As food security for millions of Africans continues to be impacted by rising food and fuel prices further compounded by threats of a debt crisis in some countries, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are joining forces to address the structural problems hampering agricultural productivity in Africa […]
Continue ReadingBrazzaville – For the first time since the start of the pandemic, Africa is emerging from the holiday season without a significant spike in COVID-19 cases. A total of 20,552 new cases were recorded in the first three weeks of January 2023, which represents a drop of 97% compared to the same period last […]
Continue ReadingIntroduction Climate change presents the single biggest threat to human development, and its widespread impacts disproportionately burden the poorest and most vulnerable households in fragile and rural developing contexts – particularly women and children. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report, ‘between 2010 and 2020, droughts, floods and storms killed […]
Continue ReadingThe Ministry of Health has recorded a considerable increase in the number of syphilis cases in the last three months. In 2022, 71 confirmed syphilis cases were reported in Seychelles. This represents almost a twelve-fold increase compared to 2021! The annual average between 2015 and 2021 has been 3 cases. Among the 71 […]
Continue ReadingPeople who were at the International Conference Centre (ICCS) on Wednesday evening were able to enjoy some of the oldest forms of Indian classical dances performed by a dance group from the Sanjali Centre for Odissi in Bengaluru, India. The dazzling classical cultural dance performance by eight members from the dance school (six females […]
Continue ReadingThe Ministry of Education of Cabo Verde signed a memorandum of understanding with the Danny Faure Foundation (DFF) on The Ocean Chapter, under the DFF International Chapters. The MoU was signed between former President Danny Faure, DFF’s founder and chairman, and the Minister for the Sea of Cabo Verde, Abraão Vincente. The Prime […]
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