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Lindeka Dzedze, Executive Head of Strategic Partnerships for Global Markets at Standard Bank Corporate & Investment Banking and Chair of the African Women Impact Fund (AWIF) In her inaugural address as the first woman to chair the African Union Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma issued a powerful call for pan-African unity: ....
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In 2021, Gadeja Shehu and about a hundred farmers in Garbadu village, Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria, were invited by officials of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall to plant trees across a large stretch of land in their community. Shehu remembers how fierce, dust-laden winds from the Sahara Desert often tore off […]
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Ghana’s decision to enter a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after exiting its $3-billion bailout programme has reignited debate over whether countries can ever truly break free from the lender’s influence. This story is written and edited by Global South World Earlier this year, the West African nation formally concluded its IMF support […]
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Namibia has just pulled off one of the most visionary conservation deals in African history. On May 20, the government, in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund and other stakeholders, signed a landmark $63 million (approximately $60 million) conservation financing agreement under the “Namibia for Life” initiative – a Project Finance for Permanence model that […]
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Analysis in brief: In pursuit of safe countries where citizens can prosper and investors feel secure, Africa is using its new geopolitical positioning in a multipolar world to reshape foreign relationships away from traditional aid and raw-resource trade. The repositioning aims to build more equitable relationships that can strengthen Africa’s security goals. Any government’s primary […]
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Women-led startups generate twice the revenue per dollar invested, yet receive less than 1% of venture capital in Africa Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has today released a new report, Financing Women’s Digital Entrepreneurship: A Pathway to Closing Africa’s Economic Gender Gap, revealing that women’s economic participation in Africa has fallen 0.6 percentage points below 2022 levels, […]
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In 2026, the humanitarian situation in South Sudan has taken a considerable turn for the worse, with widespread food shortages, ongoing disruptions to food production systems, and rising rates of malnutrition affecting over half of the population. Compounded by the vast scale of needs and an overwhelming lack of access to basic services, humanitarian experts […]
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In the bustling Chifubu constituency of Ndola, the provincial capital of Zambia’s mineral-rich Copperbelt Province, 31-year-old Victoria Bwalya is usually among the early risers, cleaning and setting up for the day in her restaurant business. But before now, Bwalya’s hustle felt like a punishment and just a matter of survival. With only a primary school […]
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By Angelo Anthony Angola is increasingly recognised by global investors as a market of strategic importance—not only for its resources, but for the way its institutions are improving how they engage international capital. With abundant natural resources, a young population and a strategic Atlantic coastline, Angola sits at the intersection of energy, trade and regional […]
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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is closely monitoring the confirmed Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is working with national authorities and partners to support a rapid, coordinated response. Following consultations with the DRC’s Ministry of Health and National Public Health Institute, preliminary […]
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Award presented by South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa honors Clarke’s contributions to media, human rights, education, and the arts Africa.com announces that its Chair and Executive Editor, Teresa Clarke, will receive the Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo, Silver, from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at an official ceremony in Pretoria this week. One […]
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Parents and caregivers need to understand the importance of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prevention, recognise symptoms earlier, ask the right questions and seek care before illness becomes severe. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most common respiratory infections in babies and young children.¹ Most children will get it by the age of two.² […]
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The Namibia Ocean Cluster, supported by the World Economic Forum’s Ocean Action Agenda, has been created to bring together the Namibian seafood sector and allied stakeholders, with a mission of maximizing the utilization of all seafood harvested. > The Namibia Ocean Cluster was launched to maximize utilization and value of the country’s seafood. > Over […]
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Agriculture sustains millions of people in Zimbabwe, serving as a vital source of both food and income. But climate-related pressures affecting land, crops, rainfall patterns, and increasing pest outbreaks are threatening smallholder farmers’ harvests, leaving them food insecure. Scientists at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in the capital, Harare, have teamed up with government […]
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