Africa: The Red Sea Shipping Crisis Is Having a ‘Dramatic’ Impact, Warns Logistics Chief

[ad_1] Attacks against shipping in the Red Sea by Houthis are devastating for global trade and supply chains, already reeling under the impacts of the war in Ukraine and climate change-linked conditions in the Panama Canal, said UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, on Thursday. According to Jan Hoffmann, Chief of Trade Logistics at UNCTAD, the attacks are not only adding to geopolitical tensions but also raising costs and leading to increased greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. "Maritime transport is really […]

January 26, 2024

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Africa: Ban or Restrict? Quandary Facing Governments As Vaping Entices Teens Worldwide

[ad_1] Bangkok, Thailand — A hot debate on electronic smoking devices is expected to engage governments, scheduled to meet in Panama from 5-10 February for the tenth session of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). The WHO FCTC, the first health treaty, was developed to address the global tobacco epidemic and to ensure that governments are supported in implementing comprehensive and effective tobacco control strategies. Earlier in 2016, the governments during […]

January 26, 2024

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Kenya court blocks police deployment to Haiti

[ad_1] Kenya had offered to lead a multinational force to tackle gang violence in the Caribbean country. [ad_2] Source link

January 26, 2024

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Africa: The Emergence of Jn.1 Is an Evolutionary ‘Step Change’ in the Covid Pandemic. Why Is This Significant?

[ad_1] Since it was detected in August 2023, the JN.1 variant of COVID has spread widely. It has become dominant in Australia and around the world, driving the biggest COVID wave seen in many jurisdictions for at least the past year. The World Health Organization (WHO) classified JN.1 as a "variant of interest" in December 2023 and in January strongly stated COVID was a continuing global health threat causing "far too much" preventable disease with worrying potential for long-term health […]

January 26, 2024

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Africa: Will the War in Gaza Become a Breaking Point for the Rules-Based International Order?

[ad_1] The scale of death and destruction in Gaza is increasingly viewed as an indictment of a system facing perhaps its most daunting and most stubborn challenge - global perceptions of hypocrisy. As South Africa presents a case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Israel of carrying out genocide in Gaza - claims it rejects - also on trial is the so-called 'rules-based international order'. This global set of rules, norms and institutions - the ICJ itself being […]

January 26, 2024

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Kenya housing levy: Blow to William Ruto as court doubles down

[ad_1] President Ruto's government loses its bid to overturn a block on the controversial 1.5% housing levy. [ad_2] Source link

January 26, 2024

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Africa: Gates Foundation Wants Global Philanthropists to Give More

[ad_1] The foundation's CEO suggests that with a little more than $7 billion, philanthropists could get vaccines to 300 million people. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has called for increased philanthropic giving to advance solutions proven to save and improve millions of lives. According to the CEO of the foundation, Mark Suzman, in an official statement Thursday, philanthropists need to give more to meet the unprecedented challenges nations across the globe face in combating poverty, eradicating disease, and fighting […]

January 26, 2024

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Africa: UN Chief Urges Leaders to Root Out Terrorism in Africa

[ad_1] The UN Chief Mr Guterres says, in just a matter of years, Africa has become the "global epicentre of terrorism". UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on African leaders to root out terrorism and violent extremism on the continent. Mr Guterres made the call at a two-day top-level meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact at UN headquarters in New York. The meeting, which started on Wednesday, will address rising violence and the spread of terrorist networks. According […]

January 26, 2024

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Africa: Blinken Wraps Up Four-Nation Africa Tour, Commits to Ongoing Security, Economic Partnership

[ad_1] State Department — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday the United States will continue intensive engagement with African partners in hopes of resolving the ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Blinken held talks Thursday with Angolan President Joao Lourenco in which they discussed "concrete ways" to achieve "a durable peace" in the DRC's conflict-ridden eastern region. These discussions come against a backdrop of escalating tensions between Rwanda and the DRC, marked by several alleged cross-border […]

January 26, 2024

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