Thursday, July 23
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- New SDG data shows stalled progress on air pollution and health
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- UN HIV declaration adopted amid deep political divisions
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- UN Chief Urges G20 Leaders to Tackle Global Hunger Crisis
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THE Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
The UN General Assembly adopted a new Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS this week reaffirming global commitments to end AIDS as a public…
Brazil Gears Up for COP30: Ambitions, Challenges, and Global Stakes Belém, Pará State – As the world prepares for the…
One in four people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo suffers from “crisis or worse” levels of hunger that…
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been the blueprint for a more resilient and prosperous world since their…
After three decades of implementation of the Support Program for the Preservation of Biodiversity and Fragile Ecosystems in Central Africa…
US Republican senators have voiced their criticisms of the Africa policy proposed by President Joe Biden’s administration, warning that it may be paving the way for Russia’s growing influence in the continent. The senators emphasized the threat posed by Russia’s paramilitary outfit, the Wagner Group, and the leverage that China and Russia could gain due to perceived American negligence.
At the recently held Clean Cooking Summit in Paris in 2024, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the seven-decade-old African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, reiterated the pressing need for clean cooking solutions in Africa. Highlighting an alarming situation, Adesina referred to a statistic of 900 million African people who are bereft of clean cooking facilities, leading to a surge in premature deaths due to indoor pollution.
South Africa has appealed to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to advance its probe into the claimed genocide by Israel against the Palestinian population. This call comes after the ICC’s decision in March to investigate possible war crimes in occupied territories including the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem.
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) midterm review of its Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2022-2026 for Madagascar marks substantial strides in supporting the nation’s agricultural and infrastructure development. The review confirms success in two key areas of focus: helping agricultural transformation aimed at restoring food security promoting employment and building infrastructure to facilitate inclusive growth.