The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) is pleased to announce its membership of the Global EverGreening Alliance (the Alliance) to promote responsible forest management and restoration The Alliance is a multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder platform working to address the global challenges of food…
TAAT facilitates ToT on rapid cassava propagation system for Angola
A high-powered delegation of scientists and technicians led by the Director General of the Angolan Institute of Agrarian Development is currently in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria, where they are visiting the headquarters of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The…
Future Policy Award 2023: Eight Policies Shortlisted for Awards
The World Future Council has announced a shortlist of eight policies from 4 continents that are final contenders for the 2023 Future Policy Award. This was after receiving a total of forty policies from five (5) continents in response to…
NCF: Stakeholders seek partnerships to combat Biodiversity Loss
Increasing loss of biodiversity and negative impacts of climate change has prompted stakeholders and activists to call for partnerships and concerted efforts to combat biodiversity loss. This call was made earlier today in Lagos at the Chief S.L Edu…
Eid-il-Fitr: Dispose of Your Waste Properly, LAWMA Urges Residents
As Lagosians prepare to celebrate the Eid-il-Fitr festival, the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has appealed to residents to shun indiscriminate waste disposal, reiterating its commitment to ensuring a clean and healthy environment during and after the festive season. The…
Environment: Africa pushes for access to clean cooking
The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) and the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) recently announced a partnership that promotes investments in clean cooking companies and programmes Africa is mobilizing capital to boost access to clean cooking with series of new deals…
Climate Resilient Indigenous Crops Underutilised even as Climate Change Threatens to Cripple Food Systems
By Joyce Chimbi Elizabeth Njoroge recounts her poverty-stricken upbringing in Ting’ang’a village in the Central part of Kenya, growing up on a diet heavy on Amaranth and pumpkin. The 45-year-old speaks about the shame of neighbours finding out the frequency with…
Anambra to intensify public awareness and eradication efforts at World Tuberculosis Day
The Anambra State Government says it detected more than 8,000 Tuberculosis (TB), cases against the targeted 13,000 cases in the state in 2022. Dr Afam Obidike, state’s Commissioner for Health, gave the statistics at a news conference to mark 2023…
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…
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…
