The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) is set to host the Alliance for Hydromet Development Annual Meeting 2026 from 13 to 15 October 2026 at Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos, Nigeria by the invitation of the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological…
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UN urges adherence to mine ban treaty
© FAO/Viacheslav Ratynskyi Large swaths of farmland in Ukraine has been contaminated by landmines and other ordinance. (file photo) Countries must uphold international law limiting the use of anti-personnel mines, which kill and maim civilians long after conflicts have…
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Welcomes Pandemic Fund’s US$220m Support for Bundibugyo Virus Outbreak Response
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed a US$220.6 million emergency financing package from the Pandemic Fund to support efforts to contain the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak and protect at-risk countries across Central and Eastern Africa.…
Africa CDC & WHO Seek US$ 518 million, Launch Unified Response Plan to Combat Ebola Virus
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a joint continental preparedness and response plan on the ongoing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. The plan aims to raise…
Simon Stiell, UN Climate Chief Warns Against Delays as Climate Crisis Intensifies and Global Energy Risks Mount
The Executive Secretary of the UN Climate Change, Simon Stiell, has called on governments to accelerate climate action and avoid reopening settled negotiations, warning that the world is running out of time to address escalating climate impacts, economic instability, and…
Heirs Energies’ $750 Million Financing Deal Wins Global Recognition as Best Oil & Gas Transaction of 2026
L-R: Nnamdi Azubuike, AVP, Corporate Finance & Commercial Operations, and Pascal Eva, VP, Finance, Heirs Energies, at the EMEA Finance Project Finance Awards 2026 in London, where the company’s landmark US$750 million financing transaction was recognised as Best Oil &…
General Assembly backs historic World Court climate crisis ruling
© Unsplash/Juniper Photon Fossil fuels emit air pollutants that are harmful to both the environment and public health. A landmark General Assembly resolution adopted on Wednesday is “a powerful affirmation” of international law, climate justice and science, according to…
Global Atomic Agency Helps Transport 13kg High Enriched Nuclear Fuel from Venezuela to the US
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has played a key role in the successful shipment of high enriched uranium (HEU) from Venezuela to the United States, in a carefully planned joint mission carried out under tight security as such nuclear…
African Private Sector Leaders Convene in Addis Ababa to Unlock Capital and Scale SDG Delivery
African business leaders, investors and policymakers have called for a step change in how private capital is mobilised and deployed across the continent, as the UN Global Compact, in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and…
WAHO urges Coordinated Action to End Malaria in ECOWAS Region
Dr Melchior Aissi, Director General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), has emphasised that no country can eliminate malaria in isolation. Aïssi disclosed this via WAHO’s social media handle during the 27th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Assembly of…
