Durban, South Africa / Lagos, Scidev.Net — As African countries work to strengthen their health systems after years of donor dependence, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is placing renewed emphasis on primary health care and digital innovation. In an interview with SciDev.Net, Landry Dongmo Tsague, inaugural director of Africa CDC’s…
ADDIS ABABA – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called for a transformative, Africa-centered approach to food security, emphasizing the need for resilient and inclusive food systems amid intensifying global challenges. Her remarks came during the opening of the Second United Nations Food Systems Summit, co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy in Addis Ababa. Meloni stressed…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on African nations to take control of the pricing and trade of their natural resources, stating that the continent must no longer remain a “price taker.” The president made this declaration in a statement posted via his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday. The remarks come as Nigeria…
