Tag: Africa
WFP head warns Covid-19 pandemic could provoke ‘famines of biblical proportions’
The UN’s World Food Programme is warning of potential famines of “biblical proportions” as the Covid-19 pandemic affects countries in an already dire situation. In…
Misinformation flood hampers fight for virus vaccine in Africa
The task of introducing a vaccine for the coronavirus faces an uphill struggle in Africa, where a flood of online misinformation is feeding on mistrust…
How Africa is leading the way to a zero waste future
Dar es Salaam in Tanzania has been regarded as a leading successful example of privatised solid waste management by UN Habitat, yet in fact, the…
European Investment Bank joins WHO in pandemic help for Africa
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said on Friday it would boost its cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) as it seeks to fight the…
Recycling awareness growing in Africa
A survey of 4,200 Africans in the 18-to-24 age range, located in 14 different countries, has shown a 58 percent dissatisfaction rate with recycling efforts…
Coronavirus: EU Commissioner wants Africa debt relief
The European Union is spending vast sums of money fighting the COVID-19 crisis. But Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships, has told DW it’s not…
As Africa looks for clean power, nuclear interest grows
Faced with power shortfalls, demands for greener energy and drought threats to hydropower, a growing range of African nations are considering a shift to an…
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