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Africa: Women Creating Wealth Graduation - a Celebration of Resilience and Impact

Africa: Women Creating Wealth Graduation – a Celebration of Resilience and Impact

On 25 November 2024, the Graça Machel Trust, hosted the Women Creating Wealth programme graduation ceremony at the Maslow Hotel in Rivonia, Sandton. This landmark event celebrated the success of 112 remarkable women entrepreneurs who completed the transformative Women Creating Wealth (WCW) enterprise development programme. The Women Creating Wealth programme is designed to equip women […]

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Africa's Foreign Policy Must Focus On Continental Needs

Africa’s Foreign Policy Must Focus On Continental Needs

Rather than seeking common African positions, prioritising Africa’s development and peace can provide a foundation for meaningful global influence. The international order is being challenged by tensions between the global north or West and the emerging global south powers, particularly the BRICS+ group. In a divided world, major and middle powers from both sides are

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Africa: Greenpeace Africa Concerned By Lobbyists Flooding Plastics Treaty Negotiations

Africa: Greenpeace Africa Concerned By Lobbyists Flooding Plastics Treaty Negotiations

In response to an analysis conducted by Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) which revealed that 220 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists, the highest at any negotiation so far analysed by CIEL, have gained access to the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) to negotiate for a Global Plastics Treaty. Hellen Kahaso

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Africa: Biden's Angola Trip 'Recognises How U.S. Prosperity is Tied to African Partners'

Africa: Biden’s Angola Trip ‘Recognises How U.S. Prosperity is Tied to African Partners’

Monrovia — President Joe Biden’s visit to Angola is intended to amplify how U.S. leadership impacted trade, investment, and Infrastructure in the region, and highlight the “remarkable evolution” of the U.S.-Angola relationship, senior White House officials said in an online briefing. Scheduled from December 2 to December 4, 2024, it will mark the outgoing president’s

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Africa: WHO Africa Regional Boss Passes On

Africa: WHO Africa Regional Boss Passes On

The Regional Director elect of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa, Dr. Faustine Ndugulile, passed away early Wednesday morning while undergoing treatment in India. He was 55. Tanzania’s Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Tulia Ackson, confirmed the news in a statement shared on the Parliament’s social media platforms. “I am deeply saddened by

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Africa: NGF President Launches Africa's First Online-Based Golf Training Programme

Africa: NGF President Launches Africa’s First Online-Based Golf Training Programme

The President of the Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe has introduced a groundbreaking initiative in golf development with the launch of an online-based golf training program in Nigeria. Runsewe expressed his excitement, stating that what was once a dream has now become a reality. He highlighted his previous efforts to elevate Nigerian golf,

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Africa: USAID Reaffirms Commitment to the Global Fight Against Gender-Based Violence in 16 Days of Activism

Africa: USAID Reaffirms Commitment to the Global Fight Against Gender-Based Violence in 16 Days of Activism

United States Agency for International DevelopmentStatementAdministrator, Samantha PowerNovember 25, 2024 UN Women estimates that every 11 minutes, a woman is killed. Every eight minutes, a girl is subjected to female genital mutilation or cutting. And every three seconds, a girl is married before the age of 18. Harm to women and girls is a terrifyingly

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Africa: At Decisive Plastics Treaty Talks, Greenpeace Africa Warns World Leaders - 'We Are Watching'

Africa: At Decisive Plastics Treaty Talks, Greenpeace Africa Warns World Leaders – ‘We Are Watching’

A flag with a giant eye composed of thousands of portraits from around the world, has been unfurled from a 10-storey crane as government representatives are gathering for the the fifth and final Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) meeting for a Global Plastics Treaty. Created by artist Dan Acher in collaboration with Greenpeace, the flag features

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Africa: Ujasiriamali - Self-Employment and Job Creation for Youth in Kenya

Africa: Ujasiriamali – Self-Employment and Job Creation for Youth in Kenya

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Youth unemployment in Kenya poses a significant challenge, with nearly 75% of the population under 35 facing limited job opportunities. By equipping young people with the skills and resources to start their own businesses, the nation can create jobs and drive local economic growth. A youth employment program in Kenya has benefited over

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Africa: COP29 Verdict - Climate Summits Must Turn Over a New Leaf

Africa: COP29 Verdict – Climate Summits Must Turn Over a New Leaf

Once again, fossil fuels muscled in to the world’s most important climate negotiation, sidelining critical issues about people and the future of our planet At the end of another fraught COP, one thing is abundantly clear – the climate summit has become a playground for fossil fuel lobbyists and urgently needs restructuring to fulfil its

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