International Organizations and Africa

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Africa: Biodiversity is Fundamental to Feed a Hungry Planet – IFAD at COP16 Colombia

[ad_1] The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is urging global leaders at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16) taking place in Cali, Colombia, to direct greater focus and funding to small-scale farmers. Insisting that they are on the frontlines of biodiversity loss and climate change and must be able to sustainably grow a variety of crops for local and global consumption and in particular for the over 3 billion people who cannot afford a healthy diet. This approach […]

todayOctober 22, 2024 1

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Africa: Sanctions – Zim Enlists African Commission’s Support

[ad_1] Zimbabwe has implored the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) to continuously raise concern about the negative impact of sanctions that were slapped on the country by the West. The country urged the ACHPR, which is holding its 81st Ordinary Session chaired by Mr Remy Ngoy Lumbu of DRC in Banjul, Gambia, to continuously call for the lifting of sanctions to improve the lives of the people. The session started on October 17 and ends on November […]

todayOctober 22, 2024 1

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Africa: Education and Gender Equality – Focus On Girls Isn’t Fair and Isn’t Enough – Global Study

[ad_1] For the past two decades, investing in girls' schooling has been hailed as a cornerstone of promoting gender equality in sub-Saharan Africa. Between 2016 and 2018 the World Bank Group invested US$3.2 billion in education projects benefiting adolescent girls. The logic is straightforward. Girls face significant barriers to education, among them poverty, insufficient academic support, adolescent pregnancy, child marriage, and school related gender-based violence. Reducing these barriers can substantially improve their educational outcomes. But is this approach - investing […]

todayOctober 22, 2024 2

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Africa: Capacity Building Is Key to Africa’s Digital Sequencing Success Story

[ad_1] Bulawayo — Christian Tiambo has always wished to uplift local farmers' communities through cutting-edge science. As climate change wreaked havoc on local agriculture, Tiambo, a livestock scientist at the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) and at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), focused on conserving and developing livestock that could withstand environmental stress. Genomics, a Game Changer Tiambo's research took an exciting turn when part of his PhD studies was to characterize and establish local poultry […]

todayOctober 22, 2024 2

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Africa: COP16 – Is This Our Last Chance to Save Nature?

[ad_1] Uckfield, Sussex, UK — As COP16 approaches, we have been reflecting on the state of our planet in 2024; the word "crisis" feels insufficient to describe the devastation we're witnessing. Forests that once teemed with life are disappearing. Coral reefs, once vibrant and full of colour, are turning barren. Species are being driven from their habitats, and extreme weather events like floods and wildfires are becoming all too common. These are not abstract threats--this is our new reality. It […]

todayOctober 22, 2024 1

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Africa: In Ethiopia, UN Chief Advocates for Permanent Security Council Seats for Africa

[ad_1] Speaking in the Ethiopian capital on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for global institutional reform, highlighting the need for two permanent seats on the Security Council for Africa and stronger financial support to address the continent's challenges. In a speech delivered during the inauguration of the renovated Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, Secretary-General António Guterres celebrated the building's historic and symbolic importance for Africa's unity and progress. "This hall is where Africa came together to give […]

todayOctober 22, 2024 1

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Africa: Unholy Alliance With Boomerang Repercussion

[ad_1] The Horn of Africa, a region rife with historical tensions and geopolitical complexities, appears increasingly vulnerable to destabilization. Central to this turmoil is Egypt, whose focus seems more aligned with its interests in the Arab world than with fostering constructive relationships in Africa. Egypt's primary concerns revolve around its relationships with other Arab nations rather than engaging with the pressing issues facing its African neighbours. This is particularly evident in its long-standing disputes with Ethiopia over the Nile River, […]

todayOctober 22, 2024 2

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Africa: Innovate Africa, Interswitch, Others Team Up for Inspire Africa Conference

[ad_1] Innovate Africa Foundation in collaboration with Interswitch Group, Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG), and WorkNigeria, have concluded the 2024 Inspire Africa Conference, the largest gathering of local and international product professionals in Africa. The event which held at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos, from the 15th to 18th of October 2024, featured a host of local and international product and training leaders. "By 2030, Africa is projected to have the largest working population in the world. That's a lot […]

todayOctober 21, 2024 1

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Africa: World Takes Crucial Step to Make Peace with Nature

[ad_1] With some 23,000 pre-registered delegates representing almost every country on Earth, today's ceremonial opening of the 16th Conference of the Parties under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 16) marks the arrival of a critical moment for biodiversity. Following COP 15's historic adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) in 2022, the two-week meeting in Cali is expected to be a defining event in implementation of the framework's ambitious goals and 23 targets for 2030, including protection […]

todayOctober 21, 2024 2

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