In September, Florida residents crowded a government meeting to oppose plans for a massive trash incinerator in Miami-Dade County. Protesters wearing green shirts that read “MIRAMAR SAYS NO TO INCINERATOR! NOT IN OUR BACKYARD,” feared…
Portable ultrasound machines revolutionise maternity care in Kenya
Portable ultrasound devices are making a difference to maternal health care in remote Kenyan villages, enabling pregnancy-related complications to be identified earlier. This critical technology is improving the health of mothers and babies, offering new…
UAE: Abu Dhabi is officially the richest city…
It is official. The capital of the UAE has become the 'Capital of Capital' quite literally. Abu Dhabi is managing a staggering $1.7 trillion in assets through its Sovereign Wealth Funds as of October 2024.…
Growing Fear and Hunger Worsen Humanitarian Crisis in…
The Boko Haram conflict in northeastern Nigeria has led to worsening hunger and malnutrition among internally displaced people, according to humanitarian workers and locals in the area. Aid groups like the World Food Program are…
UAE Ambassador Dr. Salem Al Naqbi Meets with…
Recently, His Excellency Dr Salem Al Naqbi, UAE Ambassador to Nairobi and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, met with Kenya's Minister of Environment and Forestry,…
Mozambique votes for president and the ruling party…
Mozambique is currently voting for a new president on Wednesday in an election and it's expected to extend the party’s rule as it completes 49 years in power since the southern African nation gained independence…
Cooperation between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates…
Links between the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria have reached an important milestone with the resumption of daily Emirates Airlines flights between Lagos and Dubai. The development coincided with the recent 64th anniversary of Nigeria's…
AFRICOM Chief on threats, way forward for US…
The Commander in Chief of the US armed forces in Africa General Micheal Langley has started to mould the presence of the army in the continent after the withdrawal of the forces from Niger. There…
United Nations official pledges support for Somalia despite…
Speaking at a Security Council meeting on Thursday, the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNAMA) pledged that the United Nations would stand by Somalia as the country faces challenges including upcoming…
UAE plans to invest $23 billion in low-carbon…
United Arab Emirates will invest $23 billion over five years in next-generation low-carbon energy, such as hydrogen and ammonia, to capture 5% of the world's clean hydrogen production by 2030, a senior Abu Dhabi National…
Algeria Introduces Visa Requirements for Moroccan Visitors
Algeria has again made the introduction of visa requirements for Morocco passport holders. There were various reasons cited by the Algerian authorities including destabilisation actions such as human trafficking, drug smuggling, espionage and the presence…
Algeria to Donate MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Strengthen…
In a strategic maneuver to firm up regional defense cooperation, Algeria is reportedly set to donate its surplus MiG-29 fighter jets to the Sudanese Air Force. The jets were originally supplied by Russia and will…
South Africa Calls for Peaceful Solution on the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has called on the United Nations General Assembly for an "immediate and peaceful" resolution of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The South African leader addressed world leaders at the…
Al-Qaeda Affiliate JNIM Strikes Mali’s Capital in Rare…
A terrorist attack by the Al-Qaeda affiliate group Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin-or JNIM-occurred in Bamako, Mali, early Tuesday, September 17. The Associated Press reported that the targets of the attack were the gendarme school…
What can be done to help small and…
A key challenge facing African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is access to finance to survive and grow. The French-speaking part of Africa is particularly disadvantaged: 98% of private funding goes to South Africa, Nigeria,…
Agreement Between Germany and Kenya Signed for Recruiting…
German and Kenyan officials signed an agreement that the skilled workers from Kenya would make up for the shortfall of labor in Germany, while the repatriation of those Kenyans who have no residency rights there…
U.S. Backs Permanent Representation for Africa on U.N.…
The United States has declared support for the addition of two new permanent seats for African countries on the U.N. Security Council and a new non-permanent seat for small island developing nations. This was made…
UAE Strengthens Financial and Climate Cooperation with Seychelles…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strengthened its ties with both Seychelles and Mauritius through a series of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in a bid to enhance cross-border financial transactions and to address climate change…
Hollard unveils new brand image and expands in…
Willie Lategan, chairman and chief executive of the Hollard Group says : ‘’Hollard has been constantly seeking a better way to do insurance across diverse markets and specialist classes since it was founded in 1980,…
