A legally binding global agreement on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions will take years to develop and adopt, delegates at the Copenhagen climate change conference said, citing huge differences among key players.
Some 36 million people have been cured of tuberculosis (TB) over the past 15 years through a rigorous approach to treatment, according to the World Health Organisation. However, last year 1.8 million people died from TB including half a million deaths associated with HIV - many of them because they did not access antiretrovirals.
President Paul Kagame yesterday called upon African countries to commit more funds to the agricultural sector if the continent is to address the problem of food security and transform one of the major engines for growth and prosperity.
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today paid tribute to Jean Serge Essous, a Congolese musician who served as one of the agency's Artists for Peace.
The race for the 2009 Glo-CAF Player of the Year has narrowed down to the final selection of five nominees as the Media Committee and the Technical and Development Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have sent in their votes in line with the procedure for the selection of nominees for the prestigious award.
International Telecommunication Union has said it wants negotiators at the Copenhagen talks to recognize the role information communication and technology will play to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
A debate on the difference between an animal and a human being caught my attention recently.
UNAIDS has launched a new framework for strategic partnerships with faith-based organizations (FBOs), acknowledging the impact they can have in delivering HIV programmes.
Antonio Hill, Oxfam International Climate Advisor said, “Like ants in a room full of elephants poor countries are at risk of been squeezed out of the climate talks in Copenhagen. As the talks ramp up and the big players put forward their proposals for the deal it is vitally important that vulnerable countries are part of the debate.”
Fruit pickerWestern consumer concern over climate change can do more harm than good if it cuts demand for food produced in developing nations, warns a new book by Oxfam and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
As debate ratchets up ahead of working out a climate change deal, a Dutch study says emissions from deforestation and land degradation are far lower than has been assumed. Will this have an impact on a deal to protect forests in Africa?
African health experts are calling on governments to vaccinate children against rotavirus, to end an "unacceptable" yet preventable situation in which the virus kills some 1,400 children in developing countries daily.
"I feel like Obama right now," said Kevin as he summed up his excitement at emerging the winner of the fourth series of M-net's reality show, Big Brother Africa. And like Obama, he did have a huge crowd behind him, chanting his name-even before the winner had been announced.
FIFA instructors have urged national associations in Africa to support their referees' associations if the standards of officiating on the continent are to constantly improve.
Like a dream come true, Nigerian housemate Kevin was voted the winner of the Big Brother Revolution.
On December 7th 2009, EU NAVFOR Netherlands warship HNLMS Evertsen detected a sailing vessel in the Gulf of Aden. The region is considered a hotbed for piracy and is considered too dangerous for lone yachtsmen.
It has been accepted that the intractable problem of poverty in Africa is a consequence of failure of leadership in the continent, affecting almost every facet of our lives as black-skinned humans.
One of the most important events that is likely to shape things around this region for the better is the recent signing of the Common Market protocol for the East African Community in Arusha, Tanzania, by all East African heads of state.
Jos, the capital city of Plateau State and surrounding towns have been in a joyful mood since Sunday's victory of its illustrious son, Kevin Chuwang Pam, who emerged the overall winner in the 91 days Big Brother Revolution show held in South Africa.
Climate talks opening today in Copenhagen, Denmark could be a turning point for developing countries.
Mauritian experts are helping set up cogeneration systems to feed the hunger for electricity in Tanzania, Zambia and elsewhere. An example of how appropriate technology can be applied to problems common to countries in the global South.
SA's role as the gateway for foreign investment into Africa is not guaranteed, and even though it has an excellent platform it must not become complacent about its gateway status, global management consultancy Monitor Group has warned.
With their rugged glacier summits and heavily forested slopes, Mounts Kenya and Kilimanjaro stand tall as some of the most impressive land masses in Africa.
Although a professional actor by trade, Djimon Hounsou takes his role as a U.N. goodwill ambassador for climate change seriously, and hopes to see a strong mandate reached in Copenhagen that puts the spotlight on developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
If universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care is to be achieved, experts recommend an inclusive approach to healthcare, rather than narrow HIV programmes.
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