Month: December 2023

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) To meet their green agendas, the European Union, United States, and China are engaged in the modern-day equivalent of a gold rush. This time, though, fortune seekers aren’t panning for shiny nuggets in Canada, America, or Australia. Instead, all eyes are on the critical minerals of Africa — cobalt, graphite, lithium, and others — raw materials essential to the production of […]

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) Consider this paradox: Nigeria has achieved the largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa, but 45%, or about 85 million, of its residents still live without electricity. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, that figure looms to 600 million. I believe renewable energy is part of the solution to this dilemma — both in Nigeria and throughout the sub-continent. But there are several hurdles to be […]

The annual World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week took place this year between  18th - 24th November 2023, in Harare, Zimbabwe. High-level delegations from AU-IBAR, Africa CDC, and the Quadripartite agencies (WHO, WOAH, FAO, and UNEP) convened to address the escalating global challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The overarching theme was Antimicrobials: Handle with Care while the global theme was Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance together. This year’s continental theme was Accelerating Progress […]

President William Ruto has said the government will deliver services to every part of the country to foster inclusive economic growth. The government, he added, will work with all elected leaders to confront the challenges facing Kenyans. “We will not discriminate against any part of the country for political reason, development is a national goal. We were elected to serve all,” he said. He made the remarks on Saturday during […]

The  recent security instability in parts of Wad Madani in Al-Jazirah state, previously a safe haven for displaced people from Khartoum, has prompted the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and other humanitarian workers to relocate their staff. This disruption threatens to deprive millions in need of crucial humanitarian aid and will lead to new waves of displacement, warns the IRC. The conflict, involving RSF and SAF forces, has resulted in the […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with its partners is supporting the government of Nigeria in finding evidence-based and sustainable solutions  towards the attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030.  This is to accelerate the ongoing effort of the government to ensure that all Nigerians irrespective of age, status, and geographic location, have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they […]

HE President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire Alassane Ouattara has received the credentials of HE Mubarak bin Hussein Mohammed Al Saeedan Al Marri as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire. HE the Ambassador conveyed the greetings of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to HE the President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, and His Highness' wishes of […]

Eritrean athlete Samson Amare won the gold medal at the fifth Adnoc Abu Dhabi Marathon held today. Samson finished with a time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, and 10 seconds, outpacing Kenya’s Leonard Barsoton and Turkey’s Ilham Ozbilan. Athlete Samson Amare made history as the first male winner from outside Kenya in this event. Samson’s victory in Abu Dhabi marked his first major marathon win. On the women’s side, Kenyan […]

In a meeting conducted yesterday, December 15, the National Union of Eritrean Women discussed the 2023 activity reports of regional branches. At the activity assessment meeting in which heads of branches and representatives of various government institutions, as well as members of the union, took part, reports of activities conducted with the view of empowering and developing the overall capacity of women economically, socially, and politically were presented. Speaking at […]