Leaders want investment, respect for continents health knowledge SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Union Commission and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have called on governments, multilateral organizations, philanthropies, the private sector, and civil society organisations to support the full implementation of Africa’s New …
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The tree that hides the forest SPECIAL FEATURE | PIERRE M’PELÉ | In August, the World Health Organisation’s Monitoring Report on Universal Health Coverage in Africa revealed a 10-year rise in life expectancy between 2000 and 2019. This drastic increase is a consequence of the 37% drop in mortality between …
Read More »Stanbic, dfcu appears among the top 20 banks in East Africa
Kenyan banks dominate the ranking taking 10 slots but also performing poorly in the Top 100 banks in Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic and dfcu banks are the only Ugandan banks that have appeared in the East African Top 20 banks despite banks recovering from the impact of the …
Read More »Morocco are Africa Golf champs, Jakisa is Uganda’s best in 22nd position
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Read More »Bribery in 7 African countries
Mining multinational Glencore’s leadership must be held accountable for company’s corrupt behavior COMMENT | NJ AYUK | When U.S. energy company Enron made global headlines in the early 2000s for accounting and corporate fraud, attention was on the decision-makers behind the company’s actions. Ultimately, Enron executives Kenneth Lay, Jeffrey Skilling, …
Read More »Climate trouble brewing for Africa’s coffee industry
With climate models predicting a dramatic drop in the availability of coffee as temperatures rise, farmers are preparing themselves for an uncertain future | JACK DUTTON | On Mount Elgon, an extinct volcano on the Ugandan-Kenyan border, Kenneth Barigye grows Arabica beans on his coffee farms. He also grows them …
Read More »Private wealth in Africa set for $798 billion jump to $3 trillion
Africa’s two wealthiest cities are in South Africa. Johannesburg is the wealthiest, with a total private wealth of US$239 billion, while Cape Town in second place has a total private wealth of US$131 billion Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD | Africa’s stock of private wealth is forecast to jump 38 per …
Read More »Return of looted artefacts to Africa
Will full restitution of African tribal art ever be realized and if so, how prepared are African countries to receive such priceless treasures? Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The conversation on the return of African art, popularly known as tribal artefacts by art scholars, has once again resurfaced in …
Read More »Covid-19 response failed in Africa
Lancet report says `hidden pandemic’ kept infection figures low | ANDRE VAN WYK | The global response to the Covid-19 epidemic has been nothing short of a massive failure, according to a study by The Lancet; the world’s highest-impact general medical journal. The peer-reviewed journal explains that millions of deaths …
Read More »U.S. envoy slammed for downplaying climate crisis in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Green campaigners from the Sub-Saharan African region on Saturday slammed the United States Climate Envoy John Kerry for giving lip service to the continent’s quest for a low-carbon and resilient future. Kerry, who addressed the 18th session of African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN) held on …
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