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First of its kind assessment urges Francophone nations to unite, act, and eliminate NTDs through renewed political commitment and collaboration A new report released today provides an assessment of the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Francophone countries, highlighting the significant progress made as well as the challenges that remain. The report calls for […]
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New report offers pathways for impact investors in drive to mainstream radical climate protection technologies Impact Investors are favouring digital applications and solar power solutions to reduce carbon emissions in East Africa over crucial water and temperature technologies that could protect East Africans from the effects of the escalating climate crisis, a report released today […]
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Africa Oil Week expects Namibia’s massive oil discoveries and potential investment in this region to be key agenda points when African and global leaders in the oil and gas sector converge in Cape Town from 3 – 7 October 2022. As Namibia’s upstream oil and gas industry has been focused on exploration, with promising big […]
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Analysis of 750 million stories published between 2017 and 2021 70% of coverage about business in Africa references foreign powers including China, the USA, Russia, France, and the UK Corruption referenced in nearly 10% of stories on business in Africa <1% of the coverage on business and Africa referenced the AfCFTA Women represented only 29% […]
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As patients, caregivers and providers, women and adolescent girls in malaria-endemic countries are leading investors in the malaria fight, yet systemic gender inequalities also cause them to bear the societal, health and economic burdens of the disease The fight against malaria can no longer be gender blind, contends a new report, “Achieving a Double Dividend: […]
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Urgent, strategic action needed in light of limited vaccine and mounting threat of new variants As the world battles new COVID-19 variants and supply and rollout of vaccines remains critically low in Africa, new research from the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC) indicates that burdens experienced by people in African Union Member States remain grave: […]
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