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The last week of COP30 has begun in Belém with a palpable sense of urgency. Ministers and senior officials are now stepping into the spotlight, as negotiations move from technical wrangling to political decision-making. The stakes? Nothing less than charting a credible path to climate justice in a world running out of time. UN climate…
The exclusion of the main opposition and rivalry between military factions could destabilise the 23 November elections. Tensions are rising in Guinea-Bissau as the 23 November presidential and legislative elections approach. They take place in unusual circumstances. First, Parliament has not convened since December 2023, when it was dissolved by the president after the National…
Nairobi — Woodford Reserve, the small-batch Kentucky bourbon produced by Brown-Forman, has officially launched in Kenya, marking the brand’s strategic entry into the East African premium-whiskey market. The debut coincided with a Nairobi event celebrating Old Fashioned Month on November 6, part of a global initiative highlighting the classic cocktail. David Mutunga, Brown-Forman’s East Africa…
Former World Health Organisation (WHO) Director of Research Policy and Cooperation, Professor Tiki Pan, says Low-and Lower-Middle-Income Countries are adopting the WHO position on tobacco harm reduction hook, line and sinker despite stagnant smoking rates and the high morbidity and mortality linked to tobacco in LLMICs. Professor Pan was involved with the agency during the discussions…
President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that no United States officials will attend the G20 summit, calling their absence a “boycott of politics”. Minister Ronald Lamola said South Africa is ready to host the summit, despite several countries sending lower-level officials instead of heads of state. South Africa says it is fully prepared to host the G20…
Nigeria has called on African nations to rethink their collective approach to global trade, warning that no country on the continent can thrive in isolation amid shifting economic pressures. Speaking at the 2nd African Cassava Conference in Abuja on Monday with the theme, “Building Sustainable & Quality Driven Cassava Industries in Africa,” the Minister of…
Nairobi — The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) has arranged and closed a $400 million syndicated facility for Sea World Energy Holdings Limited, the affiliate consolidating Karpowership Group’s operations across Africa. MCB served as the sole Mandated Lead Arranger and Account Bank for the transaction, which the lender says was well received by participating financiers and…
President Paul Kagame recently asked a question; one that’s as old as the years African states have been independent. Why is it that certain other countries, which were at the same level of Africa 50 years ago have now left us behind (in terms of development)? This is a problem that has exercised the brains…
Away from COP30’s official talks, African activists in Belem, Brazil, joined the People’s Summit to expose climate injustices and push for reparations. DW spoke to some of the people leading this fight. Three years ago, when Nigerian activist OduduAbasi Asuquo received her invitation to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, she began preparing…
Today marks the first World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day – mandated by the World Health Assembly – a historic milestone in global efforts to end a preventable cancer. This day of action builds on powerful momentum, with countries and partners uniting to launch ambitious vaccination campaigns, expand screening and treatment services, and accelerate progress toward…
