News24 | Zimbabwe forecasts huge grain deficit in 2024 amid El Nino drought
Wheat harvesting in Ticehurst, Zimbabwe, in November 2022. (Photo by KB Mpofu/Getty Images) Zimbabwe now expects a maize harvest of 1.1 million tons next year. That will leave it with…
News24 | Lobbyists at COP28 urge Africa to reject anti-fossil fuel policy proposal
African countries are being urged to reject Western-driven anti-fossil fuel policies outright. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) A draft agreement at COP28 deleted proposals for the phase-out of fossil fuels.…
US says Congo and rebel groups agree to a 3-day cease-fire ahead of key election, but cracks emerge
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Poor countries need trillions of dollars to go green. A long-shot effort aims to generate the cash
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A large, long-shot effort…
UN cuts global aid appeal to $46 billion to help 180 million in 2024 as it faces funding crisis
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The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, following the junta’s pressure to go
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Much of Kenya falls into darkness in the third nationwide power blackout in 3 months
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In coup-hit West Africa, regional leaders acknowledge little progress in their push for democracy
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News24 | ‘Historic.’ Aspen exec hails new R20 billion fund to boost African vaccine makers
International vaccine organisation Gavi has announced the creation of a billion-dollar fund to subsidise the production of vaccines in Africa. African countries currently import around 99% of their vaccine requirements.…