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Climate activists rally against Chinese funding of destructive fossil fuel projects across Africa
The StopEACOP Coalition, in collaboration with various South African civil society organisations, community-based organisations, climate and environmental activists, cordially invites journalists to cover ...
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‘This is our time’: Commonwealth ministers want stronger action on gender equality
The Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting opened this week in The Bahamas with a call for stronger action on gender equality priorities in ...
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“Serve Nigeria not regions or states,” Tinubu directs new ministers
The President underscored the immense responsibility the ministers now bear in shaping policies that will significantly influence the lives of hundreds of millions ...
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Ghana: Landmark vote to remove death penalty from laws is a major step forward.
Reacting to news that Ghana’s Parliament voted to remove the death penalty from the 1960 Criminal and Other Offences Act and the 1962 Armed ...
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Gavi, WHO and UNICEF allocate 18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine to 12 African countries
Twelve countries across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two ...
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Commonwealth observers find Sierra Leone elections largely peaceful, but urge full transparency
The Commonwealth Observer Group in Sierra Leone has welcomed the large turn-out of voters for the country’s multi-tier elections held on 24th June, and ...
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ITCH affirms Afreximbank’s rating at ‘BBB’; outlook stable
The global rating agency, Fitch Ratings, on 20 June 2023 affirmed the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB’, with a Stable ...
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Paris finance summit must deliver urgent assistance to states struggling with debt and climate crises
World leaders attending a summit in Paris tomorrow must ensure that wealthier nations commit to comprehensive debt relief for lower-income nations, including the cancellation of ...
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Afrobarometer data show worrying trends for democracy in Africa, Prof. Gyimah-Boadi warns
A majority of Africans prefer democracy over any other system of government and endorse democratic norms, institutions, and practices. “Democratic governance in Africa ...
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Remittances and diaspora investments are vital to boost agriculture and rural development – IFAD
“Making the most of remittances and diaspora investments can, paradoxically, curb the need for more to migrate. These flows are great contributors to ...
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2023 Nigerian general elections fell short of citizens’ legitimate and reasonable expectations, says NDI-IRI’s Final Report
The 2023 Nigerian general elections “fell short of citizens’ legitimate and reasonable expectations”, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI) Joint International ...
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Senegal: Lethal repression during protests, Amnesty International calls for investigation
Amnesty International has asked Senegalese authorities to investigate extrajudicial killings as tensions and violence continued to rise in the country. Amnesty International’ stated ...
