(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gross underinvestment in services to get the water out of the ground and to those who need it most and untapped or poorly managed resources means millions of people don’t have enough safe, clean water to meet their daily needs, let alone face the impacts of the climate crisis, according to a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – NEPAD-Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility Special Fund (NEPAD-IPPF) has funded 105 regional infrastructure projects across Africa with over $114 million. This was disclosed at the recently concluded 34th Oversight Committee meeting of the NEPAD-IPPF. The Committee also noted that the NEPAD-IPPF is equally building a robust pipeline of bankable regional projects with $35.1 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) have harped on the need to step up digital cooperation in order to boost sustainable development in Africa. This is coming after the EU-AU Summit which was in held in Belgium recently. Currently, only 33 percent of African people use the Internet, compared to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has said the war in Ukraine could have been avoided if NATO had heeded the warnings of some of its leaders. “The war could have been avoided if NATO had heeded the warnings from among its own leaders and officials over the years that its […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Africa Investment Forum, a multi-stakeholder investment platform has attracted $32.8 billion in investment interest in bankable projects across the continent. The Forum is an initiative of the African Development Bank Group and seven other partners, which include Africa 50; the Africa Finance Corporation; the African Export-Import Bank; the Development Bank of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least, seven people were injured on Friday in clashes between police and supporters of the former ruling party of Guinea-Bissau. According to newsmen, the incident took place in the capital Bissau at the headquarters of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, opposite the presidential palace. Police […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved funding of $127.8 million to develop and improve access to farming and pastoral lands in the eastern part of Niger Republic, along its border with Nigeria. The funding package which was approved by the Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the Bank’s concessional arm, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Union Commission (AUC) and Morocco on Thursday signed bilateral agreement to boost air transport market services in Africa. According to statement issued by AUC, the agreement was on Revised Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) and the Memorandum of Implementation (MoI) of the Single African Air Transport Market […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mali has launched a procedure to suspend broadcasts by French state-funded international RFI radio and France 24 television, accusing the news outlets of reporting “false allegations” of abuse by the Malian army. The Military junta in a statement published on Thursday said the allegations were made by the head of the United […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Political Affairs Chief, Rosemary DiCarlo, says amid a political impasse that threatens to see Libya fractured again by two parallel governments, the priority must be to conduct peaceful election. Ms Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peace-building Affairs, told the Security Council on Wednesday that the priority should be how to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spark+ Africa Fund, a frontline impact investment institution has announced that it has accomplished its first financial close with $40 million to invest in clean and modern cooking solutions in Africa. Spark+ Africa Fund is the world’s first impact investment fund focused on financing the value chains of clean and modern cooking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a $125.3 million loan to million to expand water resources and boost climate resilience in Dodoma region of Tanzania. Dodoma city in central Tanzania, seats in a semi-arid region of East Africa with limited rains and surface water […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27), which will be hosted by Egypt, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed its resolve to further amplify Africa’s voice at the global conference. COP 27 is scheduled for November 2022 in the coastal city of Sharm El Sheikh in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ethiopian Human Rights Commission on Monday confirmed the death of 64 people in western Ethiopia after armed group attacked a civilian convoy and its military escort in a region plagued by ethnic violence. The commission said previously an unreported attack occurred on March 2 in Metekel, in the Benishangul-Gumuz region. It said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 28-year-old Mozambican climate scientist and researcher, Iracema Mamadu Hussein has reiterated the need to improve and seek functional strategies and policies aimed at tackling climate change in Africa. Hussein, who is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in the field of climate change at the University of Aveiro in Portugal, through a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday endorsed his former arch-rival for the country’s top job, weeks after their parties joined forces ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in August. “We have chosen Raila Odinga without any opposition to be the fifth president of Kenya,” Kenyatta told a cheering crowd numbering thousands in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) says its convoy hit an improvised explosive device in the north of Mopti on Monday, killing at least two ‘blue helmets,’ from Egypt, and wounding four others. MINUSMA, in a statement, said the peacekeepers were part of a logistics convoy on its way to Timbuktu. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For decades now, world leaders have talked about ending hunger and poverty and building a new world order based on human rights and gender-equality. Still, we have an estimated 64 million girls and adolescent girls suffering in brutal conflicts, forced displacement and climate-induced disasters who are held back by illiteracy and left […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Libyan oil needs to flow again following a shutdown at two oilfields by gangs, UN’s top official for the country demanded on Monday. “I am following with concern, reports of closure of oilfields and suspension of some civilian flights,’’ the secretary general’s special adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, wrote on Twitter. “Blocking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, on Sunday opened up concerning Russia’s invasion of its neighboring country, Ukraine. According to Zuma, the US and its western allies are making use of Ukraine to cause problems for Russia. The former South African leader who is presently standing trial for corruption charges in […]
