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Africa: Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre Sets the Tone for Strengthened Regional Health Security

eriinfo.com1 year ago05 mins

Efforts to strategically leverage health diplomacy to foster cooperation, strengthen partnerships, and promote stability across nations gained momentum when Africa CDC’s Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre (Eastern Africa RCC) formally presented its credentials to the Government of Kenya, establishing its official presence and authority in the country. Dr. Mazyanga Lucy Mazaba, Regional Director of the…

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Africa Losing $90bn Annually to Imported Substandard Fuel – Dangote

eriinfo.com1 year ago014 mins

The President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has stated that Africa loses $90 billion annually to importation of substandard petrol fuel due to lack of refineries in the continent. Speaking during the ongoing West African Refined Fuel Conference held in Abuja, Dangote revealed that, due to the continent’s limited domestic refining capacity, Africa imports…

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Africa: Structural Reforms Viable Solutions for Africa’s Growing Dev’t Needs – Uneca

eriinfo.com1 year ago06 mins

ADDIS ABABA — Africa must implement structural reforms, expanding domestic resource mobilization, fostering regional value chains, and cutting raw commodity exports, as foreign aid is unsustainable for meeting growing development needs, UNECA emphasized. A high-level session, held in New York on July 21, 2025, on the margins of the 2025 UN High-level Political Forum on…

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Africa: Could Old Alliances Bridge West Africa’s Security Cooperation Gaps?

eriinfo.com1 year ago010 mins

The politically neutral Conseil de l’Entente could revive urgently needed security partnerships among Sahel and coastal states. Security and economic cooperation in West Africa was dealt a blow by the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in January. The three countries are governed by coup…

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Africa: Motlhalo’s Rise to African Penalty Queen

eriinfo.com1 year ago015 mins

Linda Motlhalo. Elite penalty converter. Spot kick speciliast. Sharpshooter. And on and on and on. One could use all the superlatives to describe South Africa’s number 10 over the years when it comes to converting from the spot. The 27-year-old midfielder is the first choice go-to pinpoint scorer for the Banyana Banyana, and she has…

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Africa: Ethiopia Sees AfCFTA As Game-Changer for Economic Transformation

eriinfo.com1 year ago04 mins

– Hosts 3rd Africa trade , investment summit – Ethiopia views the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as a strategic engine for investment, job creation, value chain development, and regional economic resilience, according to the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration (MoTRI). This view was reinforced during the 3rd Africa Trade and Investment Summit…

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Africa: Health Experts, Officials Convene in Uganda for HIV, Hepatitis B, Syphilis Elimination Across Africa

eriinfo.com1 year ago04 mins

Kampala, Uganda — Health experts, policymakers, and researchers on Monday began a three-day meeting in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, to accelerate the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B across Africa. The event, held under the theme “Unifying Actions, Transforming Futures: Achieving Triple Elimination in Africa by 2030,” is dubbed as Africa’s…

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Africa: Ouzraoui Diki – a Midfield Marvel Blending European Craft With Moroccan Passion

eriinfo.com1 year ago09 mins

In one of the most captivating contests of the 2024 CAF TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Sakina Ouzraoui Diki rose to the occasion on Tuesday, guiding Morocco to a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Ghana before edging the Black Queens 4-2 on penalties to reach their second consecutive WAFCON final. Her dominant second-half display, crowned…

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East Africa Ready to Host CHAN 2024 Finals–Official

eriinfo.com1 year ago03 mins

With just two weeks remaining until kick-off, the countdown to the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 is reaching fever pitch, as East African host nations Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania enter the final stages of readiness for Africa’s premier national competition for locally-based players. The biennial tournament, running from 2-30 August 2025, will unite East Africa…

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Africa: WAFCON Semi-Final – Why Super Falcons Can Beat South Africa

eriinfo.com1 year ago04 mins

The Super Falcons of Nigeria kicked off their 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign on a high note with a convincing 3-0 win over Tunisia in their opening group match. The momentum stalled with a lacklustre 1-0 win over Botswana and a goalless draw against Algeria in the final group tie. However, Justin…