July 01
Nigeria: Sustainability Professionals Institute Inducts 64 New Members
This Day
The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has said that it inducted 64 new members at its 2024 cohort induction ceremony in Lagos. Read more »
June 27
Nigeria: Connecting Communities, Saving Lives Through NDDC, Viche Resources' Bridge of Hope
This Day
In a monumental achievement, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Viche Resources have bridged the deadly divide between six Ibeno communities, replacing treacherous… Read more »
June 23
Mozambique: Government Admits Huge Rise in Poverty - Mozambicans Who Are Poor Jumped From 46% to 65% in a Decade
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
The 20-year-development plan approved by the Council of Ministers Tuesday (17 June) admits the past decade has been a disaster. "Lower than expected economic growth resulted in… Read more »
June 21
Malawi: The World Bank Must Double Its Fund for the Poorest Nations Like Mine to Tackle Hunger Crisis [opinion]
IPS
After El Niño-induced floods and devastating drought, roughly two in five people in Malawi - a country of some 20 million people - are now facing the looming prospect of… Read more »
June 20
Mozambique: 73 Per Cent of Mozambican Population Does Not Have Access to Internet
AIM
The Minister of Transport and Communications, Mateus Magala, announced on Wednesday that around 73% of the Mozambican population does not have access to Internet services. Read more »
Uganda: Why Ugandans Continue to Live in Poverty
Nile Post
Despite numerous government initiatives aimed at eradicating poverty, a significant portion of Ugandans continues to live in destitution. Read more »
Ghana: Face Reality and Fight Poverty!! [editorial]
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has launched a report which states that a total of 7.3 million persons, representing 24.3 per cent of 30.1 million household population in the… Read more »
June 19
Nigeria: Group to Discuss Aviation Sustainability Amid Macroeconomic Challenges
Leadership
Stakeholders in Nigeria's aviation industry are set to discuss the way forward for the nation's aviation sector. Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs Home-Grown Tech to Counter Onslaught
The Herald
Day in day out, Africa faces new challenges in remaining focused on development projects that transform the lives of its people for the better, outside Western Europe lenses. Read more »
June 18
Africa: Sustainable Development of 39 Small Island Developing States - No Time to Wait
IPS
Today Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the environmental threats they confront require our urgent attention --and the global spotlight needs to be trained deliberately and… Read more »
June 17
Namibia: Vital Circumcision Services Reach Remote Areas [press release]
Namibia Economist
Klaus Kazungo, a Registered Nurse for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC), thought Toivo Songora was joking when he volunteered to be first in line for circumcision in… Read more »
June 13
Uganda: Over 20 NUP Supporters Join NRM, Encouraged to Combat Poverty
Nile Post
More than twenty active youth leaders from the National Unity Platform (NUP) have joined the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). Read more »
Africa: AU-PSC - Morocco's Interest in Ai Highlighted in Addis Ababa
MAP
Morocco's interest in artificial intelligence (AI) was highlighted on Thursday in Addis Ababa before the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU). Read more »
June 10
Ghana: Strong Wash Systems Needed to Achieve 100 Percent Water Access By 2057 - NDPC
GhanaToday
The Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) Dr Kodjo Mensah-Abrampa has commended the development of a national master plan that brings all… Read more »
Nigeria: Empowering Katsina Msmes for Sustainable Development
This Day
Through tailored programmes and seed capital funding, Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, is empowering MSMEs in Katsina State with feasible business ideas for a viable economic growth.… Read more »
June 08
Africa: Our Shared Ocean Must Sit at Heart of the Africa-Europe Partnership [guest column]
allAfrica
Ahead of the upcoming European elections and amidst a litany of geopolitical shifts, the European Union (EU) must pay due diligence to its partnerships – particularly in… Read more »