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Africa’s Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build a 15-kilometre-wide band of trees across the north of Africa. The African Union launched the project in 2007 with plans for the trees to extend for 6,000 kilometres through 11 countries in the Sahel, restoring 100 million hectares of land from Senegal to…
For most of the past 25 years, Chinese construction companies operating in Africa could count on generous financial backing from Chinese banks. Between 2000 and 2019, Chinese funders committed almost US$50 billion to African transport projects. Most came from Chinese development finance institutions. Six years ago, this started to change as Chinese lenders began to…
Addis Ababa/Pretoria/Durban — 7 October 2025 – The 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) will take place from 22 to 25 October 2025 in Durban, South Africa, under the theme “Moving Towards Self-Reliance to Achieve Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa.” Co-hosted by the Africa Centres for Disease Control…
The AI Evidence Alliance for Social Impact (AEASI) — has been launched to promote the responsible and evidence-based use of artificial intelligence AEASI is part of a broader $7.5 million collaboration with Google.org supporting AI impact evaluations. The alliance, announced at the AI for Africa Conference in Cape Town, will connect AI developers, policymakers, and…
Conflicts in Africa cannot be solved through military solutions and peace and security on the continent “demands a proactive preventative” approach, according to the UN’s Special Representative to the African Union. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga was speaking at a Security Council meeting focused on the key issues faced by Africa and cooperation between the UN and the…
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Abuja — Seplat Energy Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading independent energy companies, at the weekend, said domestic gas would remain the engine of prosperity for Nigeria and Africa in general, disclosing its plans to raise its gas production to 1 Bcf/d by 2030. A statement from the company stated that this informed the company’s heavy…
Africa’s wealth must serve its people and not a privileged few, Professor Ozonia Ojielo, United Nations Resident Coordinator and Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Rwanda, told delegates at the opening of the 13th Pan-African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation (PAC 2025) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Speaking before a gathering of tax justice…
Dar es Salaam — ON September 28 (local time), Dar es Salaam played host to a vibrant cultural exchange: “Refreshing Fujian” Ignites the Land of East Africa- Fujian Culture and Tourism Promotion Event. Over 200 guests representing a mix of Chinese and Tanzanian sectors gathered under one roof, listening closely as messages of cooperation, heritage…
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is showing signs of resilience, with growth projected to reach 3.8 percent in 2025, up slightly from 3.5 percent last year, according to the World Bank’s latest Africa’s Pulse report released Tuesday. The report attributes the improvement to easing inflation and a modest recovery in investment, even as the region grapples with…
