United Nations — At the end of a five-minute newscast from a makeshift studio in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the venue of COP27, Cotonou-based journalist Ghyslaine Florida Zossoungbo was able to provide real-time information to her compatriots back home in the Republic of Benin. Zossoungbo reports for Benin ODD Television, …

Sydney — Inflation worries topped Ipsos’s What Worries the World survey in 2022 overtaking COVID concerns. The return of inflation caught major central banks, e.g., the US Federal Reserve (Fed), Bank of England, European Central Bank “off guard”. The persistence of inflation also surprised the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The …

Nairobi — Concerns are rife that while Africa is growing more crops, these are not for food and that on the current trajectory, present food import costs into Africa, now estimated at 55 billion US dollars a year, could double by 2030. Three crop species-maize, wheat and rice meet an …

By Kingsley Ighobor At the end of a five-minute newscast from a makeshift studio in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the venue of COP27, Cotonou-based journalist Ghyslaine Florida Zossoungbo was able to provide real-time information to her compatriots back home in the Republic of Benin. Zossoungbo reports for Benin ODD Television, an online …

United Nations — The long-delayed salvaging of an abandoned tanker, the FSO Safer off the Yemeni coast, has been described as a humanitarian disaster waiting to happen. The rusting vessel, according to the UN, has remained anchored for more than 30 years. But off-loading and maintenance of the vessel ceased …

By Busani Bafana Escalating battle and local weather change threaten the implementation of the Nice Inexperienced Wall Initiative (GGWI), an formidable land restoration mission throughout Africa. Promoters of the Great Green Wall have known as for sturdy political will in engendering peace and rising funding in environmental preservation, which the mission launched 16 …

Bulawayo — Escalating battle and local weather change threaten the implementation of the Nice Inexperienced Wall Initiative (GGWI), an formidable land restoration undertaking throughout Africa. Promoters of the Nice Inexperienced Wall have referred to as for robust political will in engendering peace and rising funding in environmental preservation, which the …

By Cecilia Russell Many Ghanian Members of Parliament (MPs) champion adolescent reproductive well being rights to cease the apply of kid marriage, which is prevalent in some areas of the nation regardless that the nation’s Structure and Kids’s Act outlaw it, Dr Rashid Pelpuo (MP) advised IPS in an unique interview. …

Accra — As the consequences of COVID-19 on Africa’s well being sector grow to be clearer, it seems the continent might want to take pressing steps to beat the disruptions suffered within the breakdown in antenatal and postnatal care for girls and newborns and neonatal intensive care models. The pandemic …

By Francis Kokutse As the results of COVID-19 on Africa’s well being sector change into clearer, it appears the continent might want to take pressing steps to beat the disruptions suffered within the breakdown in antenatal and postnatal care for ladies and newborns and neonatal intensive care items. The pandemic introduced …

By Kavazeua Katjomuise The author is a Senior Financial Affairs Officer and chief of the Coverage Evaluation and Coordination group within the UN Workplace of the Particular Adviser on Africa (UN – OSAA). I just lately overheard a dialog amongst three younger folks at a café in an African metropolis. It …

United Nations — The author is a Senior Financial Affairs Officer and chief of the Coverage Evaluation and Coordination crew within the UN Workplace of the Particular Adviser on Africa (UN – OSAA). I lately overheard a dialog amongst three younger folks at a café in an African metropolis. It …