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Africa: ‘Katsina Is a Living Model for Africa’s Green Transition,’ Says Radda At COP30

eriinfo.com4 days ago06 mins

Speaking at the Nigerian Pavilion during COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Governor Radda delivered a compelling address themed “Imperative for International Collaborations and Supports Towards Climate Actions at Subnational Level: The Katsina State Pathway.” Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has positioned the state as a continental model for sustainable development, calling for enhanced international partnerships…

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Africa: Saving the Pancake Tortoise – a ‘Living Emblem’ of Kenya’s Natural Heritage

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago010 mins

These beautifully patterned creatures face extinction due to habitat loss, land clearance, the illegal pet trade and climate change. Kenya’s exquisite little pancake tortoise, locally known as kobe kama chapati, faces extinction due to habitat loss, land clearance for agriculture, poaching for the illegal pet trade and potential impacts from climate change. On 10 August,…

The company building a ‘living computer’ with human cells

eriinfo.com1 month ago03 mins

The invention of the silicon transistor was fundamental to the success of the digital age, driving the core of the modern-day digital economy. The rise of generative AI has put hardware at the epicentre of the next wave of economic growth, with chip makers such as Nvidia and AMD reaching record valuations as demand for…

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Africa: Spiritual Memory, Diasporic Justice – Recognising Aladura Churches As Living African Heritage

eriinfo.com2 months ago012 mins

Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the…

WHO says over 1 billion people living with mental health disorders worldwide as it urges immediate action

eriinfo.com3 months ago010 mins

In Ukraine, where war is currently going on with Russia, community mental health teams are providing mental health care to affected families. PHOTO/WHO/Christopher Black. By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT [email protected] More than 1 billion people are living with mental health disorders, according to new data released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), with conditions such as anxiety…

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Africa: Over One Billion People Living With Mental Health Conditions Globally – WHO

eriinfo.com3 months ago08 mins

The global health body described suicide as a devastating outcome of mental health conditions, which claimed an estimated 727,000 lives in 2021. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says more than one billion people are currently living with mental health disorders, making it one of the most pressing public health challenges worldwide. The figure, published in…

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Africa: How Living in Modern Times Is Rendering Men Infertile

eriinfo.com3 months ago030 mins

IN today’s fast-paced world, fertility struggles are quietly on the rise. While conversations around infertility often centre on women, an invisible but significant crisis is steadily unfolding, challenging traditional notions of fatherhood and family. In Nigeria and across the world, men are discovering that their sperm count is becoming “critically low”. An increasing number of…

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Africa: More Than 70 Million People in Africa Are Living With Chronic Viral Hepatitis

eriinfo.com4 months ago02 mins

Two to three million South Africans have chronic viral hepatitis, with most remaining undiagnosed and untreated. Hepatitis occurs when different viruses cause inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis A (HAV) and hepatitis E (HEV) viruses are mainly spread through contaminated food or water and typically cause self-limiting infections. This means that following a short period of…

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African Sci-Fi Imagines New Ways of Living in Climate-Changed Worlds

eriinfo.com4 months ago011 mins

A new book called African Climate Futures explores how African science fiction is addressing climate change. International politics scholar Carl Death weighs up climate policies in African countries and discusses stories and films alongside them. His book imagines a future that may be grim, but is alive with potential solutions. From Ethiopia and The Gambia…

Africa: Four African Billionaires Richer Than 750 Million People Living On the Continent

eriinfo.com5 months ago07 mins

Africa’s wealth disparity has reached unprecedented levels, with just four billionaires now holding more wealth than 750 million people combined – half the continent’s population. According to a report from Oxfam entitled Africa’s Inequality Crisis and the Rise of the Super-Rich, released on Thusday, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, South Africans Johann Rupert and Nicky Oppenheimer…