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Southern Africa: SADC and Partners Officially Launch the Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access Programme.

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago09 mins

The Southern African Development Community (SADC), in partnership with the European Union (EU), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the International Trade Centre (ITC), officially launched the Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access (ATCMA) SADC Programme on the margins of the 8th SADC Industrialization Week held in Antananarivo, Madagascar on 28th July 2025….

Africa: Long Covid is Like ‘Experiencing Malaria Constantly’ – How Sufferers Struggle to Access Basic Care

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago010 mins

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Kizito Zua, a farmer living in Arua, a city in northern Uganda, had earned his way selling his produce at the local market. In 2020, when lockdown rules were enforced in his area, he was no longer able to tend to his land. Left without a source of income, Kizito had…

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Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa – Community Radio Programmes Shut Down, Access to Information in Jeopardy After Voice of America Suspension

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago08 mins

Disrupted programming, journalists sacked from their jobs: the US government’s suspension of Voice of America (VOA), whose programmes were broadcast in all sub-Saharan African countries via over a thousand local partners, undermines access to reliable and diverse information. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns this major setback for the right to reliable information on the African…

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Africa: Millions of Children Still Lack Access to Vaccines – UN

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago09 mins

UNICEF estimates that around 2.1 million children under the age of one, roughly 24 per cent, remain zero-dose, receiving no routine vaccines at all A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has revealed that more than 14 million children around the world remain unvaccinated, with no access to…

South African entrepreneur facilitates Temu and Shein access to township market

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Godiragetse Mogajane Interview with Godiragetse MogajaneFOUNDER of DELIVERY KA SPEED Lives in: South Africa Entrepreneur Godiragetse Mogajane saw an opportunity to offer delivery and logistics services in South Africa’s townships. In 2021, he launched Delivery Ka Speed. Today the company moves goods for Chinese e-commerce platforms like Temu and Shein, and works with a range…

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Africa: Global Fund Secures Access to Breakthrough HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir for Low – and Middle-Income Countries

eriinfo.com1 month ago010 mins

Geneva — A pivotal moment in the fight to end AIDS — ensuring lifesaving innovation reaches those who need it most, wherever they live The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) today announced it has signed an access agreement with Gilead Sciences to procure lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable for HIV…

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Africa: Saving Money, Breathing Easier – How Energy Access Is Transforming Lives in Ethiopia

eriinfo.com1 month ago012 mins

Families in rural Ethiopia are transforming their lives with clean energy. Supported by the World Bank’s Ci-Dev, biogas digesters replace firewood, cutting smoke and improving crop yields. Off-grid solar brings light, boosts savings, and powers micro-enterprises. Since 2016, Ethiopia has earned $3.46 million in carbon credits, reinvesting in access and maintenance. For women like Abeba…

Microsoft wants AGI access – OpenAI says no

eriinfo.com1 month ago02 mins

Microsoft and OpenAI are at odds over a contractual provision related to artificial general intelligence, The Information reported on Wednesday (paywall). Under the current terms, when OpenAI achieves AGI, Microsoft’s access to such a technology would be void. Microsoft wants OpenAI to remove that clause but so far OpenAI has refused, the report said. “We…

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Africa: Energy Access Has Improved, but More Funding Is Needed to Address Disparities – WHO

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

Although nearly 92 per cent of the global population now has basic access to electricity, more than 666 million people still live without it, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge greater financial support for renewable energy. While the rate of basic access to energy has increased since 2022, the current pace is insufficient…

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Africa: Gates Foundation Pledges $1.6 Billion to Gavi to Boost Global Vaccine Access

eriinfo.com2 months ago08 mins

The announcement comes amid deep cuts to global aid budgets, which threaten to reverse decades of progress in child survival The Gates Foundation has announced a $1.6 billion commitment to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, over the next five years to help deliver lifesaving vaccines to children in the world’s most vulnerable communities. This was disclosed…