The Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) (www.Africa.FSC.org) is launching the Interim Forest Stewardship Standard (IFSS) for Ethiopia today at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa. The standard is poised to strengthen Ethiopia's forestry sector and provide access to niche global markets for certified forest products and increase the value of verified ecosystem services impact (Verified Impact) […]
Kenya Marks World Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Day 2024 with Renewed Commitment to Ending Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Download logo Kenya commemorated World AIDS Day 2024 with a call to action and a renewed commitment to eliminating HIV as a public health threat. The national event, held at Nyayo Stadium, was attended by Cabinet Secretary for Health, Dr. Deborah M. Barasa, Principal Secretaries Mr. Harry Kimtai (Medical Services) and Ms. Mary Muthoni (Public […]
President Ramaphosa affirms the role of multiparty process on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act
Download logo President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the settlement agreement between the Minister of Basic Education and the Solidarity union on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA). The BELA Bill was passed by the 6th democratic Parliament on 26 October 2023. The President assented to the Bill on 13 September 2024. During the public […]
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) Awarded "Insurance Adviser of the Year – Africa" for Advancing Sustainable Development
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (https://ICIEC.IsDB.org), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, is proud to announce its recognition as the “Insurance Adviser of the Year – Africa” at the prestigious IJInvestor Awards 2024. This honor highlights ICIEC’s role in advancing impactful initiatives […]
Multi-month Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) treatment dispensing improves care in Rwanda
Download logo Esther Uwababyeyi's journey with HIV began at a young age. “Since the age of three, I've been on HIV treatment,” she says. Born in 2002, Uwababyeyi was infected during her mother’s pregnancy, a time when access to HIV treatment for women living with HIV was just starting to improve. Now 22 years old […]
Kenya: Ethical Fashion Initiative and Tujikuze empowering artisans, one tassel at a time
Download logo When Conad Nord Ovest decided to launch a major campaign to combat violence against women, they wanted a partner committed to sustainability and to working with women for social impact. That’s how they chose to work with the ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI), for an order of 105,000 heart-shaped keychains. Each heart is […]
South Sudan secured over 282 150 doses of oral cholera vaccine to contain the cholera outbreak
Download logo In response to cholera outbreaks in South Sudan, the Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) has secured over 282 153 doses of oral cholera vaccine to implement vaccination campaigns in areas identified as cholera transmission hotspots. The oral cholera vaccine (OCV) is supplied by the International Coordinating Group […]
Transforming the Global Financial Architecture: New report advocates for International Monetary Fund (IMF) reforms to empower low- and middle-income countries
Download logo The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today launched the report: The IMF and the Future of the Global Financial Architecture, at the Ministerial Segment of the 5th Extraordinary Session of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration held in Abuja, Nigeria. Ms. Hanan Morsy, […]
South Africa condemns Israeli Defence Force (IDF) massacres of 100 Palestinians in Gaza in past 24 hours
Download logo South Africa condemns in the strongest possible terms the heinous massacres committed by the Israeli Defence Force across Gaza yesterday, which killed approximately 100 Palestinians, mostly women and children. In one of the massacres, 75 Palestinians from two families were killed in air strikes on two homes in the northern Gaza town of […]
East African Community (EAC) Heads of State agree to Expedite Establishment of Political Federation
Download logo East African Community (EAC) Heads of State have agreed to hasten the establishment of the Political Federation, the fourth and ultimate stage in the EAC integration. The Summit of EAC Heads of State noted that the formation of a Federation had been agreed way back in 1963 by the EAC’s Founding Fathers – […]