Groundbreaking Health Intervention in Tanzania Cuts Maternal And Newborn Deaths
allAfrica
A revolutionary health intervention program in Tanzania, which focuses on improving the quality of care during birth, is significantly reducing the rates of maternal and newborn… Read more »
U.S.$1.2m Grant Launched to Empower Women Fishmongers
Liberian Observer
In an effort to strengthen the role of women in the fisheries sector, the Liberia Sustainable Management of Fisheries Project (LSMFP) has launched a Women Empowerment Grant, aiming… Read more »
Harnessing Kano's Solid Waste for Sustainable Development
Daily Trust
One of the problems of population and urbanisation in developing countries is the high generation of municipal solid waste. Kano being one of the largest cities in sub-Saharan… Read more »
G20 Foreign Ministers Call for Acceleration of Speed in Achieving SDGs
ENA
South Africa concluded the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, after a range of global issues having been discussed. Read more »
China-Africa Cooperation - A Path to Sustainable Development and Climate Action
Capital FM
The 38th African Union (AU) Summit reaffirmed a shared belief among African leaders: the continent has the potential to reshape the global order. However, this can only be realized… Read more »
Entrepreneurship As a Way Out of Poverty? Study in Rural Kenya Shows Why It Doesn't Always Work [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
International development agencies and non-governmental organisations often seek to advance community development by fostering entrepreneurship. The premise is that poor people can… Read more »
Africa Faces Growing Food Crisis
Namibia Economist
Many low-income countries continue to experience declined food security, especially in Africa where about 61.6 million people are food insecure in East Africa, and nearly 50… Read more »
In January, Billionaires Amassed More Wealth Than the Poorest Third of Humanity Owns [press release]
Oxfam
Billionaire wealth surged by over $300 billion in the first month of the year. It would take 15 million workers an entire year to make as much money. Read more »
'Cost of Inaction Against Malnutrition Is High'
allAfrica
The organizers and participants of the global conference on nutrition in Paris, Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2025, have called on governments and other stakeholders… Read more »
How Refugee Entrepreneurs Are Supplying Sustainable Energy to the Camps They Live in [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Refugees are providing energy within camps home to millions of displaced people around the world, my research has found. Read more »
'You Cannot Have Men Deciding Things That Affect Women' - Why Women and Girls Must Be At the Centre of Climate Action [interview]
Spotlight Initiative
Helen Tanielu is a senior lecturer, academic and researcher at the National University of Samoa. Her expertise is around family violence and ending violence against women and girls… Read more »
NPC Provides Geospatial Data for Benue's Devt Planning
Leadership
The National Population Commission (NPC) has provided Benue State with a critical dataset, revealing that the state has 3.7 million buildings as of 2022. Read more »
Communities Raise Millions From Sweden Embassy, UNDP Supported Project
Liberian Investigator
Approximately 450 forest-dependent communities across four southeastern counties of Liberia have generated an impressive income of 2.2 million Liberian Dollars within eleven… Read more »
Uganda Preps to Host 11th Africa Regional Forum On Sustainable Dev't
Nile Post
President Museveni has today reaffirmed Uganda's readiness to host the 11 th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Read more »
Uganda to Host 11th Africa Regional Forum On Sustainable Development
Nile Post
Uganda is set to host the 11th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) in April this year, President Yoweri Museveni has announced. Read more »
