Africa - eriinfo

Africa

Southern Africa: SADC Outlook Favours Drier Conditions Across Much of Southern Africa During the 2026/27 Rainy Season

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago05 mins

Swakopmund, Namibia, 27 August 2026: The Southern African Development Community (SADC), through the SADC Climate Services Centre and National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), has released the regional climate outlook for the 2026/27 rainy season, indicating an increased likelihood of below-normal rainfall across much of the central and southern parts of the region, while wetter…

Africa

Africa: RwandAir Boss Speaks Out On Why Flying in Africa Is Expensive

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago07 mins

Africa’s efforts to deepen economic integration could remain limited unless governments make air travel more affordable and remove restrictions that continue to fragment the continent’s aviation market, RwandAir Chief Executive Officer Yvonne Makolo has said. Makolo said African countries need to change the way they view aviation, arguing that affordable air connectivity is essential to…

Africa

Africa: Gambia Ranks Third in Sub-Saharan Africa On Budget Transparency

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago011 mins

The Gambia ranked third among the Sub-Saharan African countries assessed in the 2025 Open Budget Survey, scoring 36 out of 100 on budget transparency, according to findings unveiled by Gambia Participates on Tuesday, 25 August 2026. The survey placed Sierra Leone at the top of the selected Sub-Saharan African countries, followed by Senegal. The Gambia…

Africa

Africa: Trade Minister Calls for Lower Air Travel Costs Across Africa

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago05 mins

Rwanda’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Antoine Marie Kajangwe, has called for African countries to reduce taxes, fees and levies on air travel, saying high costs are limiting movement and business opportunities across the continent. ALSO READ: Kagame criticises expensive air travel in Africa Kajangwe made the remarks during the closing session of the two-day…

Africa

Africa: Ethiopia Plays Key Role in Promoting Regional, Continental Peace and Security – AU Official

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago05 mins

Addis Ababa — An African Union (AU) official emphasized Ethiopia’s significant role in promoting peace and security not only in the Horn but also across the continent, while underscoring the need for African countries to strengthen regional integration. In an exclusive interview with ENA, Head of the Governance Architecture and African Peace and Security Architecture…

Africa

Africa: Sunscreen for Lakes and Dams – Could a Thin Floating Layer of Nanomaterial Shield Water From Evaporation?

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago011 mins

Water stored in dams and reservoirs for humans to use often evaporates, especially in hot regions like southern Africa. Rising temperatures speed evaporation up, leaving less water for people, farming and industry. Daniel Kwasi Kpeglo has just completed a PhD in physics. He explains his laboratory research into a new design – a thin nanomaterial…

Africa

Africa: Red Sea Nations Step Up Maritime Cooperation As Regional Threats Grow

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago07 mins

From piracy and migrant smuggling to disruptions affecting global shipping routes, countries bordering one of the world’s busiest waterways are seeking closer cooperation to stay ahead of fast-evolving maritime threats. As maritime tensions ripple across parts of the Middle East, security officials from Ethiopia, Yemen, Djibouti and Somalia gathered in Nairobi this week to tackle…

Africa

Africa: Land Models Sprout As Degradation Threatens Billions of Livelihoods

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago06 mins

Promising efforts to restore degraded land are now in the spotlight at a time when 40 per cent of the world’s land currently faces degradation and drought, threatening the livelihoods of over three billion people, the head of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) said Wednesday, announcing three winners of its World Restoration Flagships…

Africa

Africa: COP17 – How Africa Can Unlock Billions for Land Restoration – – Official

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago015 mins

She said Africa needs to move land restoration from the aid column into the investment column by developing bankable landscape programmes, strengthening land tenure, deploying risk-sharing instruments and ensuring that farmers and pastoralists benefit from carbon and other emerging environmental markets. As negotiations continue at the 17th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat…

Africa

Africa: Legendary Country Singer Dolly Parton Dies Aged 80

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago02 mins

Dolly Parton, one of the music prolific and revered country singers of all time, has died aged 80. The singer’s nephew Brian Seaver announced the news on behalf of the Parton and Owens family, revealing that Dolly had asked him years ago to be the one that made the announcement when the time came. Born…