World leaders and poqicy-makers from 192 nations will be seek to reduce global warming by agreeing to cut emissions of greenhouse gases during the UN Conference on Climate Change going on in Copenhagen.
NOT a single referee from Tanzania has been lined up for the forthcoming African Nations Cup finals due to kick-off in Angola from January 10.
The United States and the European Union (EU) are expected by the Chinese delegation to bring more notable emission reductions targets to the Copenhagen climate talks.
Far too many African parents are familiar with the hardships and sadness caused by diarrhoeal disease.
According to the newly released State of World Population 2009 report from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a slowing of population growth could help ease the impacts of climate change.
Hearts to Africa Foundation, a non-profit making charitable organisation, based in the United Kingdom, last Saturday donated learning materials to 56 schools from nursery to senior school level in the country, at a presentation ceremony held at Atlantic Hotel in Banjul.
THE "simple and short guy with guts" did it - Nigeria's Kevin won the BBA revolution. On hearing the news, the man jumped and kissed the floor that had been home to his feet for the past 91 days.
Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth performance has improved substantially during the last decade and the World Bank attributes activity in the infrastructure sector as having played a significant role in achieving the growth. Though Africa's infrastructure still remains grossly inadequate, the upside is private investment in projects is increasing - particularly in transport, ...
Sub-saharan African markets are attracting interest from foreign fund managers seeking to diversify risks in their global portfolio. André DeSimone, executive director at Kestrel Capital tells us why Africa's stock markets continue to perform remarkably well despite their small size and low liquidity.
Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have seen a shortfall of $134 billion (about Shs247 trillion) or $2.5 billion (about Shs4.6 trillion) per country in financing due to the global economic meltdown as international financiers and investors kept away.
Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa has launched a new handbook for reporters to support sustained media coverage of gender-based violence beyond 16 Days of No Violence Against Women and Children.
Africa may have been forgotten by international investors since the equity recovery began, but not for long says Imara, the Botswana-registered Imara financial services group. The group believes the continent can expect a big uptick in investor interest, with especially strong interest in Zimbabwe and Nigeria.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has stressed that the continent's oil and gas potential is steadily growing, according to a communiqué by the African Union (AU).
The proposed merger of three regional economic blocs is soon expected to face an acid test when member states give views on recently released work plans that seek to guide the process.
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?
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