December 06, 2022
Africa: Vaping Towards Cessation - Can Tobacco Harm Reduction Increase Smoking Quit Ratio?
Professor Michael Russell, often referred to as the godfather of Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR), highlighted in one of his writings that “People smoke for nicotine… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Africa: Arise Iip Raises $85 Million From Afreximbank's Feda Through a Convertible Loan Note Subscription Agreement To Support Its Pan-African Growth Strategy
ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP), the pan-African infrastructure developer and operator, is proud to announce a strategic fundraising for an amount of $85 million… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Launches Catalytic Initiative for Green Banks in Africa on the sidelines of COP 27
The African Development Bank Group has launched on 15 November 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on the sidelines of COP 27, the African Green Bank Initiative, a new initiative for… Read more »
November 10, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Signing Of The Largest Carbon Credit Transaction For Electric Mobility In Africa
MAUTO, the leading electric two-wheeler in Africa, announces the first closing of a $5 million transaction in the voluntary carbon offset market. Read more »
October 14, 2022
Africa: Facing The Elephant In The Room: How Disinformation Is Standing In The Way Of Tobacco Harm Reduction
The American Centre for Disease Control (CDC) defines harm reduction as any behaviour or strategy that helps reduce risk or harm to yourself or others. For almost every societal… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Djibouti: A Summit For Addressing Climate Issues
Under the patronage of the President of the Republic H.E. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Djibouti will host, from October 23 to 25, 2022 an international summit entitled: Climate Change… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Africa: Smoking Rates Declining Among High Income People In Low Smoking Prevalence Countries
Data from the just ended 5th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction in Greece indicates that disparities exist to smoking trends in countries where smoking prevalence is low, with… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction - Do policy makers lack pragmatism?
The 5th Tobacco Harm Reduction Summit was held in Athens, Greece, and online on September 21st and 22nd 2022. On the second day of the conference, a panel addressing… Read more »
Africa: Calls to effect proper legislation of alternative Tobacco products get louder at 5th Tobacco Harm Reduction Summit
The 5Tth Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction that took place in Athens Greece, has amplified calls for justifiable and proper legislation of non-combustible tobacco… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Africa: Philip Morris International, tobacco control and scientific integrity
Philip Morris International (PMI) held a panel discussion on « Scientific integrity and why it matters for public health » on September 20th. The event was… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction Scientific Summit - How to protect the youth from Novel products?
The 5th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction opened in Athens on September 21st, 2022, for two days with attendance―physical and virtual―of over 240 participants from 41… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Africa: ZINDI to discuss how data science can solve Africa's problems at UNGA77
Proudly Pan-African, the start-up Zindi , is the biggest network for professional data scientists in Africa and will be holding a session at the 8th edition… Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: Delphos Appoints Angela Rodell As Chair Of The Delphos International Advisory Board
Delphos continues expanding its footprint across major impact projects with a focus on sustainable infrastructure and climate transition Read more »
July 06, 2022
Africa: More Efforts Needed To Lower Nicotine Levels In Cigarettes (Experts)
Participants at the Global Forum on Nicotine 2022 which took place from 16 to 18 June in Warsaw, Poland observed that nicotine seems doomed to suffer from its association with… Read more »
July 05, 2022
Africa: Switching To Affordable Safer Nicotine Products, Key To Tobacco Harm Reduction In Africa - Experts
Tobacco control activists and experts are convinced that the key to tobacco harm reduction in low- and middle-income countries is about not only to keep away from smoking, but… Read more »
July 04, 2022
Africa: Prohibition Of New Nicotine Products - For Or Against Public Health?
The challenges of regulation and prohibition of new nicotine products was at the center of discussions during the ninth Global Forum on Nicotine, which took place in Warsaw,… Read more »
July 02, 2022
Africa: Safer Nicotine Products - Challenges And Opportunities In Low And Middle-Income Countries
The Global Forum on Nicotine took place in Warsaw, Poland from June 16th to 18th, 2022. The aim of this international conference was to focus on the role of nicotine… Read more »
July 03, 2022
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction - Could Africa Afford Alternatives To Combustible Cigarettes?
A number of Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) experts and researchers were invited to share their perspective on Tobacco Harm reduction (THR) in their respective country… Read more »
April 01, 2022
Africa: The Africa Ceo Forum 2022 Edition Will Be Held In Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire From June 13-14
The 2022 edition of the AFRICA CEO FORUM, the largest annual event dedicated to private sector development in Africa, will be held on June 13-14, 2022, in Abidjan,… Read more »
February 24, 2022
Africa: Joseph Sassoon Group Extends Its Operations In Africa
Michel Lobe Ewane has been appointed as a board member of Joseph Sassoon Group, a New York global financial services group Read more »
February 18, 2022
Africa: Gksd Kamel Ghribi, Founder And Chairman Leads Ecam Council Round Table Discussions At The Africa Eu Meetings In Brussels
Partnerships and joint agreements were discussed between GKSD investment holding and African leaders at the ECAM Council/The European House Ambrosetti conference. Read more »
January 06, 2022
Africa: The Deep Crisis Within the United Nations Peacekeeping Missions
The convoy of MINUSMA, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali travelling from the northern city of Kidal to Gao, was attacked by unidentified armed men on Friday, December 3, killing… Read more »
December 17, 2021
Africa: Africa's Youth Discuss The Urgency And Action Needed To Realize The Sustainable Development Goals
Addis Ababa, December 16, 2021 (ECA) – Young people from around the continent will come together for an ECA virtual event on the theme of “Africa’s Youth in The… Read more »
November 02, 2021
Africa: ECAM Council 2nd edition 'Finding New Ways to Care' brought in high profile global leaders to Rome
The second edition of ECAM – The European Corporate Council on Africa and Middle East closed in Rome having successfully brought together thought leaders, policy makers,… Read more »
October 27, 2021
Africa: ECAM Council Summit Rome 2021
Rome, October 27, 2021, The European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East (ECAM) is pleased to announce the council's second session on November 1, 2021 to be held at… Read more »
