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Report: Strengthening partnerships for an accelerated promotion of stand-alone solar systems in Africa
Jul 26, 2019By Adeola Aroso Lome, Togo – The Third Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP) was held in Lome, Togo. The theme was “Strengthening Partnership for an Accelerated deployment of Stand-alone Solar Systems in West Africa and the... -
SOFI 2018 Reveals New Challenges to Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030
Sep 30, 2018This month, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations released its annual flagship report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI). This is in line with its decision... -
“Adequate Math, Science Proficiency Prerequisite For A Nation To Attain High-Income Status,” Says President Kagame
Mar 27, 2018Kigali, Rwanda – Human progress is grounded in the mastery of science and mathematics, Rwanda President, Paul Kagame has said. In his welcome address at the ongoing Next Einstein Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, President Kagame said researchers... -
How Climate-Change Spreads Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Oct 25, 2017By Andrew Mambondiyani Antwerp, Belgium– Climate-change is contributing to the spreading and worsening of mosquito-borne diseases, experts have said. Various experts at 10th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) in Antwerp, Belgium concurred... -
How Youths In Malawi Are Embracing Entrepreneurship To Secure Their Future
Jul 13, 2017Idrissa Usher Hussein, 26, founded Climax Fashion Designs in 2015, a business that specializes in designing and sewing both male and female attire. Hussein says he started as a young tailor on a microscopic scale with... -
Rural Pulse: Understand Existing Cultures
May 27, 2017Working in rural communities requires a special kind of finesse. So what should your participation in community development be like? We asked Maureen Bii, the founder of Kipkogo Ogiek Women Empowerment (KOWEP), and a native of... -
2016 Mandela Fellows Urged to Create African Solutions that Benefit the World
Oct 15, 2016Nigerian participants of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, an exchange initiative created by President Barack Obama, have been urged to use all they have learnt in the United States, and from each other,... -
Save The Date: Young People, Agriculture And Sustainable Development Tweetchat!
Aug 8, 2016How can youths be better engaged in Sustainable Agricultural practice in line with the 2030 Agenda? How can young Agripreneurs work towards sustainable agriculture practice in line with SDG 2? What is the responsibility of farmers... -
Doctors Without Borders: Governments at UN Must Address Severe Lack of HIV Treatment Access in West and Central Africa During High-Level Meeting
Jun 7, 2016Ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS this week (June 8-10), the international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) commended governments for deliberating a critical goal that 30 million people should be... -
BOLD STEPS TOWARDS REALIZATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; BUT ARE ALL ACTORS PLUGGED IN?
Feb 28, 2016The journey For a long time now, the world has been on a journey towards the best course of action towards the realization of sustainable development. At the beginning of the millennium, the world made the...