By Farai Shawn Matiashe recently in Nairobi, Kenya Kenya’s cabinet secretary for energy and petroleum Opiyo Wandayi has said sustained public and private investment in clean energy development, manufacturing, research, and innovation is vital in accelerating the deployment of clean energy solutions. He said this is not
By Farai Shawn Matiashe recently in Nairobi, Kenya Majority of renewable energy transition projects from sub-Saharan Africa submitted for financing collapse at development stages before assessment by financiers, an official has said. “We will discuss how many of the projects that IRENA receives through its platforms cannot
By Revonia Karen Last evening, the Global Solidarity Network (Nasser Youth Movement – Swahili Department) organised the first session of "Global Solidarity Talks" titled "The Translation Movement in the Globalisation of the Swahili Language," in line with the celebrations of World Swahili Language Day. The event highlighted
From heads of state like Samia Suluhu to influential diplomats like Bintou Keita, women are increasingly playing key roles in the continent’s politics and governance. From Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first democratically elected female president in Africa, to Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, FIFA's first female
More than 18 million girls are out of primary school in Africa, this according to a report by the Tax and Education (TaxEd) Alliance and its allies. According to the report, inadequate investment in education due to aggressive tax avoidance is the root cause and is
International clubs are looking to Africa for more female football talent, a new FIFA report shows. Bonface Orucho, bird story agency Africa is growing into a critical supplier of professional female football talent to international clubs outside the continent, according to a new FIFA report. The ‘Global Transfer
Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Tanzania are on course to post some of the strongest economic growth rates globally - a show of resilience in the face of troubling global headwinds. Seth Onyango, bird story agencyA robust combination of domestic policy reforms, increased investment and
SOUTH Sudan’s Vice-President, VP Riek Machar has tested positive to the novel coronavirus which has forced the whole globe to go into a lock-down
Civic Society Organisations from across the globe have called on governments and the international community to ensure that the right to education is upheld during the Covid-19 crisis. In a statement, the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) reiterated the need for interventions and policies that respond
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has dismissed ignorance claims that the novel coronavirus does not affect African nationalities saying the pandemic knows no nationality. The myths, strengthened by low infections in Africa compared to Asia and Europe have resulted in wrong perceptions
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