Africa: COP31 – Africa’s 18m Workers Sound Alarm, Demand Climate Justice, Green Jobs, Billions in Funding

Africa: COP31 – Africa’s 18m Workers Sound Alarm, Demand Climate Justice, Green Jobs, Billions in Funding

Africa’s 18 million organised workers have sounded a strong warning ahead of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), demanding climate justice, decent jobs, affordable energy and billions of dollars in climate financing to ensure that the continent does not bear the burden of the global energy transition. The Africa Regional Organisation of the…

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UN experts sound alarm at excessive use of force in French student protests | Protests News

UN experts sound alarm at excessive use of force in French student protests | Protests News

UN experts have condemned police crackdowns, warning they deter demonstrators from exercising their rights. Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026 United Nations experts have expressed alarm at the “excessive use of force” by French authorities in dispersing the recent nationwide student protests. “The scale of the arrests and detention, affecting several thousand people, mainly…

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UN experts sound alarm over slow progress on global biodiversity targets ahead of COP17

UN experts sound alarm over slow progress on global biodiversity targets ahead of COP17

UN experts sound alarm over slow progress on global biodiversity targets ahead of COP17 Secretary-General of the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, expected to attend the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17). By PATRICK MAYOYO United Nations human rights experts have urged governments to accelerate action…

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Africa: COP31 – Africa’s 18m Workers Sound Alarm, Demand Climate Justice, Green Jobs, Billions in Funding

Africa: CEOs Sound Alarm On AI Gap As Africa’s Workplaces Go Digital

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 21-East African business leaders are calling on organizations to urgently scale up artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and workforce training, warning that companies that delay risk losing competitiveness in a rapidly evolving digital economy. The call was made during the East African Business Leaders Round Table convened by SeamlessHR and KPMG East Africa,…

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Africa: COP31 – Africa’s 18m Workers Sound Alarm, Demand Climate Justice, Green Jobs, Billions in Funding

Africa: From Classroom to the Sound Desk – Nicole and the Isep Revolution in Senegal

STORY HIGHLIGHTS ISEP-Thiès, the country’s first public tertiary vocational institute, has dramatically improved employment outcomes, with around 90% of graduates entering the job market since its founding in 2013. The institute’s two-year programs are co-designed with industry partners and include extended internships, preparing students for careers in key growth sectors such as renewable energy, agriculture,…

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