Africa
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Ahead of COP30, Africa champions new approach to measuring green wealth of countries and incentivizing climate action
WASHINGTON D.C., April 29, 2025 — African leaders are advocating for a new approach to measuring the continent’s green wealth, emphasising that current gross domestic product measures in most African countries are…
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HPV vaccination in Africa: Urgent steps needed to address low uptake amid rising hesitancy
JOHANNESBURG, April 25, 2025 — Human Papillomavirus [ HPV ] is fueling high cervical cancer rates in Sub-Saharan Africa despite the availability of effective vaccines. Yet uptake remains low, driven largely by…
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From Aid to Investment: Africa Investment Forum Builds US$ 225B Momentum in Making Continent Bankable
WASHINGTON D.C., April 24, 2025 — Buoyed by last year’s successful Africa Investment Forum’s Market Days that generated US$ 29.2 billion of investment interest, its nine founding partners are bracing for an…
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Death of Pope Francis : The condolences of the African Bishops and of the Church, Family of God in Africa and its Islands
ACCRA, April 23, 2025 — The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar [SECAM] and the entire Church, Family of God in Africa and its Islands join the universal Church in…
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NGOs say Germany’s Agriculture and Food Strategy must prioritise Africa’s food sovereignty
KAMPALA, April 20, 2025 – Power Shift Africa [PSA], a Kenyan climate development policy think tank, and Germanwatch, a German environmental and human rights organisation, have urged the German Government to reconsider…
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Nigeria’s Cross River State second to commence construction of its Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone
CALABAR, April 18, 2025 — Nigeria’s Cross River State became the second to mark construction of a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone [SAPZ] after the country’s Vice President Kashim Shettima and African Development…
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COMESA, World Bank launch US$ 2.5bln programme on accelerating digital access
LUSAKA, April 14, 2025 –– The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [ COMESA ] recently launched the World Bank-funded Inclusive Digitalisation for East and Southern Africa [IDEA] Programme which aims…
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Uganda Cubs storm FIFA U-17 World Cup finals in Qatar
KAMPALA, April 13, 2025 –– For the first time in its history, a Ugandan team will take part in a FIFA World Cup. The Uganda Cubs, the Under 17 [U-17] national football…
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TotalEnergies CAF U-17 AFCON: Uganda, Egypt, Gambia, Angola in race for World Cup spots
KAMPALA, April 12, 2025 –– The journey to Qatar 2025 intensifies as Uganda, Gambia, Angola, and Egypt prepare to fight for the final two African slots at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in this…
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Regulator pledges stronger collaboration with cooperatives to boost Ghana’s cocoa sector
KUMASI, April 11, 2025 – The Ghana Cocoa Board [COCOBOD] has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with organised cooperatives as a strategy to enhance growth and sustainability in the country’s cocoa…
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