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21 Jun, 23

Kenya: AGPO Effective in Enhancing Women’s Empowerment Amidst Challenges

Kenya: AGPO Effective in Enhancing Women’s Empowerment Amidst Challenges By Sharon Atieno With the sustainable development goal (SDG)number five calling for gender equality and women empowerment, Kenya’s affirmative action law on public procurement dubbed the Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) Act is proving effective in achieving this. This is according to the findings of […]

19 Jun, 23

IGAD: Alarming Levels of Acute Food Insecurity, Malnutrition

IGAD: Alarming Levels of Acute Food Insecurity, Malnutrition By Maina Simon The food security in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region comprising Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan, is worsening. This was noted during the launch of the IGAD regional food security crises report for the year 2023 in a hybrid […]

Africa Progressing Well on Regional Integration Agendas

Africa Progressing Well on Regional Integration Agendas By Christabel Ligami African countries have made commendable progress in implementing their regional integration agendas, according to a report by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Assessment of progress on regional integration in Africa. However, several challenges persist. These include inadequate financial resources; poor infrastructure networks; increasing […]

Strong Workforce Crucial for Resilient Health System in Africa

Strong Workforce Crucial for Resilient Health System in Africa By Joyce Chimbi Healthcare workers on the African continent are characterized by long working hours, often unsupported and underpaid. Africa’s inability to adequately train, equip and remunerate health workers has put the continent at risk of reaching a 6.1 million shortfall by 2030. As the scale […]

Malawi Appeals for Help as Cyclone Freddy Death Toll Increases

Malawi Appeals for Help as Cyclone Freddy Death Toll Increases By Gift Briton With tropical cyclone Freddy still wreaking havoc in Malawi, local and international organizations continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the victims as death toll rises to 225. Tropical cyclone Freddy (one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the southern Africa […]

Africa’s Economy Promising amidst Shocks

Africa’s Economy Promising amidst Shocks By Christabel Ligami Africa’s economic growth has decreased considerably over the past year to a growth rate of 3.6 per cent in 2022. This follows a 4.6 per cent rebound from the COVID-19 crisis in 2021, says an overview report of recent economic and social developments in Africa by the […]

18 Mar, 23

Health: Africa has Much to Offer

Health: Africa has Much to Offer By Joyce Chimbi A growing number of African countries are making commitments to integrate climate change into their health policies and strategies. More than 24 countries on the continent including Rwanda have already made commitments to assess climate change vulnerabilities within the context of strengthening their health systems. These countries […]

18 Mar, 23

Experts Call for Making Health Systems Resilient Amidst Climate Change

Experts Call for Making Health Systems Resilient Amidst Climate Change By Joyce Chimbi Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019, health systems around the world have struggled with unprecedented shocks arising from the pandemic disease. Africa’s health systems have faced the additional strain of lean health financing. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates show that with […]

AGRA Opens Applications for 2023 Women Agripreneurs Awards

AGRA Opens Applications for 2023 Women Agripreneurs Awards The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa(AGRA) has opened applications for the 2023 women agripreneurs of the year awards (WAYA) to recognize African women who have made remarkable efforts to the agricultural value chains by contributing positively towards food security, climate resilience, and women and youth […]

New Program to Increase African Women’s Participation in IT

New Program to Increase African Women’s Participation in IT By Mary Hearty The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reports that women are progressing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers. However, they remain substantially underrepresented in them and in higher education. According to UNESCO, less than 30% of women globally are […]