United Arab Emirates strongly condemns terrorist attack in Mogadishu

The UAE expresses its strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of all forms of violence, extremism, and terrorism The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which…

Saving women’s lives: the time is now to defeat Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and cervical cancer together

By Sergio Carmona & Princess Nono Simelela Women living with HIV are six times more likely to develop cervical cancer than those living without Women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa accounted for two out of every three new HIV infections…

African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Africa Fund for Africa approves $1 million reimbursable grant to develop bioenergy plants in Ghana and Sierra Leone

The reimbursable grant will strengthen the project’s bankability by supporting technical feasibility studies and regulatory structuring The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a reimbursable grant of $1 million to NewAfrica Impact Ltd to prepare two bioenergy plants…

African leaders call for faster industrialization during African Union Summit

Bazoum called on African countries to entrench the rule of law to catalyze the emergence of the African private sector African leaders reviewed the continent’s progress in industrialization, economic diversification, and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in the…

NCF pledges commitment to 5-year strategic plan at 33rd AGM

By Fabian Ekeruche   The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has expressed commitment to effective implementation of the Strategic Action Plan (SAP) 2021-2025 aimed at ensuring that people prosper while living in harmony with nature. The foundation made the disclosure at…

The power of volunteering: Educate Girls’ 18,000+ village-based volunteers have mobilised school enrolment of 12 lakh girls since 2007

Educate Girls, a non-profit working towards girls’ education in rural India celebrates its 15th anniversary this December. Since 2007, the organisation has rallied an army of 18,000+ village-based youth volunteers called Team Balika, to bring sustainable change in the most…

ESG in Africa is colonialism 2.0

By NJ Ayuk   Many today believe the era of colonialism in Africa is over. They’re wrong. The era of colonialism in Africa has merely entered a new and insidious phase. Some call it “neo-colonialism.” I call it colonialism 2.0. In colonialism…

“Cambridge of the East” shines: Global-minded Zhejiang University plays a growing role in pushing SDGs

The Sixteenth General Conference of The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) was held in a hybrid format from November 21 to 24. Hundreds of scientists — including TWAS fellows, TWAS Young Affiliates and…

Rotary Club of Rumuomasi Delivers WASH Facility to Rivers Community Secondary School

-By Precious Ahiakwo-Ovie In a bid to improve sanitary conditions in the education sector in Rivers state, the Rotary Club of Rumuomasi has delivered a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene project at the Community Senior Secondary School Rumuomasi. The Club constructed toilet…

Biocon Biologics Completes Acquisition of Viatris’ Global Biosimilars Business

Completes the multi-billion-dollar, value accretive transaction in part-equity and part-cash, including: Upfront cash payment of USD 2 billion Issuance of CCPS worth USD 1 billion Creates a unique, fully integrated, leading global biosimilars enterprise with eight commercialized products Accelerates direct commercialization of…

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