Category: African

SEO Riders – New Climate Roadmaps Seen as Key to Unlocking Green Investment & Jobs – Enhanced, Finance-Ready NDCs Could Bring Billions in Adaptation & Mitigation Funds – Clean Energy, Nature-Based Solutions & Local Value Chains Highlighted as Priority Areas Climate and development experts are calling on African countries to update and deepen their Nationally…

SEO Riders: – AUDA‑NEPAD launches Africa’s Integrity & Equity Principles and coordination platform at Pan-African dialogue. – New framework ensures carbon markets deliver high-integrity climate action with social inclusion and community benefits. – Platform to align member states, streamline standards and prepare policy launch at Africa Climate Summit in September. Africa is taking a bold…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized Niger as the first African country to eliminate onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness. This achievement makes Niger the fifth country in the world to interrupt the transmission of the Onchocerca volvulus parasite. Praising Niger’s dedication, the WHO Director-General described the elimination of river blindness as a…

Impact of DRC conflict on African unity Exploitation of DRC’s natural resources Call for African leadership in resolving DRC crisis The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which has resulted in over six million deaths over several decades, serves as a stark reminder of the challenges facing African sovereignty and unity. Despite…

X3M Ideas Wins African Agency of the Year Again X3M Ideas Triumphs at African Cristal Awards 2024 X3M Ideas Secures Second African Agency of the Year Title BY SHEKWOPEYELO X3M Ideas has, once again, secured the title of ‘African Agency of the Year’ at the 9th African Cristal Awards held in Casablanca, Morocco. This win,…

Africa’s GDP Impact from Climate Change Economic Toll of Climate Crisis on Africa Stiell Highlights Climate Change Costs for Africa BY SHEKWOPEYELO Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, has highlighted that Africa is experiencing a 5% GDP loss due to climate change. In his statement on September 5, 2024, Stiell emphasized that addressing the…

SEO Riders: BY SHEKWOPEYELO The Africa Urban Forum 2024 kicks off from September 4 to 6 in Addis Ababa, focusing on critical issues related to urban growth and sustainability. Hosted under the African Union’s Agenda 2063, the forum will convene stakeholders to strategize on overcoming urbanization challenges, including infrastructure deficits, housing shortages, and climate resilience.…