Africa: Global Leaders Urge Action Against Humanitarian Law Violations in Conflicts

Africa: Global Leaders Urge Action Against Humanitarian Law Violations in Conflicts

Leaders from Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan and South Africa, along with representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), have expressed concern about the widespread violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) happening in conflicts around the world. The leaders said the violations are causing significant human suffering, and are urging States and…

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Africa: Global Leaders Urge Action Against Humanitarian Law Violations in Conflicts

Africa: Experts Urge Innovative Financing to Boost Africa’s Lassa Fever Research

They warned that continued reliance on external donors threatens the continent’s epidemic preparedness Ahead of the ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference 2025 (ELFIC2025), regional health experts have urged African governments to adopt innovative financing models to boost research and vaccine development for Lassa Fever and other emerging diseases. They made the call at a preparatory…

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Stock exchanges urge regulators to crack down on tokenised stocks

Stock exchanges urge regulators to crack down on tokenised stocks

A group representing the world’s biggest stock exchanges has called on securities regulators to clamp down on so-called tokenised stocks, arguing that the blockchain-based tokens create new risks for investors and could harm market integrity, a letter seen by Reuters shows. Tokenised equities are blockchain-based tokens created to represent shares in companies. The tokens represent…

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Africa: Global Leaders Urge Action Against Humanitarian Law Violations in Conflicts

Africa: Immunization Experts Urge Stronger Action to Close Vaccination Gaps in Africa

Brazzaville — Experts, policymakers and global health partners have called for stronger, coordinated action to prevent backsliding on progress made against vaccine-preventable diseases in the African Region, where millions of children are still at risk. Against the backdrop of the signing of the Pandemic Treaty, the reduction in global funding to WHO, Gavi, UNICEF and…

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Africa: Global Leaders Urge Action Against Humanitarian Law Violations in Conflicts

African Leaders Urge Nuclear Energy Adoption to Drive Growth

Addis Ababa, — Participants of African delegates at the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA 2025) underway in the Rwandan capital of Kigali called for the accelerated adoption of nuclear energy to meet the continent’s rising energy demand, support industrialization, and drive sustainable development. As the continent’s population is expected to exceed 3 billion…

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Africa: Global Leaders Urge Action Against Humanitarian Law Violations in Conflicts

Africa: Experts Urge Tax Subsidies On Crop Inputs As Global Hunger and Climate Crises Converge

Global leaders attending the SB62 Climate Summit in Bonn are under growing pressure to reconfigure agricultural subsidies in favour of crop production, as leading food systems advocates and UN agencies warn that current policies are driving hunger, poor diets, and environmental degradation. Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and…

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