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Africa Urged to ‘Mainstream’ Homegrown Climate Adaptation

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago05 mins

This article was supported by Global Health Strategies [NAIROBI, SciDev.Net] Mainstreaming locally-led adaptation interventions is vital to building resilience against escalating climate risks, which are threatening livelihoods, ecosystems and development in Africa, according to new analysis. However, adaptation efforts on the continent remain fragmented, unevenly financed, and dominated by external priorities, finds the study, published…

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Africa’s Militaries Have Always Relied On Imported Weapons – Why a Shift to Homegrown Defence Is Now Under Way

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago012 mins

Africa’s militaries are built on imported power. Foreign countries such as China, Russia, the United States, Turkey and France dominate Africa’s weapons market. Between them they supply everything from small arms to attack helicopters, unmanned systems and communications equipment. The results are often quite poor. From the Sahel to Somalia, weapons and equipment supplied from…

Domains.co.za launches South Africa’s first homegrown Link in Bio tool

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

Domains.co.za has once again set the standard for local innovation by launching South Africa’s first Link in Bio tool. This affordable and clever solution empowers social media users to share all their essential links through one branded domain name. Beyond that, it can also double as a mini one-page website that doesn’t need any additional…

Africa: AU Solidarity Mission to Juba – South Sudanese Women, Energized by Solidarity, Map ‘Homegrown’ Solutions for Lasting Peace

eriinfo.com4 months ago010 mins

The African Union (AU) Solidarity Mission on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) successfully concluded its two-day high-level gathering in Juba, reinforcing African solidarity and defining actionable steps for the implementation of the WPS Agenda. The mission was held under the theme, “Celebrating 25 years of 1325: Homegrown Solutions, Women-Led Peace for South Sudan: Keeping Hope…

Africa Calls for Homegrown Climate Solutions in Just Transition

eriinfo.com6 months ago09 mins

Addis Ababa — African climate negotiators and civil society organizations at the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS 2) have called on governments to include sustainable farming approaches and other Africa-led solutions in their revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and National Adaptation Plans (NAP) ahead of COP 30, as the only way to have their priorities…