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The true cost of carbon: Beyond the market in Africa
The growing enthusiasm around carbon markets, particularly afforestation, reforestation, and emissions-trading schemes, has piqued the interest of investors, governments, and corporations across Africa. From Nairobi’s clean-energy bonds to...
Owner: Frank Aigbogun
Cloud accelerator backs fintech, healthtech, cleantech startups in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has unveiled 20 startups for its new Cloud Accelerator Program, a N100 million initiative designed to nurture Africa’s most promising innovators across fintech, healthtech, agritech, edtech, and cleantech. The 12-week hybrid program,...
Owner: Frank Aigbogun
African Solidarity Fund Partners With Denmark to Finance Sustainable Development Projects
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Togo First
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(Togo First) - • African Solidarity Fund and Danish Export Investment Fund sign framework agreement to co-finance sustainable development projects across Africa • Partnership targets renewable energy, infrastructure, agriculture, water management,...
Owner: Ecofin Agency
Bauchi Recommits to Free Healthcare for Pregnant Women, Children
Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi Apparently committed to promoting family health, reducing infant morbidity, and maternal mortality rates, the Bauchi State Government has expressed an unwavering commitment to the continuous provision of free antenatal...
Owner: Nduka Obaigbena
Health Care Needs Now: A Fresh Start in the New Year
If you're one of the millions of Americans who procrastinate when it comes to preventive health screenings and elective medical procedures, now is the time to get them scheduled and checked off your list before the end of the year. From colon...
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Health scare leads mum to world record barefoot run on Lego bricks
She completed the run in Christchurch in 24.75 seconds in January, leaving the track with a gash near her right big toe. Guinness World Records announced this month that Wall, 44, had set the first-ever record for the fastest barefoot 100m sprint...
Owner: New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME)
Accessing healthcare is a hassle, Asia’s patients reveal: Prudential commissioned study
Complicated access to healthcare and a lack of guidance are keeping patients from receiving the care they need, when they need it HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 September 2025 – Patients in Asia want minimal disruption to their daily...
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Niger Food, Dangote, AfricaRice Partner To Create 500,000 Jobs In Nigeria, Says Niger Food Chairman Adigun
The Chairman of Niger Food, Engr. Sammy Adigun, has hinted that the company’s newly finalised partnership with the Dangote Group and AfricaRice will create no fewer than 500,000 jobs for Nigerians through massive rice production. Adigun disclosed...
Owner: Nduka Obaigbena
OpenText Summit Africa 2025: Charting the future of human potential in an AI-first world
Harald Adams, Senior Vice-President for International Sales, OpenText. The OpenText Summit Africa 2025 took place in Sandton on 4 September, bringing together customers, partners and industry thought leaders to explore how cloud, AI and secure...
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WRAIR-Africa monitors for disease threats at African Lion 2025
Back to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa (WRAIR-Africa) conducted disease surveillance in support of African Lion 2025 in Morocco, May 9–19. African Lion is U.S. Africa Command's...
Owner: American Government
Russia Is Shrewdly Playing the Long Game in Africa
What if Moscow’s most dangerous moves right now aren’t in Europe, but along the Gulf of Guinea? With its resources sunk deep into Ukraine, the Russian military has weighed carefully whether and when to engage elsewhere, standing aside amid recent...
Owner: Ryan Evans
Health scare leads mom to world record: Barefoot run on Lego bricks. On purpose.
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The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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The runner had trained for months to attempt a world record, enduring calluses, rolled ankles and questions from friends who couldn’t understand why she pushed herself so hard. Near the starting line on race day, Gabrielle Wall felt nervous as she...
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Specialist NGH nurse on trip to support healthcare in West Africa
Eunice will be helping children and nurses during her trip in her own holiday time. A Rheumatology Nurse Specialist at Northampton General Hospital is flying to in the Republic of Ghana to support vital healthcare and education. Eunice Vial, who...
Owner: Malcolm Denmark
Health sector sounds alarm over Sh38.7 billion budget cut
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The Standard
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Health leaders, clinicians and innovators gather in Nairobi to chart a resilient path for Kenya’s healthcare system amid budget cuts and rising demand. [Winfrery Owino, Standard] Health industry is raising the alarm over a Sh38.7 billion budget...
Owner: Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi ,Gideon Towett Moi & Zehrabanu Mohamed Taki Hassanali Janmohamed
Vanuatu official says they are training Africans in AI to solve economic and social problems
Prof Hugh Keku Aryee – Vanuatu Trade Commissioner to Ghana. Prof Hugh Keku Aryee, Vanuatu Trade Commissioner to Ghana, says the Commission is training a new generation of Africans in artificial intelligence to use technology in solving...
Owner: Emmanuel K. Dogbevi
World Health News Live Updates: New Ebola Outbreak Declared In Africa; ‘Kissing Bug’ Disease Spreading Rapidly In US
live World Health News Live Updates: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has declared a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province. It's caused by the most severe strain: the Zaire Ebola virus. Follow this space to stay updated with all the...
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APA Insurance, Hollard launch new health insurance solution
L-R: Ben Gobboyi, Head of Medical at APA Insurance Uganda; Manan Desai, CEO of APA Uganda; Payaal Shah, Head of Partnership at Apollo Investments; Tobe Hope, CEO of Hollard Health; and Ashok Shah, Group CEO of Apollo Investments Limited officially...
Owner: Andrew Mwenda
Africa Faces $200 Billion Loss Annually Due to Poor Sanitation — World Bank Warns
The World Bank has issued a stark warning about the escalating global sanitation crisis, highlighting that nearly 40% of the global population still lacks access to safe sanitation systems. The consequences, it said, are far-reaching — affecting...
Owner: Non-transparent
New Ebola Outbreak Hits Africa: 81 Cases, 28 Deaths; Mass Quarantine, Strict Isolation As WHO Declares High Alert
New Ebola Outbreak Declared: Ebola virus affects humans and some animals (like monkeys, chimpanzees, and fruit bats). The disease is highly contagious through direct contact with blood, secretions, or other body fluids of infected people or...
Owner: Subhash Chandra
Africa cannot accept energy transition that deepens poverty – John Jinapor
Energy and Green Transition Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has cautioned that Africa will not embrace an energy transition that worsens inequality and denies citizens access to reliable power. Speaking at the 31st Africa Oil Week in Accra on...
Owner: Kwasi Twum