it also has the potential to provide a […]

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Namibian Consumers

Namibian Consumers Resilient Amid Financial Strain

Windhoek, Namibia – September 18, 2025. More than seven in ten Namibians (71%) said they were feeling optimistic about their household finances for the coming year, with 78% expecting their income to increase in the next 12 months. One in four (26%) reported an increase in income in the preceding three months, while 41% said that […]

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Gates pledge

Gates Foundation Pledges $912M to Combat Global Health Funding Cuts

At the 2025 Goalkeepers event, Gates Foundation Chair Bill Gates addressed an audience of more than 1,000 global government, community, philanthropy, and private-sector leaders with a stark but hopeful call to action: save millions of children’s lives and make some of the deadliest diseases history by 2045. “Humanity is at a crossroads. With millions of […]

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Mark Suzman

Mark Suzman on Global Health Progress and the Gates Foundation’s Bold Commitment

In a dynamic discussion during UN General Assembly week, Mark Suzman, CEO of the Gates Foundation, shared insights on the foundation’s 25-year legacy and its ambitious $912 million commitment to the Global Fund. Highlighting unprecedented progress in reducing child mortality and combating infectious diseases, Suzman emphasized the urgent need for global collaboration amidst funding challenges. […]

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