Africa: Updated WHO Manuals Released to Help Countries Strengthen Foodborne Disease Surveillance and Response

Africa: Updated WHO Manuals Released to Help Countries Strengthen Foodborne Disease Surveillance and Response

Timely detection and effective response to foodborne diseases are essential to protect public health and prevent local events from escalating into wider emergencies. To support countries in strengthening these capacities, the World Health Organization has released updated editions of its full set of manuals on strengthening surveillance of and response to foodborne diseases. The updated…

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Sage deploys its Copilot in Sage Operations to strengthen supply chains

Sage deploys its Copilot in Sage Operations to strengthen supply chains

Sage Copilot has been deployed in Sage Operations to bolster manufacturing and distribution teams within the supply chain. Sage has deployed its Copilot in Sage Operations (formerly Sage Distribution and Manufacturing Operations) to help make supply chains more efficient. The Copilot surfaces timely insight on key operational, fulfilment and customer issues. Sage Operations is a…

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Africa: CoDA and ICPC Renew Partnership to Combat Illicit Financial Flows and Strengthen Asset Recovery Efforts

Africa: CoDA and ICPC Renew Partnership to Combat Illicit Financial Flows and Strengthen Asset Recovery Efforts

The Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other  Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have renewed their collaboration through the signing of a  Cooperation Agreement (CoA), reaffirming their shared commitment to tackling illicit financial  flows (IFFs) and strengthening asset recovery efforts across Africa. The signing ceremony took  place on Tuesday, December…

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Africa: Updated WHO Manuals Released to Help Countries Strengthen Foodborne Disease Surveillance and Response

Africa: Restoring Old Plantations to Strengthen the Cashew Value Chain

STORY HIGHLIGHTS In Benin, massive campaigns to rehabilitate old plantations have improved the productivity of cashew, the country’s second largest export crop after cotton. World Bank support helped rehabilitate 122,547 hectares of old cashew plantations and establish 17,818 hectares of new cashew plantations, reaching nearly 40,000 beneficiaries. These investments helped increase the production of raw…

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Africa: Updated WHO Manuals Released to Help Countries Strengthen Foodborne Disease Surveillance and Response

Africa: WHO Africa Launches First Competency-Based Curricula to Strengthen Health Workforce

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) has unveiled the continent’s first-ever Prototype Competency-Based Curricula for 10 key health professions, a move aimed at transforming health worker training and accelerating progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The curricula, co-created with African health education experts, were presented during a high-level meeting of Member…

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Africa: Updated WHO Manuals Released to Help Countries Strengthen Foodborne Disease Surveillance and Response

Africa: ‘How Dr Alim Abubakre’s BCA Board Role Will Strengthen UK-Africa Business and Governance’

The Business Council for Africa (BCA) has appointed Dr Alim Abubakre to its Board, marking a strategic step toward deepening UK-Africa business collaboration and strengthening governance across the continent. Dr Abubakre — a respected leadership strategist, Senior Lecturer in International Business at Sheffield Business School, and Founder of TEXEM UK — joins the Board in…

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Africa: Updated WHO Manuals Released to Help Countries Strengthen Foodborne Disease Surveillance and Response

Africa: Liberia Moves to Strengthen Data Governance Under AU-Led Initiative

The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), has convened a two-day multi-stakeholder consultation to pave the way for the development of Liberia’s National Data Policy. The consultation, which runs from November 13th to 14th, 2025, at the Mamba Point Hotel in Monrovia, brings…

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Africa: Updated WHO Manuals Released to Help Countries Strengthen Foodborne Disease Surveillance and Response

African Union and Global Fund Formalize Cooperation to Strengthen Health Systems and Development in Africa

Geneva — The African Union (AU) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen collaboration in support of African countries’ efforts to end AIDS, TB and malaria, strengthen health systems, increase domestic resource mobilization and advance health security and sustainable development…

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