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Africa: IMF Isn’t Doing Enough to Support Africa – Billions Could Be Made Available Through Special Drawing Rights

[ad_1] At the 2021 UN Climate Summit, Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley called for more and better use of special drawing rights (SDRs), the International Monetary Fund's reserve asset. The special drawing right is an international reserve asset created by the IMF. It is not a currency--its value is based on a basket of five currencies, the biggest chunk of which is the US dollar, followed by the euro. It is a potential claim on the freely usable currencies of […]

todayOctober 28, 2024

Entertainment

Africa: Sci-Fi, Folklore, and Faith – Korede Azeez’s Unique Lens As a Nigerian Muslim Filmmaker

[ad_1] Korede Azeez is one of the Nigeria's most prolific breakout filmmakers. Her journey sheds light on the broader landscape of women in Nigeria's expanding film industry. In 2022, 31-year-old writer and director, Korede Azeez was one of six winners of the Netflix-UNESCO African Folktales Reimagined competition, a groundbreaking initiative that aimed to find some of the continent's breakout filmmakers. She was the only West African Muslim woman to achieve this feat among six other finalists. She received $75,000 to […]

todayOctober 28, 2024

Africa

Africa: Without Accelerated Action, We Will Miss the Chance to Limit Warming to 1.5°c, Says UNEP Chief Climate Advisor

[ad_1] Copenhagen & Srinagar — Anne Olhoff, Chief Climate Advisor at UNEP, underlined the urgent need for accelerated climate action ahead of COP29 in an exclusive interview with IPS. "The next six years are crucial--without accelerated action, we will miss the chance to limit warming to 1.5°C," she warned. Olhoff stressed that while ambition is essential, "What we need most is immediate action." Olhoff also termed the role of the Emissions Gap Report as a bridge between science and policy, […]

todayOctober 28, 2024

Africa

Africa: Bioeconomy Offers Path to Mitigating Climate Change, Enhancing Food Production

[ad_1] Nairobi — Bioeconomy is the production, use, and conservation of biological resources to produce goods that sustain communities. A new report says the promotion of bioeconomy as a way to deal with climate change holds promise for rural areas in Africa and elsewhere. As the world grapples with how to cope with the effects of climate change on the environment, food production, and people's livelihoods, experts say the bioeconomy can offer solutions to those challenges and help achieve sustainable […]

todayOctober 28, 2024

Africa

Africa: Breast Cancer in Africa – Myths That Need to Be Debunked

[ad_1] There are many myths about breast cancer, particularly in Africa with its rich diversity of people, different genetic backgrounds and ancestral histories. An advertising campaign from the US, for example, asserts that 1 in every 8 women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime. This statistic has pervaded the rest of the world, where it is accepted as fact. But in sub-Saharan Africa, the lifetime risk of a woman developing breast cancer is much lower. In South Africa, for […]

todayOctober 28, 2024

Africa

Africa: Polluters Must Pay – How COP29 Can Make This a Reality

[ad_1] The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) takes place in Azerbaijan in November 2024. The annual climate change conference must focus on holding corporations and countries accountable for greenhouse gas emissions. The "polluter pays" principle has been a key part of climate discussions for years. It says a polluter should bear the costs of managing its pollution, to prevent damage to human health and the environment. Although the principle is widely accepted in theory, it hasn't been put into […]

todayOctober 28, 2024

Entertainment

Lesotho: Prominent Musician Khopolo’s Murderers Charged

[ad_1] THE police have made a breakthrough in the murder of famous famo musician, Lisuoa "Khopolo" Khuluoe and radio personality Pulane "Lefahla" Macheli who were fatally shot on 20 July 2024. The police arrested Bokang Moise (40) of Ha Motloheloa, and his co-accused, Ntsoaki Mahao (27) of Masowe 1, on Friday. The duo was hauled before the Maseru Magistrates' Court yesterday afternoon where they were slapped with two counts of murder. They appeared before Magistrate Makopano Rantšo and Prosecutor Sekoati […]

todayOctober 25, 2024

Africa

Africa: Kamala Harris Should Pursue Africa Priorities if She Becomes President

[ad_1] Washington, DC — The White House announcement on October 16 that President Biden's postponed trip to Angola has been rescheduled for December, fulfilling a promise that he would visit Africa before leaving office, is welcome. A victory by Vice President Harris in November could expand on the Biden administration's Africa engagements and take U.S.-Africa relations to a higher level. While Africa remains a relatively low priority for Washington, the Biden Administration acknowledged Africa's growing importance and the need for African leaders […]

todayOctober 25, 2024

Africa

Africa: Anti-Malarial Drug Resistance Is Making Malaria Normal Again

[ad_1] As Egypt is certified malaria-free, the parasite is developing resistance to treatments, costing the continent $127 billion in lost GDP by 2030, 600,000 lives a year and, potentially, the return of the old misery. Malaria is such an inherent part of many African people's lives that any kind of fever or general feeling of malaise is often referred to as malaria. Any health worker who has practiced on the African continent will tell you that they have observed this […]

todayOctober 25, 2024

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