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Private sector urged to “own and drive” Africa’s continental trade agreement

The private sector is recognized as an indispensable stakeholder in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), especially given...

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...

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...

Tourism has potential to benefit mountain ecosystems and communities

Mountain tourism, if managed sustainably, has the potential to boost the incomes of local communities and help preserve their...

United Nations cites AfDB as a world model in climate adaptation financing

As Africa's foremost development finance institution, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has significantly increased its commitments to climate...

Now is the time to defeat HIV and cervical cancer together to save women’s lives

Women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa accounted fornew HIV infections in 2021. Women living with to develop cervical cancer than...

Investing in Africa is profitable, AfDB president tells Japanese investors

The president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a significant increase in...

World Bank project giving Cameroon’s most vulnerable their dignity back

Cameroon is home to 7.5 million people living in poverty and over 2 million who have been forcibly displaced...

Africa needs to vaccinate 33 million children to put progress back on track

An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 to put the...

Africa has Always been able to host large scale energy events, African Energy Week proved it

In 2021, Africa Oil Week (AOW) made the decision to take its conference to Dubai, citing the fact that...

Exploring opportunities in mature fields in Gabon’s oil and gas industry

Even among oil-rich nations, the extent to which hydrocarbons has fueled the Gabonese economy throughout its independent history is...

Almost half the world’s population lives in households linked to agrifood systems

Around 1.23 billion people were employed in the world’s agrifood systems in 2019, and more than three times that...