Uganda bans imports of used clothing from ‘dead people’
August 25, 2023 Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has banned the importation of used clothing into the east African country, saying it stifles the development of local textile industries and that…
Bayelsa records 1,086 oil spills in 7 years – NOSDRA
August 25, 2022 …917 spills as a result of sabotage The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on Wednesday said a total of 1,086 oil spills were recorded…
West Africa faces historic food crisis driven by conflict, price surge
April 5, 2022 West Africa is facing its worst food crisis on record driven by conflict, drought, and the impact of the war in Ukraine on food prices and availability,…
COVID-19: Ten world’s richest men now have 6 times more wealth than the poorest 3.1bn people – ReportÂ
Jan. 17, 2022 …Double their fortunes in pandemic while incomes of 99% of humanity fall The world’s ten richest men more than doubled their fortunes from $700 billion to $1.5…
G7 vaccine pledge is just a drop in the ocean – campaigners
June 11, 2021 A Group of Seven plan to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries lacks ambition, is far too slow and shows Western leaders are not…
COVID-19: Rich nations have cornered half of future vaccine supply – Oxfam raises concern
A group of wealthy nations representing 13 per cent of the global population have already bought up more than half of the promised doses of future Covid-19 vaccines, according to…
EU unveils strategy, to seek new start after 2015 migrant crisis with Africa
The European Commission on Monday proposed a closer partnership with Africa to fight climate change and create jobs, but aid groups warned any new EU money would likely end up…
New study shows that women, girls add more to the global economy than tech industry
Unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to the global economy each year than the technology industry, Oxfam said on Monday. The Nairobi-headquartered charity said…
World’s richest people controlled more money than poorest 4.6 billion in 2019 – Oxfam
The world’s richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to…
EU tightens noose on African looters; narrows tax haven list
The European Union (EU) on Friday removed the islands of Aruba, Barbados and Bermuda from its tax haven blacklist, just two months after they were placed on the list for…