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Is AI the answer to Africa’s healthcare sector woes?

The African healthcare industry faces an immediate challenge: a dire shortage of skilled professionals, leading to alarmingly low doctor and nurse-to-population ratios in many...

Burundi commits to double solar power capacity

Burundi has officially inaugurated the country’s first utility-scale solar field, as part of a push to leverage renewable energy for improved access to electricity...

How ecotaxes on polluting goods are channeled to eco-friendly community adaptation in Benin

Moussoula Gado, 47, couldn’t afford a small petrol generator so she used to struggle to carry heavy buckets of water on her head from...

Maximizing revenues from natural resources could yield big fiscal and environmental dividends for Africa

In a time of energy transition and rising demand for metals and minerals, resource-rich governments in Sub-Saharan Africa have an opportunity to better leverage...

Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since 2015

Global progress in reducing deaths of pregnant women, mothers, and babies has flatlined for eight years due to decreasing investments in maternal and newborn...

Climate-smart water harvesting and storage systems are helping rural communities overcome climate shocks

Accessing water for her livestock and crops has been a lifelong struggle for Muhubo Warsame, who lives in Puntland’s Qardho District. The area’s main...

FAO’s data platform plays key role in tackling acute food insecurity during crises

Detailed, comprehensive, and timely data is essential to address the impact of shocks such as droughts, earthquakes, or conflict on agricultural production and livelihoods...

How innovative food systems ensure better living conditions

"Today, with the new way of packaging our fish, they don't hang around in our baskets anymore. We receive orders from everywhere, even from...

In Malawi, the WHO is empowering communities to fight cholera misinformation

In the early months of 2023, village chief Dyson Chamizi and his brother were taken ill at Nathenje Health Centre, a facility near their...

Health in Africa: the tree that hides the forest

In August, World Health Organisation (WHO)'s Monitoring Report on Universal Health Coverage in Africa revealed a 10-year rise in life expectancy between 2000 and...

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Vertiv reinforces Nigerian footprint with new office, showroom in Lagos

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, is continuing to invest in the African continent, today announcing the opening of...

Kuda Mukova: Where can an impact investor make greatest mark in Africa? 

Africa is a continent of contradictions. The scars left behind by its many nations' storied histories, as well as the new wounds opened by...

Johannesburg to host Airbnb Africa Travel Summit this October

Policymakers, tourism experts, innovators and changemakers will gather for the Airbnb Africa Travel Summit to explore the role technology can play in driving...

Louis Strydom: Crafting Africa’s green transition with precision

The call for a green revolution is no longer a distant echo; it's the resounding demand of the present. Much like an artisan weaver...

Newly launched SanlamAllianz to provide insurance and financial services in 27 African markets

Sanlam, Africa’s largest non-banking financial services provider, and Allianz, one of the world’s leading insurers and financial services providers are pleased to announce that...
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