Africa Africa Seeks Commercial Ties With Advanced Countries – Premier [ad_1] Receives first aircraft built in Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) reportedly made the call to developed countries to forge trade and investment relations with the African continent including Ethiopia. The Premier is said to have made the above remark in the Italy-Africa Summit yesterday in Rome. Planning and Development Minister Fitsum Assefa (PhD) told local media that Abiy's summit address was focused on Ethiopia's infrastructural development activities including road, renewable energy as well as an industry sector. "Despite […] todayJanuary 31, 2024 2
Africa Africa: Blinken’s Visit to Africa – Is U.S. Counterterrorism Counterproductive? [ad_1] Abuja — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's week-long tour across four African countries was aimed at strengthening the US-Africa relationship--a relationship, according to some commentators, already waning as China and Russia are increasing their influence. Blinken made his first stop in Cape Verde, a small island in West Africa, where he engaged Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva in discussions and reiterated the US dedication to deepening and expanding its collaborations with Africa. Continuing his diplomatic journey, he […] todayJanuary 31, 2024 2
Africa Africa: Climate-Smart Farming Gets Funding Boost at COP28, But Small Farmers Still Struggle [ad_1] Despite not securing a phase-out of fossil fuels, COP28 witnessed a historic focus on food. The summit saw over $7 billion in funding commitments, as well as a pledge by 152 countries to include food and agriculture in their climate plans. There is no doubt that commercial agriculture is a major contributor to the climate crisis, responsible for around a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to Greenpeace. This includes emissions from land use change, on-farm production, processing, transport, packaging, and retail. […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 2
Africa Africa: Italy-Africa Summit Assesses New Partnership [ad_1] Luanda — With the aim of launching the challenge of promoting a new way of ensuring that Africa ceases to be a space of exploitation, insecurity and mass migration, the Italy-Africa Summit has been taking place since Sunday in Rome, Italy. The event is being attended by several heads of State and Government from the African continent. According to a press release to which ANGOP had access, Angola is taking part in the event with a delegation led by […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 1
Africa Africa: European Demand Driving $1 Trillion Spending On Gas Production Worldwide This Decade [ad_1] $223 billion of this to be spent on new gas production to supply Europe *** Brussels, January 29 - The fossil fuel industry is forecast to spend more than one trillion dollars globally over the next decade on producing gas for European markets, according to Global Witness analysis of Rystad Energy data. Despite climate and energy experts' warnings that any new fossil fuel production will push the world beyond 1.5°C heating, $223 billion of this trillion dollar sum is […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 2
Africa 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 […] todayJanuary 26, 2024 2
News Zimbabwe: Suspended Highlanders Employee Demands Job Back, Threatens Legal Action [ad_1] SUSPENDED Highlanders employee Sihlalisiwe Mkandla has threatened legal action against the club if she is not reinstated. Mkandla who served as a finance officer at the club for years was suspended in November last year on fraud allegations and insubordination. It is alleged that she failed to avail financial books for the year 2023 which were supposed to go through an audit. However, Mkandla through her lawyers wrote to Highlanders threatening to take legal action if the club doesn't […] todayJanuary 26, 2024 1
Africa 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 […] todayJanuary 26, 2024 2
Africa Africa: Nonprofits Say African Food Producers Enjoying Rising Revenue, Better Farm Supply [ad_1] Nairobi — Climate change has hit African farmers and food processors hard in recent years, making agriculture and the raw farm products that food companies depend on more unpredictable. However, an organization that promotes food security in Africa says farmers and processors are creating a more resilient food system by adapting to the new climate and creating a better infrastructure to minimize losses after the harvest. Over the years, international organizations partnering with experts, food processing companies and governments, […] todayJanuary 26, 2024 2