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A 2026 Lancet Global Health analysis using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 data finds that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are accounting for a growing share of Africa’s health burden. In 2023, NCDs resulted in an estimated 263 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), with one DALY representing one year of healthy life lost. NCDs caused an…
World leaders have been asked to support a proposed International Panel on Inequality. Brazil, Norway, South Africa and Spain, together with Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, made the call on the margins of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York in September 2026. The panel would be modelled on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change….
New analysis reveals the true climate impact of Big Chocolate for the first time – and how the EUDR is already driving down deforestation-linked emissions Key points Analysis of public reporting from world’s largest chocolate companies shows emissions related to cocoa sourcing falling by a quarter in the last three years, even as global cocoa…
The 2026 Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen for his discovery of high energy neutrino particles from space. The Nobel committee said Halzen has made “decisive contributions” to the discovery of “neutrinos of astrophysical origin” with IceCube, an experiment installed under ice at the South Pole. Ellen Moons, secretary general of…
Mali Army Retakes Kidal With Russian Support Mali’s army, backed by Russian paramilitary forces, has retaken the northern town of Kidal after Tuareg separatists announced a “strategic and controlled withdrawal” from the area. The Azawad Liberation Front said its forces withdrew without direct fighting, attributing the move to what it described as the disproportionate…
One of the hardest challenges in wildlife conservation arises when the habitat of a species in need of protection overlaps with land used by humans. Wolves and bears can kill livestock, elephants can damage homes and properties and wild boar can damage crops. In such situations, conservation is not only about protecting wildlife. It is…
Addis Abeba — In my op-ed, “Tipping Point: Ethiopia edges toward crisis as renewed tensions loom over Tigray; conflict spreads in Amhara, Oromia,” published by Addis Standard in July 2025, I warned that Ethiopia was approaching a dangerous turning point, as renewed tensions in Tigray coincided with ongoing conflict in Amhara and Oromia. At the…
African businesses are increasingly looking to expand across the continent, but high financing costs, limited access to trade finance and gaps in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are threatening to constrain regional commerce. This is contained in preliminary findings of the 2026 PAFTRAC Africa CEO Trade Survey presented at the…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reaffirmed its support to Kenya following confirmation of the country’s first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease and the subsequent death of the patient. H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of Africa CDC, spoke with Kenyan authorities today and expressed his condolences to…
The local AI conversation has moved from job displacement panic towards autonomous AI agents, unmanaged ‘Shadow AI’, and emerging cybersecurity vulnerabilities that threaten corporate governance, data sovereignty and Popia compliance. There’s something happening here, and what it is may not be exactly clear. You know the stat that gets fired off often well: out of…
