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Development Health Advice 

Easing fears and promoting gender equality in Chad’s girls-only classrooms

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“We spoke about puberty and periods and looked at a story of a young girl who experienced her period for the first time,” Fatime Ali Abakar told UN News in her classroom at the single-sex Lycée de Bol school. Some 50 girls are present. Many like Fatime Ali Abakar, have already started menstruating, but the lesson is still relevant, according… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Pregnant, nursing women can now be given Ebola vaccine, UN health agency announces

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The announcement was issued on Wednesday from Beijing after a consultation meeting by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization, which the WHO Director-General established in 1999 to provide guidance on the UN health agency’s work. Last August, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Ministry of Health declared a fresh outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Spending on health increase faster than rest of global economy, UN health agency says

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According to the UN health agency, “countries are spending more on health, but people are still paying too much out of their own pockets”. The agency’s new report on global health expenditure launched on Wednesday reveals that “spending on health is outpacing the rest of the global economy, accounting for 10 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP). The… Read More
Energy in africa Business Development 

Orange aims to become a key player in energy transition in Africa and extends its services to five new countries

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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, March 27, 2018/ — At the Africa CEO Forum, which is currently being held in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), Orange (www.Orange.com) confirms its desire to become a key player in the energy transition sector in Africa, by providing services directly to the general public or as a wholesaler to public operators. Orange already provides a service offering rural… Read More
Development OP-ED 

How Can Africa Develop a Culture of Sceptical Inquiry?

Leo Igwe,
While there is a critical need for sceptical rationality in Africa, it has not been such a potent force in the region. Sceptical viewpoints are seldom visible in everyday talks and discussions, in public and national debates, in the mainstream media, in scholarly and popular literature. The mistaken belief that sceptical rationality is a Western idea persists. The dearth of… Read More
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Madagascar dockworkers protest at Parliament as global union warns Africa against partnering with ICTSI

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The plight of the Malagasy 43 – dockworkers sacked in Madagascar for standing up for their rights – has reached the highest levels of the Madgascan Government today with protests at Parliament and meetings scheduled with Government to try and resolve the dispute. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and local Madagascan union SYGMMA will be meeting with Minister of… Read More
albinisms Development Human Rights 

Malawi Group to commemorate International Albinism Awareness Day

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The Association of Persons with Albinism (APAM) will on June 13, join the international community in commemorating International Albinism Awareness Day at Nkolimbo ground in Ntcheu district. Overstone Kondowe, who is the president of APAM told Malawi News Agency (MANA) that this is the third year the association will commemorate the day, on which the world seeks to address challenges… Read More
Business Development 

World Bank and IMF, help #StopTheBleeding of Africa’s wealth!

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As the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) hold their Spring meetings in Washington, DC, billions of dollars due to African nations are illicitly leaving the continent. Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity, an emerging pan-African citizens’ movement, condemns the World Bank’s and IMF’s lack of action on and complicity in illicit financial flows from Africa and… Read More
Morocco solar Plant Development North Africa 

Morocco Leads the Way with the World’s Largest Solar Power Plant

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Africa is changing at a rapid pace and those who pay attention to these changes are nothing short of impressive. Huge amounts are now invested continent wide and the creativity of local entrepreneurs is propelling national economies forward. Many of them have the merit of bringing in investors, while empowering like-minded co-nationals. It’s refreshing to see that some governments are… Read More
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The Role of NGOs in Africa’s Tourism

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Tourism is one of the largest sectors in Africa, contributing approximately 3.3% to the total Sub-Saharan Africa GDP, and forecast to grow, in terms of GDP contribution by 5.2% between 2016-2026 in the same region. Various stakeholders have contributed to this growth, among them Non-governmental organizations. Here are different major roles which NGOs have played in developing tourism in Africa.… Read More
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