Nairobi — The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the 2025 Africa Nations Championships (CHAN) on Monday hit the ground running with an inspection of the Nyayo National Stadium. The LOC chaired by the Principal Secretary State Department of Sports Eng. Peter Tum held its inaugural meeting in a race to beat the CAF deadline that […]
Nigeria – New Faces New Voices Driving Financial Inclusion Through Digital Platforms and Policy Advocacy In Nigeria, NFNV is making steady progress, supporting women through digital platforms and policy advocacy. After the Women Leading for Impact Summit, held in May in Kano State under the theme Accelerating Women’s Financial Inclusion Through the Digital Economy, more
The Kemet Boutros Ghali Foundation for Peace and Knowledge has honoured Mrs Graça Machel, Founder of the Trust, with its annual award in recognition of her contributions to the African continent. The Chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Mamdouh Abbas, presented the award and praised Mrs. Machel’s humanitarian efforts and her dedication to advancing
United Nations — The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that 2024 is on track to be the hottest year in recorded history, surpassing 2023. This can be attributed to heightened reliance on fossil fuels and the reluctance of industries worldwide to pivot to green energy practices. The rapid acceleration of global temperatures has alarmed scientists,
Lagos — From fixing open gutters to educating kids about the importance of bed nets, a “whole-of-society” approach is needed to successfully shut down malaria, according to Michael Adekunle Charles, CEO of RBM Partnership to End Malaria — a global grouping of over 500 organisations dedicated to fighting the disease. It comes as the WHO’s
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For many countries around the world, December is an intense, commercialised period of gift-giving. Not just within families but across all sorts of relationships, such as gifts between buyers and service providers. Gift-giving, the act of presenting someone with a gift is intended to convey thoughtfulness, appreciation, or goodwill. The gift can be a tangible
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The High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa to Mauritius, Dr Hlamalani Nelly Manzini, paid a courtesy call, this morning, to the Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Mahendra Gondeea, at the seat of his Ministry in Port-Louis. In a statement, High Commissioner Manzini described the meeting as crucial and highlighted that discussions focussed
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Office of the Spokesperson Today, Acting Assistant Secretary Jennifer Littlejohn of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and President and Chief Executive Officer Phil Weilerstein of VentureWell signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), creating a public-private partnership under which management and oversight responsibilities for the Global Innovation through Science and Technology
Soaring repayment costs leave Africa’s Least Developed Countries struggling to fund health, education and SDG priorities Africa’s rising debt burden is eroding funding for sustainable development in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), impacting heavily on health and education, says Ms. Oyebanke Abejirin, Economic Affairs Officer, at the Macroeconomics, Finance & Governance Division of the UN
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Vaccination remains an important public health countermeasure against COVID-19. As per the WHO Director General’s standing recommendations for COVID-19, Member States are recommended to continue to offer COVID-19 vaccination based on the recommendations of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE). SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate and evolve with important genetic and antigenic
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