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The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) (www.IFPMA.org/) and H3D Foundation (https://H3DFoundation.org/) have today announced a new three-year phase of their partnership, aiming to boost the skills and capacity needed to drive increased research and development of new medicines in Africa. Despite 20% of the global burden of disease impacting people living in Africa, just 2% of medical research focused on new infections originates in Africa[1]. Since 2021, […]

The effects of the political crisis that occurred in Niger on 26 July 2023 still remain. The commodity prices, including basic food products, have increased significantly in the country where there are security and economic problems. Apart from the increase in food prices, the fact that various foreign development agencies and non-governmental organizations have stopped their activities in the country affects the social aid policies of Niger, which is highly […]

Accountants must be fit to lead Africa’s inclusive sustainable growth and economic recovery ensuring the continent’s place in the global arena, says ACCA, (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) (www.ACCAGlobal.com) as it readies for its annual conference held for the first time in South Africa. Hundreds of accounting professionals from across Africa are expected to gather at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, for the fourth Africa Members Convention (AMC 2023) […]

The new SEMA ReACT (SEvere MAlaria treatment with Rectal artesunate and Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy [in remote settings]) consortium aims to fill the evidence gap in the use of an intervention used to buy time to seek further care in remote contexts where health facility transfer is not feasible. Download document (EN): https://apo-opa.co/47x0vbh Download document (FR): https://apo-opa.co/47wZMXH Download document (EN): https://apo-opa.co/3uvNIr3 Download document (Audio FR): https://apo-opa.co/3sJJr2X The challenge of saving lives: where systems fall apart […]

Effective 18 September 2023, applicants in Liberia (except holders of official passports) seeking a France visa can visit the newly opened VFS Global (www.VFSGlobal.com) France Visa Application Centre in Monrovia located at Royal Grand Hotel, 15th Street Tubman Boulevard, Sinkor Monrovia, Liberia.  As an exclusive service provider to the Government of France for select locations in Sub-Saharan Africa, VFS Global had recently launched France Visa Application Centres in four countries across […]

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, condemns the attempted overnight forcible seizure of military installations in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He welcomes steps taken by the Government to maintain peace and security. The Special Representative notes with concern that this disturbing development takes place as the country has reaffirmed its firm and irreversible commitment […]

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org). It’s undeniable that the Russian invasion of Ukraine proved highly disruptive to world energy markets. This geopolitical clash led to the imposition of Western sanctions on the export of Russian oil and fuel and the imposition of a price cap on Russian crude by the G7 group. It also led to the redirection of world oil trade flows. Asian countries such […]

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (www.IsDBInstitute.org) successfully coordinated and delivered high-level knowledge-sharing sessions under the theme ‘Islamic finance and socioeconomic development’ on 14 November 2023. The sessions were part of the 6th edition of the Saudi-Spanish Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (SCIEF) Islamic Finance Executive Program. IsDBI collaborated with King Abdulaziz University (KSA) and I.E. Business School (Spain) to organize and support the executive program, held from 13-16 […]

Entrepreneurs hailing from Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt were in the top three following the final pitching session in the Grand Finale; ABH (www.AfricaBusinessHeroes.org) grant recipients contribute to the creation of over 123,000 direct and indirect jobs through their entrepreneurial endeavors. The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, has named Dr. Ikpeme Neto from Nigeria; Thomas Njeru from Kenya and […]