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Cholera – A Political Challenge that Hits Africa Hardest By Hakainde Hichilema and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Cholera is not fundamentally a medical challenge, it’s political. The last outbreak of cholera in the United Kingdom was in 1866; the United States has not had an outbreak since 1911. And yet today, outbreaks of cholera are raging…
Addis Ababa — The regional Land, Soil and Crop Information Services project has concluded with promising results for climate-smart agriculture in Eastern Africa. At the event held today in Addis Ababa, key results and lessons learned from four years of project implementation in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda were discussed. It was learnt that Land Soil…
Nigeria’s digital landscape may become under siege, if nothing is quickly done to tame the tide of cyber attacks targeting the country in particular and entire continent in general. Cyber attacks driven by financial gain, according to a new Microsoft report have surged, with 52% of incidents motivated by extortion or ransomware. The country’s growing…
As delays fuel public concerns, the government and ECOWAS must turn political will into action with the help of international partners. The Gambia’s July protests against alleged corruption linked to the sale of former president Yahya Jammeh’s assets show that citizens are committed to justice and transparency. Initiated by the Gambians Against Looted Assets movement,…
Conservationists are trying to pull the Congo Basin’s plight out of the shadows and into the light of scientific research. Conservationist Lee White says it is Africa’s beating heart and without its rainforests the continent will be in big trouble. The rainforests of the Congo Basin are Africa’s beating heart and if they vanish in…
Agriculture PS, Dr. Paul Kipronoh Ronoh, when he presided over the 28th Graduation Ceremony of Bukura Agricultural College in Kakamega County. PHOTO/UGC. The political temperature in Kenya’s tea sector has reached boiling point, and at the heart of the crisis stands Agriculture Principal Secretary (PS) Dr Paul Kiprono Ronoh. What has transpired over the past…
Cairo, Egypt — Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, marked the end of an era as President and Chairman of the Board, Professor Benedict Oramah, concluded his decade-long tenure with a legacy conference in Cairo attended by over 2,000 dignitaries, including African heads of state, business leaders, and policymakers on Friday. Oramah, who took office…
Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa. After archaeologists uncovered his fossilized bones in 1960, they used them to define Homo habilis – the earliest known member of our own genus. Paleoanthropologists define the first examples of the…
A cultural promotion enterprise, De Ambassadors Global Network has said it is set to tell Africa’s authentic story to the world. Founder of the project, Jennifer Chi Ikeaba Obiasor, said the network was a trailblazing African creative media on a mission to tell Africa’s authentic story, powerfully, proudly and unapologetically to the world. According to…
International finance and accounting expert, Osarense Dorothy Iguodala, has said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the finance profession by enhancing efficiency, security, and strategic insight. Disclosing this in a media statement recently, she asserts, harping on the fact that AI is not a replacement for professional judgment but a powerful tool that amplifies it….
