Month: June 2025

 Today, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) unveiled its CGMA Professional Qualification syllabus (https://apo-opa.co/4mFtrGl) for 2026. This upgrade is designed to prepare students for the future of work and meet the growing expectations of modern finance professionals to be high-performance finance business partners capable of utilising technology and applying critical thinking skills.  The emphasis on finance business partnering and applied problem solving aligns with AICPA&CIMA’s Future of Finance 2.0 (https://apo-opa.co/3HmPrFG) […]

 Health Cabinet Secretary Hon. Aden Duale has assured Development Partners in Health, Kenya (DPHK), of the government’s resolve to eliminate fragmentation in the health sector through full digitization. Speaking at a high-level consultative meeting in Nairobi, the CS emphasized that all health systems, existing and new must be certified and coordinated through the Digital Health Agency, as outlined in the Digital Health Act and its regulations. He noted that digitization […]

 “I was once a popular presenter — now I clean houses for $12 a month.” This was just one of many painful testimonies shared during a powerful session co-hosted by UN Women Sudan Office and Nala Feminist Collective, a Generation Equality Commitment Maker during the Generation Equality Media and Commitment Makers Forum. The session explored the role of media in advancing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in Sudan. Held […]

 Algeria’s economy maintained its momentum in 2024 with non-hydrocarbon GDP expanding by 4.8 percent, driven by strong public investment and robust household consumption. Inflation eased significantly to 4.0 percent in 2024, partly due to the strong performance of the agricultural sector despite limited rainfall, supporting a slowdown in food prices, according to the World Bank’s latest economic update for Algeria. Real GDP growth is projected to moderate to 3.3 percent in […]