Africa: G20 Can Bridge Opposing Power Blocks Through Climate Action

Africa: G20 Can Bridge Opposing Power Blocks Through Climate Action

Could Africa’s first G20 bring like-minded G7 and BRICS+ members together to accelerate climate action? The global climate action agenda is under attack, with United States’ President Donald Trump’s second term amplifying climate denialism and misinformation. Driven by national security concerns on the back of the Ukraine war, erstwhile global climate leaders – the European…

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Africa: G20 Can Bridge Opposing Power Blocks Through Climate Action

Africa: Agenda 2063 in Action – AFCFTA Pushes Africa Toward Self-Reliant Industrialization

The continental flagship project under the African Union’s Agenda 2063, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), is envisioned to transform Africa into a global economic powerhouse through integration. With 54 signatories and 47 ratifications, the AfCFTA is now the world’s largest free trade agreement, promising to connect a market of 1.4 billion people. With…

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Africa: G20 Can Bridge Opposing Power Blocks Through Climate Action

Africa: ‘Delivering Better’ – New ECOSOC President Emphasises Climate Action, Food Security

The Ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, was on Thursday elected president of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at what he called a “historic moment” for his country and its enduring commitment to multilateralism. Mr. Thapa said that the motto of his presidency will be “Delivering Better,” which requires strengthening…

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Africa: G20 Can Bridge Opposing Power Blocks Through Climate Action

Africa: Call for Urgent SA Pesticide Action Plan to Protect Farm Workers – – and Consumers

NGOs report limited resources for consumer education and pesticide testing, which they believe hinders effective enforcement of pesticide limits. They also perceive a governmental reluctance to implement significant changes. The African Centre for Biodiversity (Acbio) released a compilation of the past two decades of research on pesticide use in South Africa on 21 July 2025,…

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Africa: G20 Can Bridge Opposing Power Blocks Through Climate Action

Africa Adopts 12-Point Action Plan to Eliminate Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B By 2030

A call to Action has emerged from a High-Level Ministerial Conference on Triple Elimination of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B, held in Kampala, Uganda. African Ministers of Health, development partners, and civil society organisations committed to a united front to end vertical transmission of the three infections by the year 2030. At the heart of…

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