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Africa

Ghana wants to make importing food like rice and tomatoes more costly: expert explains why it’s a bad idea

    By Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, University of Guelph Ghana, like many other developing nations, relies heavily on imports of food and consumer goods to feed its population. For instance, Ghana imports 55% of the rice that is consumed locally. The country’s import dependence is primarily a consequence of the production of low-value primary products without substantial value addition. To forestall over-dependence on foreign goods, the government has proposed a trade […]

todayJanuary 23, 2024 8

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Rising megacities: A superhighway for Africa’s shared mobility market

    By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency As Africa's urban centres continue to grow and with an increasing number of cities now expected to surpass 10 million residents, the shared mobility sector is expanding fast too, raising prospects of more income for cab-hailing companies and drivers. Global management firm, Oliver Wyman, has revealed in a new report that ride-hailing, scooter or e-bike rentals, and car-sharing, which together make up […]

todayJanuary 18, 2024 15

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Namibia

Ministry of Mines urges G7 to reconsider proposed restrictions on Russian diamonds

  The Ministry of Mines and Energy has expressed concerns about the G7’s proposed restrictions on imports of Russian diamonds and has called for direct and meaningful engagement with all diamond-producing countries on the matter. The intergovernmental political and economic forum consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, plus the European Union (EU) as a ‘non-enumerated member.’ The ministry in a […]

todayDecember 21, 2023 9

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Health / Medical

Namibia ranks 6th globally in alcohol consumption, surpasses South Africa

The latest World Health Organization global status report on alcohol and health shows that Namibia, Afghanistan, the Maldives, and Eswatini have a higher average daily intake than South Africa, with the list topped by Tunisia. Meanwhile, the global prevalence of alcohol dependence is at 2.4 percent, with a legal drinking age average of 18 years worldwide. According to the WHO, overall, 5.1% of the global burden of disease and injury […]

todayDecember 13, 2023 215

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Illegal gold mining in the firing line

By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency Countries across the continent are moving to quash illegal gold mining, using a variety of methods including formalising the sector, applying more stringent legal processes and even resorting to military intervention, with a Ghanaian court recently sentencing a Chinese national to prison for illegal gold mining, “The court in the capital, Accra, sentenced Aisha Huang to four and a half years imprisonment and a […]

todayDecember 13, 2023 20

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Health / Medical

HIV, AIDS, and COVID-19 leading causes of death in working-age population

A new report from the Namibia Statistics Agency shows that HIV and AIDS, COVID-19, and other communicable diseases remain the leading causes of death among the economically active population in the country. In 2020 alone, HIV and AIDS accounted for 13.5% of deaths among adults aged 15-59, while COVID-19 became the leading cause of death in 2021, accounting for 15.1% of fatalities in this age group.

todayDecember 6, 2023 8

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Pressure on UK Prime Minister to limit migrant worker visas increases

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing pressure to drop a key visa route for migrant workers to help reduce immigration which allows industries to recruit staff for roles facing shortages. However, the UK’s government is concerned about the impact on the economy as it considers fresh options to bring net migration down. The country’s Environment Secretary Steve Barclay.

todayNovember 29, 2023 33

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