By H.E. Minata Samate Cessouma Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, African Union Commission The African Union Commission joins the world to commemorate World Malaria Day 2022 under the theme “Advance Equity. Build Resilience. End Malaria” as we all strive to meet the global goal to eradicate malaria by 2030. I am…
Eradicating polio would eradicate so much tragedy
Dr Matshidiso Moeti In the outskirts of Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, just beyond where paved roads transition to dirt, an undiagnosed polio infection paralysed a three-year-old girl. From one day to the next, the child’s life was changed forever. Among Africa’s public health community, we had looked at our successes against wild poliovirus as a cause…
In this global pandemic, Africa should not be left behind and forgotten
The target for achieving full vaccination rates of 40% in every country by the end of December 2021 put out by the World Health Organization (WHO) has been missed across most of Africa. The organization reports that a mere 3% of the almost 8 billion doses given globally have been administered in Africa, and only around 8%…
Kalahari Process™ unlocks full potential of iron ore tailings
The iron ore price surged in early December after customs data revealed that China’s iron ore imports rose 14.6% in November from a month earlier to hit their highest level since July 2020. It follows a slump in output from top producer China due to the government’s intention to cut production to clean up the…
Why continued poverty in the arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya is a human rights issue
By Henry Neondo Today is Human Rights Day, which is marked every 10th of December. In the context of the ravages, deaths and destruction brought by the ongoing drought in northern Kenya, partly as a result of lack of political will to tackle the systemic poverty in the area, nothing else deserves special mention today.…
RCMRD Hosts 55th Governing Council, Shares Resolutions
The 55th Session of the Governing Council of the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) was held between November 15 and 19, 2021. RCMRD’s Governing Council Chairperson Elizabeth Bonolo Khumotaka, who is the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services (MLMWSS) in Botswana presided over the opening…
Revolutionising the informal retail space through digital transformation
By Andrew Dawson, Managing Director of MACmobile The Covid-19 pandemic has been the catalyst for an enormous amount of change across the globe, driving the acceleration of digital transformation in unprecedented ways. The retail sector is no different, yet Kenya faces a unique challenge here, in that a large proportion of the industry is…
Growing rural sub-Saharan economies through accelerating clean energy uptake
NINE PIONEERING AFRICAN BUSINESSES are set to markedly grow their positive impact on sub-Saharan Africa communities by stimulating clean energy uptake and, in doing so, growing local economies and empowering women. This is thanks to the innovation of the businesses themselves, and support provided through the latest round of PREO (Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities) grant…