Africa

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), EAT, Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), and Nutrition Connect have announced the top 15 winning solutions of the Dietary Shifts (DISH) Competition 2024, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at generating local culturally appropriate solutions for improved dietary practices and sustained food systems. This competition highlights the urgent need for […] More

As COP29 concludes in Baku with developed nations pledging at least $300 billion annually for developing countries by 2035, a crucial question arises: who will truly benefit from these funds? Indigenous communities—the true guardians of our ecosystems—are still largely sidelined in the allocation of climate financing. Yet, their ancestral knowledge holds untapped potential to address […] More

The Africa Energy Indaba, Africa’s leading energy conference and exhibition, is proud to reaffirm its commitment to advancing gender diversity and inclusion in the energy sector by hosting the Women in Energy Forum during its 2025 event, taking place on the 5th March 2025 in Cape Town. The Women in Energy Forum serves as a powerful platform to emphasize the critical role […] More

Byline by Dr. Carjini Yogeswaran, Urologist, AAR Healthcare With rising life expectancy and aging populations, prostate cancer rates are projected to almost double by 2040, climbing from 1.4 million cases globally in 2020 to an anticipated 2.9 million annually.[1] Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as Kenya, are expected to bear the impact of this rise, […] More

Governments who fail to develop robust strategic responses to climate change and the water infrastructure crisis will increasingly find themselves at odds with their populations over the next two decades. This disruption to the social contract between governments and citizens will go far beyond the service delivery and supply interruptions currently making news headlines. Rather […] More

The Doing Good Work in Africa (DOWA) initiative is proud to announce the winners of the DOWA AI Policy Challenge, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at engaging Nigerian youth in shaping national AI policy. As a key post-initiative of DOWA’s Masterclass at Google Lagos this July, the challenge brought together over 100 young Nigerians who applied their talents to […] More

The World Bank Group, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and other stakeholders have hailed the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Ten-Year Strategy (2024-2033) (https://apo-opa.co/3V5zk38), adopted last May, as an essential and comprehensive tool for combating climate change and protecting biodiversity.  These viewpoints were expressed at a round-table discussion on “Africa’s Green and Inclusive Future: Climate […] More

The 2024 West Africa Deal Summit (WADS) (www.WestAfricaDealSummit.org) concluded on Wednesday, with a call for more regional collaboration to mobilise catalytic capital to address West Africa’s unique socioeconomic challenges. The two-day event attended by over 400 investors, entrepreneurs, government representatives, and thought leaders, focused on building innovative financing mechanisms.  The summit themed “Actions to Deepen […] More

The initiative is spearheaded by the International Livestock Research Institute to help meet rising demand for meat, milk and eggs while keeping emissions in check. A new hub launched at the COP29 climate talks will provide a one-stop-shop for solutions to help the livestock sector in developing countries meet rising demand for animal-source foods while […] More

In a major advancement for Ghana’s energy infrastructure, the President of the Republic commissioned the Ghana Bridge Power Project on Nov. 19, 2024. This modern facility represents a significant milestone in Ghana’s commitment to expanding its power generation capacity while improving fuel efficiency and environmental sustainability. The project is to construct an up to 515MW […] More

On 11 November, during AfricaCom 2024, the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) and the South African Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) hosted a ministerial-level forum focused on building a prosperous, inclusive and sustainable Africa through the development of ICT technologies. The ministers and high-level representatives of communications and digital technologies from Uganda, South Africa […] More

Standard Bank is accelerating its support for township entrepreneurs to reduce the high failure rate of South Africa’s small, micro and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs), building on its ongoing commitment to empowering local businesses and fostering sustainable growth. The bank aims to reverse the trend that sees a staggeringly high number of small businesses failing within […] More