A continent rich in natural resources yet burdened by poverty, hunger and crippling debt The paradox of plenty in Africa is as visible as it is frustrating – a continent endowed with immense natural wealth yet burdened by poverty, hunger, and unsustainable debt. Every year, $90 billion escapes Africa through illicit financial flows, funds that […]
Washington D.C. — President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s December 2024 travel to Angola was the first visit of a U.S. president to Sub-Saharan Africa since 2015. Assistant Secretary Molly Phee provides an overview of the President’s Angola travel, including his visit to the Lobito Corridor infrastructure project, the pledge to provide $1 billion in humanitarian
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Youth and poor people are particularly likely to report difficulty and disrespectful treatment when accessing services. Key findings On average across 39 countries, close to six in 10 Africans (58%) say they had contact with a public health care facility during the previous year. Almost half (45%) report having requested police assistance, encountered the police
UN agencies call for enhanced and increased financing towards agri-food system transformation to combat hunger and malnutrition in the region Hunger in the Arab region worsened amid deepening crises in 2023, according to a UN report launched today by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), the United Nations
Windhoek, Namibia — Deep, fundamental shifts in how people view and interact with the natural world are urgently needed to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and safeguard life on Earth, warns a landmark new report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ( IPBES ). The IPBES Assessment Report on the Underlying Causes of
Washington — They were promised a chance to earn money, get an education abroad, and gain work experience. Instead, they found themselves assembling military drones in Russia and, in one case, subjected to a Ukrainian drone strike. A series of investigative reports has shed light on a Russian labor recruitment program that has allegedly lured
Nigeria emerged among the night’s biggest winners, claiming three prestigious awards. The 2024 CAF Awards ceremony, hosted by Kate Scott and Jamal Bouzrara at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, lived up to its billing, delivering a night of excitement and triumph. Nigeria emerged among the night’s biggest winners, claiming three prestigious awards. The Super
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TLDR Tyme Group, the digital banking firm backed by South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe, raised $250 million in its latest funding round pushing its valuation to $1.5 billion Latin America’s Nu Holdings led the round with a $150 million investment, marking its bet on fintech growth in Southeast Asia and Africa The funding underscores growing
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The health risk seems to be rising in most African countries but without monitoring, effective intervention is difficult. Each year, air pollution contributes to more than 8 million premature deaths globally. This tragic statistic is closely intertwined with the climate crisis yet is rarely talked about in conversations about climate change. As a continent, Africa
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Windhoek & Bulawayo — Biological diversity is on the decline worldwide, and current approaches to address its loss have been piecemeal and ineffective in tackling the crisis facing nature–this is despite estimates that over half of global GDP (USD 58 trillion of economic activity in 2023) is generated in sectors that are moderately to highly
