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Sink or swim: Africa’s crucial maritime milestones in 2025
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th January 2025 Progress has been slow during the AU’s Decade of African Seas and Oceans. Five urgent steps can correct the course. This year marks the end of the... →
Healthcare in a Changing Climate: Investing in Resilient Solutions
17th January 2025 Climate change will have a profound impact on people and economies – causing an estimated additional 14.5-million deaths and $12.5-trillion in... →
International Relations committee chair welcomes ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
17th January 2025 The Portfolio Committee on International Relations has noted with appreciation the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that was announced today.... →
World Bank sets terms for Africa to win $40bn in power finance
By: Bloomberg 17th January 2025 The World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) laid out the terms African nations will need to meet to win $40-billion in finance to tackle the... →
Improving mining infrastructure for economic growth
16th January 2025 Infrastructure is a bellwether of a country’s potential for economic growth. Governments that spend on infrastructure give themselves the best... →
African development finance institution successfully issues its first perpetual hybrid bond
By: Rebecca Campbell 16th January 2025 African development finance institution, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has announced that it has successfully priced its first ever... →
Civil society threatens legal action against Bela Act, sets deadline for Ramaphosa, Gwarube 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 16th January 2025 AfriForum, Solidarity and the Solidarity Support Centre for Schools have given President Cyril Ramaphosa and Basic Education Minister Siviwe... →
Peacekeeping armies: what are they, why do African states build them and what impact do they have?
16th January 2025 Since 1948, more than two million uniformed peacekeepers have served in over 70 United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions. They have come from... →
