Month: October 2024

 In just two years, artificial intelligence has undergone a revolution. Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Microsoft’s Copilot have rapidly become part of our daily lives. With Meta integrating AI chatbots into popular platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, the technology is more accessible than ever before. For children growing up in this AI-powered world, the implications are both exciting and concerning, warns Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategy&Evangelist […]

 The world is warming faster than at any time in recorded history. This rapid climate change is already releasing a wave of extreme weather – wildfires, hurricanes, floods and droughts. The only way to slow this wave of catastrophic climate change is to slash our emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide. It’s a long shot! To do it effectively, the world must reduce CO2 emissions by more than […]

 NBA Africa (https://Africa.NBA.com/) and Opportunity International, a global nonprofit organization that develops innovative programs that use financial services, training and support to address some of the greatest challenges facing those living in poverty around the world, today announced a collaboration to build outdoor basketball courts and conduct youth clinics in Nairobi, Kenya and Kigali, Rwanda next year.  The collaboration will support NBA Africa’s commitment to build 1,000 courts in Africa […]

 In recognition of Transport Month, inDrive (www.inDrive.com), a global leader in urban mobility and services, has taken a central role in shaping discussions at this year’s highly anticipated Smarter Mobility Africa Summit 2024. The summit, which began on October 2nd and runs until October 4th, focuses on transparency, leadership, and innovation in African transport systems. Under the theme "Embracing the New Urban Era," the event brings together thought leaders from […]

 Women who have suffered gender-based violence (GBV) need a range of services, from health care to psychological support to finding ways to make a living. A new centre in The Gambia pulls together all of those services, in the One-Stop Shop Entrepreneurship and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Support Center in Farafenni. Built by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, the centre aims […]

 The United Nations in Ethiopia extends its warmest congratulations to H.E. Taye Atske-Selassie on his appointment as President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  The United Nations and Ethiopia share a longstanding partnership, working together across various sectors to support the country’s development through locally tailored solutions. The United Nations takes this opportunity to reaffirm its strong commitment to deepening its cooperation with Ethiopia to support the country’s development […]

 President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law legislative amendments that seek to provide improved protection of the rights of communities who are part of communal property associations. President Ramaphosa has assented to the Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill which amends the Communal Property Associations Act of 1996 to provide for clarity on the objective of Communal Property Associations (CPAs). The new law also provides for general plans for land administered […]

 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has expressed his willingness to mediate the ongoing conflict in Sudan, should both parties be open to his involvement. “I am ready to mediate the conflict if they are agreeable.” President Museveni stated this today during a meeting with the United Nations Envoy for Sudan at State House Entebbe. He reiterated his commitment to joining efforts to restore peace in Sudan, emphasizing that the root cause […]

 In summer 2024, the South African government published a strategy paper on the management of e-waste, which was developed in collaboration with Empa. This is the first time the country has issued standardized guidelines for the proper and safe handling of e-waste. The collaboration is part of a program funded by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Electronic waste can pose a considerable risk to people and the environment, […]