Alan Stoga “Because there’s less external pressure on the continent now than there has ever been, we are beginning to see African countries coming together to figure out how they’re going to solve their problems.” —Carole Wainaina
Tag: Africa
Africa Needs Debt Relief to Fight COVID-19
by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Brahima Coulibaly WASHINGTON, DC – After a slow start, COVID-19 has spread increasingly rapidly throughout Africa, with more than 7,000 confirmed cases and 294 deaths across 45 countries and two territories as of April 7. Unless the…
Abandoned baby giraffe befriended by dog in Africa dies
Johannesburg, Dec 7 – A baby giraffe that was befriended by a dog after it was abandoned in the wild has died, a South African animal orphanage said Friday. “Our team is heartbroken,” the orphanage said.
Climate Chance Summit, Africa ends adopting Accra Declaration
2,000 participants, representing 25 African nationalities and the diversity of committed actors engaged in the fight against climate change (local governments, businesses, unions, environmental NGOs, farmers, women and youth organisation, researchers) gathered over 3 days of work and networking at…
Harry and Meghan make 1st official tour as family in Africa
Johannesburg, Sept 20 (AP/UNB) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, along with their infant son, Archie, are making their first official tour as a family, starting Monday in a troubled South Africa whose president says women and children are…
Solar project aims at making Africa renewable powerhouse
By Razeena Raheem UN, Sep 13 2019 (IPS) – When UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched the International Solar Alliance last October, he applauded the goal of mobilizing about $1 trillion dollars towards the deployment of some 1,000 gigawatts of solar…
Earliest modern human skull found outside Africa
Researchers have found the earliest example of our species (modern humans) outside Africa. A skull unearthed in Greece has been dated to 210,000 years ago, at a time when Europe was occupied by the Neanderthals. The sensational discovery adds to…
Illness costs Africa hundreds of millions every year: WHO
The World Health Organization has estimated that disease strips hundreds of millions of dollars from Africa’s economic output. As the burden of untreated disease hugely outweighs the potential expense of healthcare. In a report published at the end of a…
Global Warming: Severe Consequences for Africa
Record global greenhouse gas emissions are putting the world on a path toward unacceptable warming, with serious implications for development prospects in Africa. “Limiting warming to 1.5° C is possible within the laws of chemistry and physics, but doing so…
Students go green to end global energy poverty
In Africa, over 640 million people – almost double the population of United States – have no access to electricity, with many relying on dirty sources of energy sources for heating, cooking and lighting.
China dispatches PLA members to Djibouti
Beijing— China on Tuesday dispatched members of its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti to man the rising Asian giant’s first overseas military base, a key part of a wide-ranging expansion of the role…