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WHO calls for increased investment in midwifery
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, has asked Governments and Development Partners to increase investment in the education, recruitment, deployment, retention and protection of midwives…
Data of informal trade is key in accurate monitoring of intra-African trade – Karingi
Official trade statistics often capture formal trade and leave out informal trade, leading to underestimation of intra-African trade, intra-Regional Economic Community (REC) trade and African trade in general. Understanding the scale of…
The African countries with cannabis-friendly legislation
If you look at the map showing the legality of cannabis by country, the African continent doesn’t stand out as particularly green. It doesn’t mean, however, that this crop is unknown here or not widely used. In 2019, the United Nations…
Millions of dollars available to expand the use of malaria vaccine in Africa
Funding of close to $160 million has been secured from Gavi to support the introduction, procurement and delivery of the RTS,S malaria vaccine for Gavi-eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
In October 2021, the World Health…
As countries face multiple crises World Bank to deploy $170b to help economies
The world has barely shaken off the biting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as economies were reeling and struggling to recover from decline, Russia invaded Ukraine and started a war, which has come to exacerbate an already tottering…
Secretariat operationalises AfCFTA Adjustment Facility
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has packaged a private sector engagement plan in partnership with the MasterCard Foundation to enhance private participation in African economic development.
The plan focuses…
Afreximbank Group’s interest income exceeds $1b in 2021
The Afreximbank Group has reported interest income crossing above $1 billion in 2021. The Bank released its consolidated financial statements and that of its wholly owned subsidiaries, for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Its total…
Israeli company NSO’s Pegasus spyware used to infect Downing Street network – Report
News reports say the notorious Israeli tech company, NSO’s spyware, Pegasus has been used to infect Downing Street and the Foreign and Commonwealth offices.
According to the reports, researchers at the Canadian Internet security…
COVID-19, Russian invasion of Ukraine impact economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa – World Bank
The economy of sub-Saharan Africa has barely shaken off the negative impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and now has to respond to an additional challenge, the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The World Bank’s Africa’s Pulse, a…
Africa’s aviation sector records revenue loss of $8.2b in 2021, but AfCFTA offers opportunity –…
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt in the aviation sector in Africa. The sector recorded revenue loss of $8.2 billion in 2021. The loss is approximately 47.2 per cent of the full year 2019 airlines revenue, however the…