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Malaria - we’ve barely scratched the surface
Healthcare
Malaria - we’ve barely scratched the surface

Issued by Irvine Partners 30 Apr 2024

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Entrepreneurship
Report: Lower income women more likely to pursue entrepreneurship

18 Jan 2024

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action
Agriculture
Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action

Jude Capper and David Barrett 27 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf As Covax closes on 31 December 2023, reflects on its successes and challenges in the bid to overcome inequity have underscored the clear need for the world to be better prepared the next time a viral threat with pandemic potential emerges
Healthcare
3 lessons from Covax as the organisation draws to a close

20 Dec 2023

Image: Delegates stand near flag posts at the Dubai's Expo City after attending the World Climate Action Summit, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1 December 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya./File Photo
ESG & Sustainability
#COP28: Cities face huge climate finance gap, study says

David Stanway 4 Dec 2023

The dangers of neglecting textbook investment and how Oxford University Press offers a lifeline
Education
The dangers of neglecting textbook investment and how Oxford University Press offers a lifeline

Issued by Oxford University Press 16 Nov 2023

Global food prices dip in October
Agriculture
Global food prices dip in October

3 Nov 2023

FAO report: Food production plummets as disasters cost $123bn yearly
Agriculture
FAO report: Food production plummets as disasters cost $123bn yearly

13 Dec 2023

MomConnect celebrates 9 years of transforming maternal health and unveils new symptom-check feature
Healthcare
MomConnect celebrates 9 years of transforming maternal health and unveils new symptom-check feature

Issued by A Better World Network 15 Sep 2023

Source: Ruben Hanssen via
Agriculture
'Worthless' forest carbon offsets risk exacerbating climate change

Julia P G Jones and Neal Hockley 28 Aug 2023

Senegal seals €2.5bn green energy deal with richer nations
Energy & Mining
Senegal seals €2.5bn green energy deal with richer nations

Elizabeth Pineau and John Irish 23 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.
Finance
Ramaphosa to join Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris

21 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.
Finance
African Development Bank group to secure major funding for low-income countries

30 May 2023

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Healthcare
Consortium sparks debate over intellectual property of mRNA vaccines manufactured in SA

Katja Hamilton 21 Apr 2023

Forests reduce health risks, new global report confirms
ESG & Sustainability
Forests reduce health risks, new global report confirms

Issued by The Coup 24 Mar 2023

Image source:©welcomia via
Tourism & Travel
Visa openness in Africa sees steady improvement in policies

14 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters.
Finance
African Development Bank mobilises $8.9bn for low-income African countries

Ange Aboa 7 Dec 2022

Source: Supplied. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist.
Finance
IMF World Economic Outlook projects 25% probability global growth could fall below 2%

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas 11 Oct 2022

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Healthcare
Time to combat the burden of disease on South Africa's healthcare system

8 Sep 2022

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Finance
African Development Bank's new agreement that's set to reduce Africa's trade finance gap

14 Jul 2022

Source: REUTERS.
Finance
Africa's mobile-money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

Kent Mensah and Nita Bhalla 2 Jun 2022

South Africa's approach to energy transition could be a lesson for Africa
Energy & Mining
South Africa's approach to energy transition could be a lesson for Africa

Mntu Nduvane 24 Mar 2022

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Finance
Africa is the place to invest, US congressional delegation acknowledges

28 Feb 2022

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27
ESG & Sustainability
5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

Jean-Paul Adam 15 Feb 2022

Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank
Construction & Engineering
Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank

Andrea Shalal 9 Feb 2022

Source:
Healthcare
The warning lights are on for malaria medicines in Africa

Fredros Okumu and Deus Ishengoma 14 Dec 2021

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Agriculture
Are small farms the solution to food insecurity? Uganda study shows policies can get it wrong

Juan Pablo Rud, Diego Restuccia and Fernando Aragon Sanchez 2 Dec 2021

Source: ©UN
Healthcare
G20 leaders called on to correct Covid-19 vaccine discrepencies

26 Oct 2021

Source: ©Tomas Griger
Finance
Covid-19 leads to rising global debt

13 Oct 2021

Source: ©geckophotos
Healthcare
Nobel laureates call for waiving of IP Covid-19 rules

14 Sep 2021

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste
Agriculture
We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Kamran Mahroof and Sankar Sivarajah 19 Aug 2021

Source: ©Franco Volpato
Finance
Credit ratings are punishing poorer countries for investing more in healthcare during the pandemic

Ramya Vijaya 17 Aug 2021

Some of the most vulnerable are yet to receive their first dose. Hanna Kuprevich/Alamy Stock Photo
Healthcare
Covid-19: WHO calls for moratorium on booster shots - is it justifiable?

Jonathan Pugh, Dominic Wilkinson & Julian Savulescu 16 Aug 2021

Global Citizen Live line-ups revealed for Lagos, Paris and NYC events
Lifestyle
Global Citizen Live line-ups revealed for Lagos, Paris and NYC events

Issued by OnPoint PR 11 Aug 2021

The best hope of beating the pandemic is to vaccinate as many people as soon as possible. Luca Sola/AFP via Getty Images
Healthcare
Covid-19 herd immunity? It's not going to happen, so what next?

Shabir A Madhi 4 Aug 2021

Source: ©luiscarceller
Healthcare
Vaccine inequality makes a case for African pharma opportunities

Julie Oppenheim, Daniel Mwathe & Micael Sehul 28 Jul 2021

Source: ©Esben Hansen
Healthcare
Global herd immunity remains out of reach because of inequitable vaccine distribution

Maria De Jesus 23 Jun 2021

Reimaging, recreating and restoring our ecosystems - one change at a time
ESG & Sustainability
Reimaging, recreating and restoring our ecosystems - one change at a time

Kate Stubbs 18 Jun 2021

Ending HIV in children is way off target: where to focus action now
Healthcare
Ending HIV in children is way off target: where to focus action now

Kaymarlin Govender & Linda-Gail Bekker 14 Jun 2021

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer
Agriculture
Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Silvia Alonso Alvarez, Delia Grace and Hung Nguyen-Viet 4 Jun 2021

New drugs work against the many strains of hepatitis C found in African countries
Healthcare
New drugs work against the many strains of hepatitis C found in African countries

John McLauchlan 27 May 2021

Glenn Gillis, CEO of Sea Monster
Marketing & Media
The South African marketing landscape, games and change: sitting down with Glenn Gillis

Emily Stander 21 May 2021

Youth activists urge bigger say in decision making for climate-hit Africans
ESG & Sustainability
Youth activists urge bigger say in decision making for climate-hit Africans

Amber Milne 10 May 2021

The world spends billions on treated mosquito nets each year. Irene Abdou / Alamy Stock Photo
Healthcare
New malaria vaccine proves highly effective - and Covid shows how quickly it could be deployed

Adrian Hill 26 Apr 2021

Hospital staff in Lagos, Nigeria, administer the AstraZeneca vaccine. AP Photo/Sunday Alamba
Healthcare
How to get Covid-19 vaccines to poor countries - and still keep patent benefits for drugmakers

Dalindyebo Shabalala 16 Apr 2021

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