October 2022

Experts chart path to Africa’s development through sports

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Sports can be used to reshape the African brand by growing national economies, experts have said. At a monthly roundtable discussion by the Centre for Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation (CEMRI), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), which focused on repositioning the African brand through sports, the experts called on governments, at all levels, to find ways to […]

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Ghana is a wonderful example of preventing extremism in West Africa – Robert Jenkins

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This follows a recent visit by a multi-agency US Government delegation to Ghana and its neighbours in the sub-region to discuss US support and regional efforts in building peace and bolstering resilience. Speaking in a digital roundtable media briefing, Robert Jenkins, Assistant to the Administrator, US Agency for International Development, said he is impressed with

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Air pollution ‘silent killer’ in African cities: study

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Pollution in Africa’s fast-expanding cities is deadlier than thought, yet green solutions could save tens of thousands of lives and avert billions of dollars in damage, a report said Thursday. “Air pollution (in African cities) is high and rising, it’s rising pretty quickly,” said Desmond Appiah, Ghana director at the Clean Air Fund, a British

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Report – One in Three Children Globally Face Double Threat of High Climate Risk and Crushing Poverty

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An estimated 774 million children across the world – or one third of the world’s child population – are living with the dual impacts of poverty and high climate risk, according to a new report by Save the Children. The country with the highest percentage of children impacted by this double burden is South Sudan

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The Environmental Cost of Uganda and Tanzania’s Crude Oil Pipeline

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Uganda and Tanzania are set to begin work on a massive crude oil pipeline a year after the International Energy Agency warned that the world risked not meeting its climate goals if new fossil fuel projects were not stopped. The two East African countries say their priority is economic development. Eighty percent of the 1,440km

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Africa’s First Humanoid Robot “Omeife” Unveiled At Gitex

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Omeife is a 6-foot-tall female, African humanoid that provides language as a service for businesses needing to integrate native African audiences. She is also a multipurpose and assistance robot. She speaks African languages and is programmed to have a deep understanding of African culture and behavioural patterns. The humanoid robot named Omeife, was created by

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Study with Vertical Greening Systems in Low-income Communities in Lagos and Dar es Salaam

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According to the latest Intergovernmental Panel in Climate Change assessment report, heat exposure in Africa is projected to increase in terms of person-days. Heat exposure challenges are increased by a shortage of basic services and infrastructure, along with low-quality housing, poor socio-economic conditions and few green spaces in slums and informal settlements. The experiment established

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Accused Warlord Calls Plaintiffs Criminals in Paris War Crimes Trial

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Kunti Kamara has lashed out at the ten plaintiffs in his trial for crimes against humanity here calling them “criminals” and professing his innocence on charges of cannibalism, torture, rape, murder and forced labor. Kamara, 47, has conceded he was a commander with the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (Ulimo) during its four-month

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African Women Rise For Climate Justice NOW

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The recent Women’s Climate Assembly held in the Niger Delta from 17-20 October 2022 was the largest women’s climate gathering in Africa bringing together well over 100 women activists from 11 countries across West and Central Africa. The groundbreaking event co-hosted by leading women’s movements and local community organisations hosted women community leaders and social

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