(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gabon’s Minister of Water, Forest, the Sea and Environment, Prof. Lee White said his country is a net positive country that is fully committed to remain carbon neutral to 2050. The minister disclosed this in his opening remarks at side event of the just-ended Africa Climate Week, which was focused on Nationally […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Africa and the European Union (EU) have agreed to collaborate in organizing events and expert level exchanges on a number of specific issues, including gender equality, business and human rights and the right to development. The agreement was reached at the 7th EU-South Africa Structured Dialogue Forum on Human Rights which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Portuguese government have signed a new €400 million guarantee agreement to boost business in six Portuguese-speaking countries in African. The deal which was consummated under the under the Lusophone Compact aims at promoting business ventures in Angola, Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and São Tomé […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN says no fewer than 173 civilians have been killed in South Sudan for a four-month period of violence while human rights violations is reported committed in Unity State. As fighting continues in South Sudan, a new UN report released on Tuesday documents 173 civilian deaths over a four-month period along […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Werner Hoyer has warned that climate change could wipe out 15 percent of Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030, which would mean an additional 100 million people in extreme poverty by the end of the decade. Hoyer made the observation while addressing the Africa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday dismissed a petition challenging William Ruto as president-elect, paving the way for his swearing-in next week in line with the country’s constitution. A seven-judge bench unanimously agreed that Ruto met the constitutional threshold to be declared the east African nation’s fifth president, putting to rest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Economy and Finance Minister of Mozambique, Ernesto Max Elias Tonela has commended the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the implementation of its development support programmes in his country. The minister gave the commendation while playing host the AfDB Vice-President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, Mr. Solomon Quaynor, during his official visit […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid growing agitation and clarion call for urgent action to safeguard Africa from climate change, experts and stakeholders in the environment sector converged in Libreville, the Gabonese capital on Monday, to brainstorm on the needs of continent. The meeting which was convened under the auspices of the 2022 Africa Climate Week, took […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Republics of Nigeria and South Sudan have agreed to pursue a common goal in the development and sustenance of the cultural and creative industries of both countries. This decision was reached at a bilateral meeting between the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and his South Sudan counterpart, Minister of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The government of Japan and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have pledged $5 billion support package for Africa’s private sector. This is coming as part of the financial cooperation under the fifth phase of the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa initiative (EPSA) from 2023 to 2025. Japan announced the launch of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a bloc of eight East African countries, has called on warring parties in northern Ethiopia to immediately cease hostilities. In a statement, the bloc’s Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu said that he was concerned about reports of hostilities on the border of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. He called […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zimbabwean Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Mthuli Ncube has commended the African Development Bank (AfDB) its continued investment in Zimbabwe’s power sector. The minister gave the commendation at a press conference in Harare, shortly after receiving a delegation from AfDB who undertook a three-day business mission to Zimbabwe last week. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has stated that there has been a resurgence of the dreaded virus, Ebola. According to a statement by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Congo stated this on Tuesday after the confirmation of one case in the country’s eastern province of North Kivu. The African Examiner writes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mali has appointed an interim prime minister to act in place of leader Choguel Maiga, who is resting amid media reports he had been hospitalised. Col. Abdoulaye Maiga, currently government spokesman and minister of territorial administration, is the new acting prime minister, a government statement said. Earlier this month, Paris-based Jeune Afrique […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angolan presidential candidates on Monday wrapped up a month-long campaign ahead of this week’s election which is likely to be a tense standoff between a ruling party in power for decades and an opposition with growing appeal among youth. The MPLA, led by João Lourenço since 2017, has governed Africa’s second-biggest oil […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The number of children facing severe drought across the Horn of Africa has increased by more than 40 per cent within two months, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said. UNICEF said on Monday that between February and April, the number of children facing the impact of drought – including acute hunger, malnutrition, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that the stability of Chad Republic, and, indeed, all our neighboring countries was in the interest of Nigeria. The President spoke Friday at the Presidential Villa while receiving a Special Envoy from the Transitional President of Chad, General Mahamat Idris Derby. Chad holds a Sovereign National […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Ms Sara Nyanti, on Thursday called for joint action to address the aid crisis in the country and end attacks against civilians, as well as humanitarian workers. Nyanti made the call in her message to mark the World Humanitarian Day globally celebrated on Aug. 19. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative (PIN), Mr. ‘Gbenga Sesan is among 10 high-level and eminent persons appointed by the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, to serve on his inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel. PIN is a social enterprise that builds ICT-enabled support systems and advocates for digital […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South African health department on Wednesday appealed to citizens to overcome religious and cultural influences hindering donations of organs correctly. Foster Mohale, the spokesperson for the department said around 2,780 people were waiting for organ donations at present and transplants in the country, the organs included kidneys, livers, hearts and lungs. In […]
