Anytime there’s a pest infestation in my house, I waste no time looking for ways to exterminate them. It’s my house, animals should stay in their place. But then, there’s always this sarcastic voice in my head that reminds me that before the space became my home, I cut down the trees they lived in, …
“Yeah, they’re great but they were so much better before they sold out.” Whether it’s a formerly independent musician who’s signed to a major record label or an underground mural artist that’s started taking on corporate commissions, it’s a sentiment we’re all familiar with (and may even have expressed one point or another). It’s understandable …
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The International Youth Foundation (IYF) has developed internationally benchmarked and effective programmes that address youth employability challenges by providing sustainable opportunities for Africa’s youth. Driven by the idea of active and inclusive learning, IYF’s Skills for Life programme, supported by the Embassy of Ireland and the De Beers Group, is dedicated to providing foundational interpersonal …
Conscious of the importance of mobilizing international capital to finance the future growth of the continent, a dozen African sovereign wealth funds and investors have come together at the initiative of Ithmar Capital, to create Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF), a platform dedicated to project development and investment promotion. ASIF promotes collective and concerted action …
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What are the realities facing Africa’s boldest growth opportunity? After six years of planning, strategy and coordination, and now just 16 months since its inception, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the weight of the continent resting on its shoulders. AfCFTA will cover a market of 1.3 billion people and a gross domestic …
By Wayne Godwin For decades, tourism has remained a major contributor to the GDP of African economies. In 2019, the industry accounted for about seven percent of Africa’s GDP and contributed $169 billion to its economy—about the size of Côte d’Ivoire’s and Kenya’s combined GDP. But the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic changed all that. …
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By Yacine Djibo, founder and executive director of Speak Up Africa, a nonprofit based in Dakar, Senegal, focused on public health and development in Africa. Nobel Peace Prize winner, Kailash Satyarthi once said: “…In a globalized world, you cannot live in isolation; all the problems and solutions are interconnected …” Health challenges, like many others …
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On 26th May 2022, the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) team paid an advocacy visit to the leadership of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)to introduce the project titled “Building a Resilient Infection Prevention and Control Program in Nigeria through comprehensive Multi-level interventions (BRIM)”. The BRIM project, the phase III of the Health Care Capacity Building Programme, …
Between 23rd – 27th of May 2022, the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) in conjunction with the United States President’s Malaria Initiative and the National Malaria Elimination Programme, (NMEP) successfully conducted the first cluster of the Frontline Malaria Short Course for Cohort Two Residents. Topics taught in the cluster include Basic malariology, Epidemiology of malaria, …
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She, however, explained that the extent of deterioration varied according to the river system and river basin. Ms. Dapaah said these on the floor of Parliament, in Accra, yesterday, in an answer to a question asked of her by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwesimintsim, Dr Prince Hamidu Armah, who wanted to know the …
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