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A Voice For African Wildlife: A Conversation With Kaddu Sebunya
July 4, 2022
By Guy Dinmore The CEO of the Nairobi-based African Wildlife Foundation, Kaddu Sebunya – in London to mark AWF’s 60th anniversary while fundraising and lobbying – shares his thoughts with IPS on the climate and food crises, how Africans have their voice, why western countries need a ‘reset’ with Africa, what Prince Charles should say to the Commonwealth, how China is eating western ‘cake’, and what worries him more than anything else. (IPS) How are the crises of climate and food security impacting AWF across Africa? “It has a huge impact because everything is interconnected. In Kenya, we lost about 78 elephants to drought
Stronger Healthcare Systems Critical for Africa’s Socioeconomic Transformation
July 1, 2022
By Claude Mambo Muvunyi Prof. Claude Mambo Muvunyi is Director General of Rwanda Biomedical Centre Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems globally have battled to deal with the repercussions unleashed by the disease. From the outset, Africa was considered particularly vulnerable due to several factors: limited healthcare provision in some areas, high prevalence of HIV and TB in a number of countries, and limited fiscal room to respond to the pandemic’s financial impacts. Yet governments across the continent still managed to come together to respond to the pandemic with unprecedented speed. This was possible due to previous experience
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The Role Of Technology In Driving Equality
July 4, 2022
By Andrew Bourne, Regional Manager, Zoho Corp. We live in a world beset by inequalities. Whether they’re related to income, gender, race, or background, you don’t have to look far to find them. South Africa,
SHAREit Gears Up For Expansion In Africa
July 4, 2022
Africa has become one of the fastest-growing regions in the global mobile and app market. This is supported by research done by GSMA Mobile Economy, stating that 615m people in Sub-Saharan Africa will subscribe to
Data Protection Should Be Top Priority For Financial Services Organisations In Kenya
July 4, 2022
By Bar Hori, Regional Sales Executive at Commvault for Africa Kenya’s financial services sector, in particular its banking, is the largest, fastest growing, and most mature in East Africa. This means that it is also
West Africa’s Energy Powerhouse Convenes World Players To Accelerate Global Energy Partnerships At NOG 2022
July 4, 2022
Abuja, Nigeria. From Asia to the US, via India, Turkey, Qatar, Spain and Portugal, Nigeria’s drive for international energy partnerships is limitless. NOG Conference & Exhibition taking place 4 – 7 July 2022 in Abuja,
National Boy-Focused GBV Intervention Launches
July 1, 2022
A ground-breaking national preventative Gender Based Violence (GBV) intervention that focuses on boys was launched in Johannesburg today, attended by high-profile industry stakeholders and CEOs who have given their support to the programme. The programme
The Government Of Zimbabwe Partners With Agence Française de Développement To Launch The Great Zimbabwe Development Project
July 1, 2022
The Government of Zimbabwe, together with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French public development institution, launched a EUR-3-million project for the rehabilitation and development of the Great Zimbabwe World Heritage site in Masvingo Province,
DR Congo declares end to latest Ebola outbreak
July 4, 2022
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has declared the end of its 14th Ebola outbreak after less than three months, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. There were four confirmed cases of
Libya: new suspected mass graves found in Tarhuna, says UN human rights probe
July 4, 2022
New suspected mass graves have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya, a Human Rights Council probe reported on Monday, highlighting continuing extreme rights abuses in the country that have affected children and adults alike. Speaking in
TPAY MOBILE’s Founder and CEO Sahar Salama hands over Group CEO responsibilities to become Group Chairwoman
July 4, 2022
ex-CEO of Mollie, Gaston Aussems, named successor DUBAI, UAE, 4 July 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- TPAY MOBILE, the leader in mobile payments in the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey (META), today announces it has appointed Gaston
Interview with Rupert McCammon on What to Expect at AFSIC 2022
July 4, 2022
Rupert McCammon, the Managing Director of AFSIC is committed to Driving Investment Into the African Continent Across all Industries LONDON, England, 1 July 2022, /African Media Agency/- AFSIC, now in its 9th year, is believed to
Sudan: UN human rights chief alarmed over killing of protesters by security forces
July 1, 2022
The UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed alarm over the killing of at least nine protesters by security forces in Sudan a day earlier, including a 15-year-old child. The High Commissioner said
Migrant deaths in Libyan desert ‘wake-up call’ for stronger protections
July 1, 2022
The UN migration agency on Friday deplored the deaths of at least 20 migrants in the Libyan desert and renewed its call for stronger migrant protection along the Chad-Libya border. “The death of twenty people
New UN financing initiative goes live to power climate action
July 1, 2022
NEW YORK, USA, 01st July 2022-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- A new UN-led financing tool to strengthen weather and climate forecasting, improve life-saving early warning systems, safeguard jobs, and underpin climate adaptation for long-term resilience, officially opened
With mangrove conservation, Kenya’s coastal communities plant seeds of sustainable ‘blue growth’
July 1, 2022
The southern ocean border of Kenya and Tanzania is dotted with thick hedges of mangroves – indispensable carbon sinks and spectacular ecosystems teeming with life – that appear to float dreamlike over creek beds and
Kasi Insight is disrupting the market research industry with the launch of dataset
June 30, 2022
NAIROBI, Kenya, 30th June 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Kasi Insight is Africa’s leading decision intelligence company empowering business leaders and entrepreneurs to make crucial decisions with confidence. The company conducts over 10,000 monthly interviews across
Human rights under threat in DR Congo and beyond, Security Council hears
June 29, 2022
The resurgence of the M23 armed group has “broad repercussions” for the security, human rights and humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and for the wider region, the UN Special Representative
Africa Publishing Innovation Fund and DAISY Consortium Giving Free Expert Training in Production of Accessible Books for Visually Impaired Readers
June 29, 2022
GENEVA, Switzerland,29 June, 2022,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Africa Publishing Innovation Fund (APIF), a grant-giving program co-led by philanthropic organization Dubai Cares and the International Publishers Association (IPA), and the DAISY Consortium, a world authority on publishing for people with
FTT DAO raises $7 million, donated by FTX token fans
June 29, 2022
FTX Token Fans Start FTT DAO HONG KONG SAR, 29 June 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- FTT DAO, a community-led ecosystem DAO, has received 250,000 $FTT, worth approximately $7 million USD, in community donations to help kick start