Africa to be $2.5 trillion short of climate finance by 2030, UN says
March 5, 2024 Africa will be $2.5 trillion short of the finance it needs to cope with climate change by 2030, a U.N. official said on Monday, adding that the…
Africa’s Dream of Feeding China Hits Hard Reality
June 28, 2022 Watching workers poke avocados from the treetops in an orchard owned by Kenyan agriculture firm Kakuzi, managing director Chris Flowers revels in the thought some might soon…
Up to US$ 66bn needed for health funding in Africa – African finance ministers
May 20, 2022 The African ministers of finance have said that the continent should realise the importance of investing in strong health systems and pharmaceutical companies that could produce medicines locally….
Nigeria taking steps to expand, develop the nation’s huge gas resources – Sylva
May 19, 2022 The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva said that Nigeria is taking steps to expand and develop the nation’s huge gas resources. The minister…
NIGERIA RE-ELECTED INTO THE AUPSC
Feb. 5, 2022 Nigeria has been re-elected into the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) for another three (3) year mandate (2022-2025), to represent the West African region. In…
COVID-19: NPHCDA, others inspect first AU shipment of 177,600 J&J vaccines
Aug. 12, 2021 The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and other partners have inspected the first shipment of 177,600 Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccines from the African Union…
AU must be overhauled to remain relevant – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a comprehensive reform of the structures and operations of the African Union to make it more functional in meeting targets. Buhari, in a statement…
Africa seeks IMF, World Bank, EU backing on debt relief amid COVID-19 crisis
African finance ministers want International Monetary Fund, World Bank and EU support for bilateral, multilateral and commercial debt relief amid the coronavirus crisis, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)…
Women in Africa need to claim the entire continent as their marketplace
Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Conference, Expo and Awards celebrates five-year anniversary in 2019 with the theme ‘Enhancing Impact: Digitalisation, Investment and Intra-African Trade’ The Africa…
African Heads Pledge to Support ABC Health, To Tackle Basic Health Challenges
Tony Elumelu and Dangote Heads of Government in Africa have pledged their supports to the African Business Coalition for Health (ABC Health). ABC Health is a joint initiative…