Development Health Advice 

WHO lauds ‘historic initiative’ on vaccine equity underway in South Africa

“I’ve just returned from South Africa yesterday, where I met with President Ramaphosa and saw first-hand the progress underway”, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the virtual COVID-19 Small Group Minister Meeting hosted by the US Department of State. “The commitment from the government and the private sector is real”.   I used the opportunity to also ask countries to:1️⃣… Read More
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Moringa School partners Impact Hub Accra to train Ghana’s tech talents

– – Africa’s top technology boot-camp, Moringa School has launched its operations in Ghana, expanding to West Africa, in partnership with Impact Hub Accra. The partnership is meant to close the skills-gap in Africa’s job markets by delivering transformative tech-based learning to young people. Providing a well-rounded training to talents in Ghana is foremost on the agenda of this newly… Read More
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Cocoa production in Ghana and Ivory Coast drops significantly in 2021

– – Cocoa production in Ghana and Ivory Coast for the year ending 2021 is said to have significantly dropped, according to figures from the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO). The International Cocoa Organization has said in a statement that purchases and arrivals of cocoa beans from the two top producers of the commodity went down. While Ivory Coast recorded a… Read More
Africa Investments 

Western Uganda roadway paves the way for higher incomes, more tourism revenue in the region

The Kigumba–Masindi–Hoima–Kabwoya road in western Uganda has opened for traffic, paving the way for increased regional trade, tourism and oil production, A $109 million loan from the African Development Fund and $34 million from the Ugandan government funded the Road Sector Support Project 4, which included civil works for upgrade of the 135-km  road from gravel to bitumen standard. With… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank Group chief pays homage to the late Magufuli

The head of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, ended his visit to Tanzania with a moving tribute to President John Magufuli, who died in office last March. Dr. Adesina on Thursday traveled to the north-western town of Chato to pay homage to the late Magufuli, whom he described as “a dear friend, brother and partner.” The… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Redefining life-long benefits of sexual health – WHO

“This review provides a simple message: programmes which better reflect the reasons people have sex – including for pleasure – see better health outcomes”. The hope is that these results will galvanize the sexual and reproductive health and rights community, to promote services that educate and equip people to engage in sex that is safe, consensual, and pleasurable. Emerging interventions… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Union welcomes $11.48 million grant from the African Development Fund to strengthen delivery of Agenda 2063

The African Union Commission (AUC) will soon benefit from an $11.48 million grant from the African Development Fund to strengthen its governance and provide it with institutional support. Approval for the grant, from the Fund’s regional public goods window, came a few days ahead of the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, which closed on Sunday in the… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa, partners, launch new sustainable fashion competition with $6,000 in cash prizes

The African Development Bank Fashionomics Africa initiative’s second online competition is offering $6,000 total in cash prizes, mentoring, new branding packages and other support for winning African designers of sustainable and circular fashion. Fashionomics Africa, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme, Parsons School of Design, strategic consulting and communications agency BPCM, and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, invite interested… Read More
Africa Development 

Business for climate: young leaders from Ethiopia and Rwanda wanted

The African-German leadership programme “AGYLE – African German Young Leaders in Business” is in for a second roundFocus: new business models and green innovative projects involving Africa and GermanyApplications may be submitted by 27 March 2022 at www.agyle-programme.com. BERLIN, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Whether in the field of renewable energies, alternative mobility concepts or innovative payment services: a new… Read More
Development Health Advice 

IAEA charts Amazon waters, boosting access to life-saving cancer screening

Procured by the UN-backed International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the mammography units will triple the current capacity for such tests in the remote region. One of the ships, Soares de Meirelles, already started delivering services along the vital South American waterway, and will soon be joined by the second vessel, the Carlos Chagas.  Importance of screening In Brazil, breast cancer… Read More
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