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Africa: Over 650,000 Zambians Set to Benefit From World Bank Financing for Natural Resource Management and Forest Conservation

eriinfo.com4 months ago06 mins

Lusaka — The World Bank is expanding support for Zambia’s watershed management and forest conservation, approving the second phase of the Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development (TRALARD II) project aimed to improve sustainable management of over 680,000 hectares of land and enhance livelihood resilience for over 650,000 people in targeted vulnerable communities of Zambia’s…

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Africa: Sinking Islands, Vanishing Forests – World Leaders Call for Urgent Climate Action

eriinfo.com4 months ago09 mins

From the rainforests of Central America to low-lying atolls in the Pacific and drought-stricken plains in Africa, leaders came to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday with a common message: climate change is no longer a distant threat, but an immediate danger demanding bolder global commitments. Their appeals, sharpened by rising seas, failed harvests…

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Africa: World Pharmacy Day – Prof Baale Urges Africa to Harness Pharmacists’ Role in Strengthening Healthcare

eriinfo.com4 months ago05 mins

As the world marks World Pharmacy Day today, Prof. Lere Baale, President of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy and CEO of Business School Netherlands International, has called for pharmacists to be repositioned as frontline providers and policy influencers in the continent’s quest for stronger and more resilient healthcare systems. The annual celebration, established by the…

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Africa: UN’s Guterres to World Leaders – Choose Peace and Cooperation Over Chaos

eriinfo.com4 months ago07 mins

The UN Secretary-General opened the General Assembly high-level debate with a stark message: the world is awash with overlapping crises – from wars and humanitarian emergencies to climate breakdown – and leaders must decide now “what kind of world we choose to build together.” Each September, heads of state and government gather in New York…

Ramaphosa warns world trade is being weaponised

eriinfo.com4 months ago03 mins

President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: GCIS President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that South Africa is in talks with the US trade representative to reduce tariffs levied by US President Donald Trump after telling world leaders that “trade is now being used as a weapon”. The US is South Africa’s second biggest trading partner. Trump in…

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Africa: ‘Warring World Crying Out for Peace’ Says UN Chief As Leaders Gather in New York

eriinfo.com4 months ago03 mins

UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked the International Day of Peace on Sunday with a stark warning that “our warring world is crying out for peace,” urging people everywhere to act now to silence guns, heal divisions and build hope. “Lives are being ripped apart, childhoods extinguished, and basic human dignity discarded, amidst the cruelty and…

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Africa: UN Presses Ahead With Mission for a Better World Despite Global Headwinds

eriinfo.com4 months ago011 mins

During a year of escalating global turmoil – from widening wars and economic hardship to the relentless advance of the climate crisis – the United Nations has held its ground, working to promote peace, drive sustainable development, and ease human suffering. The Secretary-General’s annual report, released on Thursday ahead of the 80th session of the…

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Africa: World Leaders Should Commit to Human Rights, International Justice

eriinfo.com4 months ago013 mins

New York — World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly from September 22-30, 2025, should commit to protecting the UN from powerful governments seeking to defund and undermine the organization’s capacity to promote human rights and international justice, Human Rights Watch said today. On the eve of the General Assembly’s annual general debate,…

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Africa: UCT Scholar Puts Africa On the Science World Map

eriinfo.com4 months ago012 mins

University of Cape Town (UCT) scientist Professor Kelly Chibale has returned from a series of high-profile international events where he carried a powerful message: Africa is not just a beneficiary of health innovation – it is a leader. Professor Chibale, the founder and director of UCT’s Holistic Drug Discovery and Development (H3D) Centre, gave the…

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Africa: Ahead of High-Stakes General Assembly Week, Guterres Urges World Leaders to ‘Get Serious – and Deliver’

eriinfo.com4 months ago05 mins

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged world leaders to “get serious – and deliver” as they begin arriving in New York for the high-level week of the 80th General Assembly. Speaking at a press conference at the UN Headquarters on Tuesday in New York, he warned that global divisions, conflicts and crises have left the…