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Africa: From Commitment to Impact – Lessons From Leaders Coordinating Efforts to End Violence Against Women and Girls

eriinfo.com6 days ago08 mins

DOHA, Qatar – During the Second World Summit for Social Development, Spotlight Initiative hosted a Solutions Studio conversation to highlight strategies for addressing gender-based violence and to share best practices for driving collaboration on protecting the rights of women and girls. Spotlight Initiative Global Coordinator Erin Kenny introduced the session, which explored how to bring…

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Dr. George Elombi Takes Over As Afreximbank’s Fourth President, Pledges Deeper Impact

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago010 mins

Cairo, Egypt, 27 Oct. 2025: –African Export-import Bank (Afreximbank) on Saturday in Cairo, Egypt, swore in Dr. George Elombi as the Bank’s fourth President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, taking over from Prof. Benedict Oramah as head of the African Multilateral Finance Institution. Formalised with an oath administered by Mr. Wale Edun, Chairman…

Grant Sherwood: The Impact of Identity on Business Growth

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago010 mins

From his early days in sales to running multiple ventures across coaching, tourism, property, and direct sales, Grant Sherwood has built a career centred on one powerful idea — that the foundation of every successful business lies in the mindset and identity of its leader. With over 14 years of experience in people development and…

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Africa: Guterres Highlights ‘Maximum Impact’ Reform Agenda

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago06 mins

The Secretary-General on Wednesday outlined a set of proposals to strengthen the UN’s effectiveness and improve coordination across its three core pillars: peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights. Addressing the General Assembly, António Guterres briefed Member States on the structural reforms and programme realignments that are needed across the UN System to make…

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Africa: The Impact of Terrorism On Democratic Support in Africa

eriinfo.com1 month ago02 mins

Undermining effect of chronic violence is especially strong in countries with robust liberal institutions and lower development. Abstract How does chronic terrorism affect support for democracy in fragile states? While most research examines isolated attacks in stable democracies, little is known about persistent violence in insecure, weakly institutionalised contexts. Keep up with the latest headlines…

SA AI startups win Meta, Data Science Africa’s Llama Impact Grant

eriinfo.com2 months ago03 mins

Meta, in partnership with Data Science Africa, has announced the winners of the 2025 Llama Impact Grant for Startups and Researchers at the UN General Assembly’s Unstoppable Africa event. The programme, launched in March 2025, forms part of Meta’s global Llama Impact Grants initiative. It supports startups and researchers across Sub-Saharan Africa in applying Meta’s…

SA start-ups among Meta’s Llama Impact Grant recipients

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

Meta’s Llama Impact Grant supports organisations and individuals that leverage Llama to develop solutions tailored for Sub-Saharan Africa. Two local start-ups − Vambo AI and PropelMapper − are among the five winners of the Llama Impact Grant for start-ups and researchers based in Sub-Saharan Africa. In March, Facebook-parent company Meta, in partnership with Data Science…

As Ebola outbreak kills 16 people in Congo, WHO official says Trump’s aid cuts “will definitely have an impact”

eriinfo.com2 months ago08 mins

Johannesburg — The Minister of Health for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Samuel Roger Kamba, confirmed last week an outbreak of the highly infectious Zaire strain of Ebola virus disease in the country’s Central Kasai Province. He said 16 deaths and 28 suspected cases had been confirmed, including four suspected infections among health care workers. World…

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Africa: The Graça Machel Trust’s Pan-African Adolescent Girls’ Movement in Action – Progress and Impact

eriinfo.com3 months ago08 mins

Over the past two years, what began as a single idea has grown into a vibrant network of community hubs and digital communities spanning Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and soon beyond. Guided by the conviction that every teenage girl deserves a safe space to learn, lead and raise her voice,…

AI in healthcare: From hype to high impact

eriinfo.com4 months ago08 mins

Luis da Silva, CEO at Healthbridge. With its unmatched ability to process vast datasets at speed and scale, AI is opening new frontiers in diagnosis, treatment and healthcare delivery. The impact on global health systems is profound: enabling earlier interventions, advancing personalised medicine and significantly reducing administrative inefficiencies. New York-based CB Insights’ latest State of…