The EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism is designed to lower greenhouse-gas emissions and encourage cleaner industrial production beyond its borders COMMENT | CARLOS LOPES | As the European Union pursues vigorous efforts to achieve its targets under the Paris climate agreement, the bloc’s proposed carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) offers the …
Read More »Retail startup Wasoko expands into Southern African market
The company is investing US$1millon in its first year of operation Zambia – which will be used a hub for regional expansion Lusaka, Zambia | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s B2B retail and e-commerce company, Wasoko, has expanded into the Southern African market, with Zambia as the first investment destination. The company …
Read More »Africa must invest in critical mineral value chains now
Experts say global energy transition will happen with or without Africa Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | As the global shift towards a cleaner renewable energy order picks up pace, mining experts on the continent are rallying African governments to focus more on developing bankable mining projects if they are to …
Read More »East African firms on the list of the continent’s most valuable brands
MTN Uganda and Stanbic Bank are the only Ugandan-listed companies on the list in the region Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventeen East African firms are among the list of the continent’s most valuable brands, with the Safaricom retaining the top spot amidst a decline in its overall ranking. The …
Read More »African alternative to Chat GPT
Kainene vos Savant was Justin Irabor’s personal study partner. Named after one of America’s cleverest people, Kainene is off-the-charts clever. But she is no regular study partner. She’s a super-intelligent chatbot. And she’s taking the Nigerian internet by storm. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After enrolling as a distance learning …
Read More »Stop big pharma greed to save lives
Africa is not in position to sustain the development of the public health sector while it’s held in a pricing vise by Western pharmaceutical companies COMMENT | Penninah Iutung | This is seemingly the same script but a different cast; the profiteering and greed of big pharma know no boundaries. We have …
Read More »Tackling Viral Threats in Africa
Abbott and CERI join forces in the hunt for the next global viral threats caused by climate change Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to the impacts of climate change. The rise in temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns, and extreme weather events …
Read More »COVID lessons could ease cholera outbreak – Moeti
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The WHO regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, believes that the best way to end preventable epidemics is for governments to engage with communities to help understand how the disease is transmitted. She spoke in interview with SciDev.Net about cholera outbreak. Why do you think …
Read More »Africa needs to vaccinate 33 million children to put progress back on track
African Vaccination Week and World Immunization Week (24–30 April) theme is “The Big Catch-Up”, to reach kids who missed vaccinations, and to restore and strengthen routine immunization programmes Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 to …
Read More »Hope is on the horizon for a malaria-free Africa
African malaria parasites from Eritrea, Rwanda and Uganda have become resistant to the artemisinin part of ACTs Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sub-Saharan Africa is disproportionally affected by malaria. The region accounts for 95% of the world’s malaria cases. The disease kills an African child every 60 seconds. These figures …
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