March 28
Africa: The Toxic Air We Breathe - Greenpeace Finds Hotspots in Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa
Greenpeace
"The ten largest NO2 point sources identified in Africa are all thermal power stations, with nine in South Africa owned by ESKOM and the tenth in Côte d'Ivoire". Read more »
Africa: TotalEnergies At 100 - a Legacy of Destruction in Africa [analysis]
African Arguments
Displacements, environmental damage, and CO2 emissions from projects in Mozambique and Uganda are just the latest chapter in a long story. Read more »
Africa: Faith-Based Partners Voice Support for Pandemic Accord [press release]
WHO
Faith communities and faith-based organizations (FBOs) are integral to the provision of comprehensive health care in many countries, including national responses to pandemics. In… Read more »
Africa: Qatar Supports ICRC Operations in South Sudan [press release]
ICRC
With funding from Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has signed a grant agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to… Read more »
Africa: South Africa's Real Recession Hits Home [press release]
DA
By Dr Dion George MP, DA Shadow Minister of Finance Read more »
March 27
Africa: New TB Skin Test Could Offer Cheaper and Easier Way to Detect the Disease [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Detecting tuberculosis early could play a significant role in eradicating the world's most deadly infectious disease. The World Health Organization says 1.5 million people die from… Read more »
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Africa: Akere Muna Appointed Goodwill Ambassador of the African Legal Support Facility
InfoWire
With the choice of Akere Muna as Goodwill Ambassador, a new era begins for the ALSF. This marks a new chapter in its commitment to build sustainable legal capacity on the African… Read more »
Africa: When Non-Intervention Becomes a Dogma [blog]
CFR
Sometimes the only thing worse than foreign intervention is non-intervention. Read more »
Africa: USAID Launches the Africa Trade Desk through Prosper Africa [press release]
Prosper Africa
Today, Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman announced the launch of the Africa Trade Desk, a signature trade platform from Prosper Africa that links large U.S. food retailers to… Read more »
Africa: African Island States Take Fresh Step Towards Joint Medicines Procurement [press release]
WHO-AFRO
In a further move towards pooled procurement of essential medicines and medical products, Ministers of Health from small African islands states established a secretariat and… Read more »
Africa: Venomous Snakes Could Start Migrating in Large Numbers If We Hit 5ºc Warming [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A global group of scientists has predicted that climate change may cause dramatic movements in venomous snake populations across many countries in Africa. The scientists took into… Read more »
Africa: Hazardous Mould Contaminates Many Food Staples - What You Should Know About Mycotoxins [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Mycotoxins are substances produced by mould that poison food. They are harmful to humans and animals when consumed. According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), about… Read more »
Africa: UN Women Welcomes the Adoption of Robust Blueprint to End Women's Poverty [press release]
UN
The 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) delivered today robust commitments by UN Member States to strengthen financing and institutions to eradicate… Read more »
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Africa: International Day of Forests - Global Experts Urge Action As Africa Grapples With $65 Billion Timber Trade Deficit
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Africa must work to urgently address its staggering $65 billion timber trade deficit to position forests as a critical driver for the continent's future development, global experts… Read more »
Africa: Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman at the Africa Trade Desk Event [document]
USAID
Thank you, British [Robinson], for that introduction and for your steadfast leadership of Prosper Africa. Thank you Dr. [Angel] Cabrera, for hosting us here at Georgia Tech this… Read more »
Africa: Japan Provides JPY 5 Billion (About U.S.$34 Million) for WFP's Emergency Support to 15 Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a grant of JPY 5 billion (about US$34 million) from the Government of Japan to support WFP's emergency assistance to improve… Read more »
Africa: WHO Calls for Greater Attention to Violence Against Women With Disabilities and Older Women [press release]
WHO
Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely hidden in most global and national violence-related data, according to two new… Read more »
March 26
Africa: UN Says 758 Allegations of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Reported in 2023
UN News
The UN received 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by staff last year, together with related personnel and partners, according to its latest report on the… Read more »
Africa: Exploring the Roots of Stupidity - First Understand the Psychology of What Lies Behind Irrational Opinions [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Most people, at one time or another, act foolishly. However, truly ignorant individuals exhibit a lack of introspection and stubbornly cling to their opinions, regardless of how… Read more »
Africa: The Future of IGAD Amidst Turmoil in the Horn [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »
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Africa: YouScribe Launches in Ghana in Partnership with Digital Virgo and MTN and Strengthens its Presence in English-Speaking Africa
35Nord
YouScribe, the largest digital reading library on the African continent with over one million subscribers, announces the launch of its services in Ghana in partnership with mobile… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change Leaves 'Dire Situation' for 45 Million African Children - Unicef
VOA
The United Nations children's fund says there is a "dire situation" in several eastern and southern African countries, where at least 45 million children are dealing with severe… Read more »
Africa: Africa Migration Report - Linking Policy, Practice and the Welfare of the African Migrant Internal: Africa Migration Report
African Union
Asserting and painting a true picture on Africa Migration narrative is a preoccupation for the African Union and actors that active the migration discourse in Africa. This is… Read more »
Africa: World Bank Group Statement On Debt Restructuring Agreement for Zambia [press release]
World Bank
The World Bank today released the following statement on Zambia: Read more »
Africa: Climate for Growth Knowledge Co-Creation Workshop Facilitators Guide [analysis]
Democracy Works
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) has designed a " Training for Trainers" Guide from our Knowledge Co-Creation Workshops under the auspices of the Climate for Growth programme. Read more »
Africa: Tackling Trade-Related Water Risks [analysis]
Chatham House
How importing countries can address water stress from global commodity production Read more »
Africa: Ethiopia - People Affected By Conflict in Anfilo, Oromia Region Receive Assistance [press release]
ICRC
The ongoing fighting in Anfilo woreda, Oromia region, Ethiopia has left thousands of families displaced, without means of livelihood and unable to meet their basic needs. Read more »
Africa: Somali PM Receives China's Envoy to the Horn of Africa
Shabelle
Hamza Abdi Barre, Somalia's prime minister, met with Ambassador Xue Bing, China's special envoy to the Horn of Africa in Mogadishu. Read more »