Aug 12, 2024
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) plans to double its financing of intra-African trade from $20-billion in 2021 to $40-billion by 2026. This is according to Haytham ElMaayergi, Afreximbank’s executive vice-president: global trade bank, addressing the...
Aug 12, 2024
The African region is experiencing an unprecedented increase in mpox cases since the start of 2024, with more countries previously unaffected by the disease reporting cases in an expanding spread of the virus. World Health Organisation (WHO) has elevated the mpox...
Aug 12, 2024
Valuable insights into the management of paediatric pain in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have been highlighted in a survey conducted by Anisa Bhettay, a specialist anaesthetist affiliated with the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and the University of Cape...
Aug 8, 2024
The widespread adoption of hybrid working has opened the door for women from minority backgrounds to apply for senior positions within their companies, according to a new report released ahead of Women’s Day. IWG’s 2024 report Advancing Equality: Women in the Hybrid...
Aug 8, 2024
There is still a massive problem with women unemployment in South Africa – and a significant number of women have given up looking for work. This is among the findings of the the Fundza Literacy Trust’s annual digital survey results. With more than...
Aug 8, 2024
Drones are being used to help curb the loss of Madagascar’s biodiverse forests through illegal deforestation. Research published in the journal Plants, People, Planet focused on the Ambohimahamasina humid forest in the southeast of the island, based on a series...
