African News
Accra, Ghana — Africa has the world’s youngest population. More than 60% of its 1.4 billion people are under the age of 25. By 2055, the global population is expected to reach 10 billion. Most of that growth, 95%, will happen in low-and middle-income countries. Africa alone will account for 57%. By 2050, over 60%…
ILO staff with Brazil Labour Minister Luiz Marinho at the Just Transition Pavilion. PHOTO/UN. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] The International Labour Organization (ILO) welcomed the adoption of the Belém Political Package at the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Package, adopted by 195…
The minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, has called for deeper intra-African investment and trade as a strategic response to the sharp decline in global development aid to the continent. Mr. Edun made the call on Thursday at the 5th B2B Agribusiness Matchmaking Event in Abuja with the theme “Catalysing…
Nairobi — U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries,” escalating his hardline immigration stance amid renewed attacks on Somali and other immigrant communities in recent weeks. Trump’s remarks were issued in a lengthy Thanksgiving statement posted on Thursday, coming at a politically charged moment following the recent…
News creators and influencers have become increasingly important sources of news as more people turn to social media and video networks like Facebook and YouTube to inform themselves. By news creators, we mean individuals who create and distribute content mainly through social and video networks and have some impact on public debates around news and…
Guinea-Bissau General Sworn in As Transitional President Following Coup Guinea-Bissau’s military installed General Horta Nta Na Man as transitional president and announced a one-year interim administration. This comes a day after senior officers said they had deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, halted the election process, and formed the “High Military Command for the Restoration…
Drinking alcohol is known to be harmful to people’s health. It’s also known to be harmful in other ways. For example, men experience more harm such as aggression, accidents, and injury, from their own drinking than do women. But when a man drinks, the women and children closest to him often pay a price too….
Across Africa, distance education has become one of the most powerful forces for expanding access to higher learning. Open and distance learning institutions such as the Open University of Tanzania, the Zimbabwe Open University and the National Open University of Nigeria have joined long-standing providers like the University of South Africa in offering flexible study…
PRETORIA – Climate change is driving economic losses in developing nations. It’s slowing progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals and worsening threats such as infectious diseases, food insecurity, declining air quality, and mounting strain on health systems. This is according to a recently published health policy paper by Lancet Countdown Africa, a research collaboration hosted…
The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development, Odrek Rwabwogo, has questioned the continued use of restrictive visa requirements across African states, arguing that such barriers undermine the continent’s integration and economic growth goals. Speaking during the International Business Week at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Rwabwogo asked why a Ugandan still needs…
