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At the opening of the event, 1,300 landless peasants marched towards a boat parade with 200 vessels navigating the waters of the Guajará Bay. The People’s Summit, a parallel event to the 30th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP30), kicked off on November 12 with a flotilla protest of more than 200 boats, carrying…
Voting for the 2025 Sub-Saharan Africa Awards is now open until 14 November 2025 (midnight CAT), allowing users to cast one vote per category each day. The 2025 TikTok Awards Sub-Saharan Africa are back to honour the creators, artistes, and trendsetters who’ve defined our feeds in 2025. The TikTok Awards are an annual celebration of…
Across Africa, schools face outdated curricula and skills gaps. Experts say AI could transform learning and create new opportunities for African youth. DW looks at how African nations are embracing the change. In Accra’s Chorkor neighborhood, young Ghanaians are using computers for the first time. Inside a modest digital lab, facilitators use smart tools to teach digital…
Africa Must Pay Its Health Debt — Before the Planet Collects Africa’s most significant health crisis isn’t the next virus. It’s the quiet epidemic of polluted rivers, contaminated soil, and sick people left behind by decades of industrial neglect. From Ghana’s Galamsey pits to the oil-blackened streams of the Niger Delta, the continent has become…
The United Nations (UN) has raised the alarm over an impending global famine even as it said worsening conflicts and dwindling humanitarian funding were pushing millions towards acute hunger. In a joint report released on Wednesday, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) listed Nigeria among 16 hunger hotspots, warning…
Britain and South Africa have returned to Asanti king Otumfuo Osei Tutu II over 130 gold and bronze artefacts looted between the 1870s and the early 20th century or bought on the open market. Asanti king Otumfuo Osei Tutu II received the artefacts at the Manhyia Palace Museum in the Asante capital Kumasi this week….
From household practices to policy priorities, climate change is impacting life across Africa. Key findings On average across 38 countries, more than half (56%) of citizens say they have heard of climate change. Awareness levels range from 27% in Nigeria to 91% in Seychelles. More than four in 10 Africans (43%) are “climate-change literate,” meaning…
COP30 officials group photo. PHOTO/UN. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] As the world prepares for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is piloting several innovative financial instruments to help African countries address the escalating impacts of climate change. The main objectives for COP30, which will be held in…
The United Kingdom has committed £850m to the eighth replenishment for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. While it is a welcome, vital, addition to the replenishment, it represents a 15 percent cut on the UK’s previous contribution of £1bn in 2022 and is the lowest pledge from the UK since 2010….
A COP30 roundtable in Belém, Brazil. PHOTO/UN. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] UN Secretary-General António Guterres has ramped up his call for a faster global transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, which he described as “the cheapest source of new electricity in nearly every country.” The latest appeal came on Friday during his address to…
