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A Day Of Joy As The African Development Bank celebrates 60 Years

    The President of Cote d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara led celebrations on Tuesday to mark the African Development Bank’s 60th anniversary. “This is an historic milestone and a cause for celebration, but it is also an opportunity to see that the African Development Bank has financed some pivotal infrastructure and helped improve the living conditions of millions of Africans. The Bank is a source of pride and hope for Africa,” President […]

todaySeptember 11, 2024 18

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Africa’s off-grid solar sector is electrifying global investors

    By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency   Africa’s off-grid solar sector continues to be a magnet for investment, with recent analysis from Africa: the Big Deal emphasizing its growing appeal to investors. Despite a general decline in start-up funding across the continent over the last two years, the industry remains a clear priority for both the social impact and regular investment community. According to Laura Fortes, the senior […]

todayAugust 22, 2024 25

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African economic expansion need not threaten global carbon targets: study points out the path to green growth

    By Daniel M. Kammen, University of California, Berkeley and Oluwagbemisola Deborah Akinsipe, University of California, Berkeley   Africa contributes only about 4% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The continent consumes the least energy for each person, compared with other regions of the world. With over 560 million people who don’t have access to electricity, Africa has the lowest rate of energy access in the world. The continent […]

todayAugust 12, 2024 10

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Cameroon spends 90% of Chinese development loans on its French region: this could deepen the country’s divisions

    By Afa’anwi Ma’abo Che, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University   In Cameroon, violent clashes between government forces and separatists from the English-speaking parts of the country started in 2017. Since then, at least 598,000 people have had to leave their homes and about 2 million have been left in need of humanitarian aid. The anglophone crisis resulted from the government’s repressive response to largely peaceful protests in 2016-2017. Protesters were […]

todayAugust 12, 2024 12

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South Africa’s ageing population comes with new challenges. How best to adapt to them

  By Lauren Johnston, University of Sydney Young people – under the age of 15 – currently make up 29% of South Africa’s population. But this will soon change: the aged portion of the population is forecast to rise from 2030, bringing many challenges. Lauren Johnston, an economics and political economy expert, recently published a paper on the subject. We asked her to put the developments into perspective. What is […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024 18

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