Nairobi — The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES) first Plenary session in Africa is a “crucial acknowledgement of Africa’s important contribution to biodiversity conservation, which is a global public good, a heritage that Africa has the privilege to share with the peoples of the world,” says Dr. Luthando Dziba, from South […]
The First-Ever Afrobeats Legends Concert is Set to Bring Africa’s Biggest Stars to London, UK. Get ready for an extraordinary celebration of Afrobeats as the Afrobeats Legends Festival arrives in the UK for the first time, taking over the OVO Arena Wembley on 26th July 2025. This one-of-a-kind event will bring together some of the
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Imagine a world where men bear the burden of family planning but lack the power to make decisions about it; a world in which the societal expectation to be fathers and husbands overrides their human rights. This dystopian scenario is the reality for millions of girls and women globally. Access to sexual and reproductive health
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China is leveraging its military training exercises with African forces to advance China’s expeditionary capabilities and geostrategic ambitions. China’s 2-week military exercises with Tanzania and Mozambique in July and August 2024 marked a significant expansion of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) engagement in Africa. The battalion-sized Chinese deployment (approximately 1,000 troops) conducted land- and sea-based training
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Portsudan — Vice-President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Commander Malik Aggar, met on Sunday with the Special Representative of the European Union for the Horn of Africa, Anita Weber TSC Vice-President explained that the efforts of the European Union to create parallel platforms to the Jeddah Platform do not serve to solve the Sudanese
First-Ever US Presidential Visit to Angola Should Highlight Human Rights Concerns United States President Joe Biden is embarking on a two-day visit to Angola, his only Africa trip as president. His visit is highly anticipated in Angola, and for President João Lourenço, it could be his biggest diplomatic achievement since taking office in 2017. Biden
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MODERATOR: All right, hello, everyone. This is Jessica Kosmider with the NSC press team. Thank you so much for joining us today, the day after Thanksgiving, for a background call to preview the President’s trip to Angola. For your awareness, not for your reporting, on the line today you will have [senior administration official] and
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At its most human level, growth is the purpose of life. Avoid the death trap of under 5 child mortality – something roughly 13,400 children per day fail to do – and then hope for an equal chance at thriving to old age in an increasingly chaotic world. At the level of institutions that shape
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Nairobi — After promising to visit Africa two years ago at the U.S. Africa summit in Washington, President Joe Biden makes his first presidential trip to the continent where he is visiting Angola with a quick stop in Cabo Verde. Analysts in Africa say the trip should’ve come sooner and some are asking why Angola
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As the Nigeria creative industry evolves, more extremely talented artists push their way into the art space with bold statements about the country’s impressive position in the global art scene. Last week, BIC, a world leader in stationery, lighters, and shavers, held a colourful event at the Alliance Française Ikoyi Lagos, where the regional and
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