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    West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes
    West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes 
    Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo
    EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

    By Ange Aboa 8 Apr 2024

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    South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

    By Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

    'Nobody eats GDP' says AfDB president during economic report launch
    'Nobody eats GDP' says AfDB president during economic report launch

    6 Feb 2020

    NPO aims to make history again this 50th anniversary of Earth Day
    NPO aims to make history again this 50th anniversary of Earth Day

    3 Feb 2020

    Employees want genuine corporate social responsibility, not greenwashing
    Employees want genuine corporate social responsibility, not greenwashing

      30 Jan 2020

    Overcoming the leadership deficit in Africa
    Overcoming the leadership deficit in Africa

      29 Jan 2020

    UN ruling could be a game-changer for climate refugees and climate action
    UN ruling could be a game-changer for climate refugees and climate action

      29 Jan 2020

    4 new members join WEEE Forum in tackling global e-waste challenge
    4 new members join WEEE Forum in tackling global e-waste challenge

    24 Jan 2020

    Abu Dhabi to host 10th World Urban Forum
    Abu Dhabi to host 10th World Urban Forum

    24 Jan 2020

    Image source: Getty/Gallo
    SDGs create investment opportunities in Africa

    24 Jan 2020

    Water sachet use in Ghana: how to stop the pollution
    Water sachet use in Ghana: how to stop the pollution

      23 Jan 2020

    How the Shoprite Group is curbing its plastic packaging waste
    How the Shoprite Group is curbing its plastic packaging waste

    22 Jan 2020

    New UK aid pledged to help build green cities across Africa
    New UK aid pledged to help build green cities across Africa

    22 Jan 2020

    How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe
    How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe

      15 Jan 2020

    In the future there will be more rain, but less water, in the Nile Basin
    In the future there will be more rain, but less water, in the Nile Basin

      14 Jan 2020

    #BizTrends2020: The new normal, 5 plant-based food trends for 2020
    #BizTrends2020: The new normal, 5 plant-based food trends for 2020

      7 Jan 2020

    WFP forecasts global hunger hotspots in 2020
    WFP forecasts global hunger hotspots in 2020

    3 Jan 2020

    3 African projects to receive Internet Society Foundation grants
    3 African projects to receive Internet Society Foundation grants

    20 Dec 2019

    COP 25 speakers call for united front in tackling climate change in Africa
    COP 25 speakers call for united front in tackling climate change in Africa

    13 Dec 2019

    New report: Africa gains development ground but new inequalities emerging
    New report: Africa gains development ground but new inequalities emerging

    12 Dec 2019

    Lagos beaches have a microplastic pollution problem
    Lagos beaches have a microplastic pollution problem

      10 Dec 2019

    The digital economy's environmental footprint is threatening the planet
    The digital economy's environmental footprint is threatening the planet

      9 Dec 2019

    OceanHub Africa launches to support ocean economy innovation
    OceanHub Africa launches to support ocean economy innovation

    9 Dec 2019

    Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town
    Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town

    4 Dec 2019

    Electric cars might not yet be green, but we should buy them anyway
    Electric cars might not yet be green, but we should buy them anyway

      3 Dec 2019

    Food Lover's Market places national ban on plastic bags
    Food Lover's Market places national ban on plastic bags

    3 Dec 2019

    Collaboration key in closing the digital skills gap in Africa
    Collaboration key in closing the digital skills gap in Africa

      2 Dec 2019

    Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act signed into law
    Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act signed into law

    29 Nov 2019

    Tikki Hywood Foundation, African Parks partner for pangolins
    Tikki Hywood Foundation, African Parks partner for pangolins

    29 Nov 2019

    #GlobalGenderSummit: 'Financial sector has a responsibility to women of Africa' - AfDB president
    #GlobalGenderSummit: 'Financial sector has a responsibility to women of Africa' - AfDB president

    29 Nov 2019

    Why we're involved in a project in Africa to promote edible insects
    Why we're involved in a project in Africa to promote edible insects

      29 Nov 2019

    Traditional healthy diets fundamental to sustainable development
    Traditional healthy diets fundamental to sustainable development

    28 Nov 2019

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    NPO aims to make history again this 50th anniversary of Earth Day
    NPO aims to make history again this 50th anniversary of Earth Day

    3 Feb 2020

    Employees want genuine corporate social responsibility, not greenwashing
    Employees want genuine corporate social responsibility, not greenwashing

     30 Jan 2020

    Overcoming the leadership deficit in Africa
    Overcoming the leadership deficit in Africa

     29 Jan 2020

    UN ruling could be a game-changer for climate refugees and climate action
    UN ruling could be a game-changer for climate refugees and climate action

     29 Jan 2020

    4 new members join WEEE Forum in tackling global e-waste challenge
    4 new members join WEEE Forum in tackling global e-waste challenge

    24 Jan 2020

    Abu Dhabi to host 10th World Urban Forum
    Abu Dhabi to host 10th World Urban Forum

    24 Jan 2020

    Image source: Getty/Gallo
    SDGs create investment opportunities in Africa

    24 Jan 2020

    Water sachet use in Ghana: how to stop the pollution
    Water sachet use in Ghana: how to stop the pollution

     23 Jan 2020

    How the Shoprite Group is curbing its plastic packaging waste
    How the Shoprite Group is curbing its plastic packaging waste

    22 Jan 2020

    New UK aid pledged to help build green cities across Africa
    New UK aid pledged to help build green cities across Africa

    22 Jan 2020

    How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe
    How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe

     15 Jan 2020

    In the future there will be more rain, but less water, in the Nile Basin
    In the future there will be more rain, but less water, in the Nile Basin

     14 Jan 2020

    #BizTrends2020: The new normal, 5 plant-based food trends for 2020
    #BizTrends2020: The new normal, 5 plant-based food trends for 2020

     7 Jan 2020

    WFP forecasts global hunger hotspots in 2020
    WFP forecasts global hunger hotspots in 2020

    3 Jan 2020

    3 African projects to receive Internet Society Foundation grants
    3 African projects to receive Internet Society Foundation grants

    20 Dec 2019

    COP 25 speakers call for united front in tackling climate change in Africa
    COP 25 speakers call for united front in tackling climate change in Africa

    13 Dec 2019

    New report: Africa gains development ground but new inequalities emerging
    New report: Africa gains development ground but new inequalities emerging

    12 Dec 2019

    Lagos beaches have a microplastic pollution problem
    Lagos beaches have a microplastic pollution problem

     10 Dec 2019

    The digital economy's environmental footprint is threatening the planet
    The digital economy's environmental footprint is threatening the planet

     9 Dec 2019

    OceanHub Africa launches to support ocean economy innovation
    OceanHub Africa launches to support ocean economy innovation

    9 Dec 2019

    Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town
    Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town

    4 Dec 2019

    Electric cars might not yet be green, but we should buy them anyway
    Electric cars might not yet be green, but we should buy them anyway

     3 Dec 2019

    Food Lover's Market places national ban on plastic bags
    Food Lover's Market places national ban on plastic bags

    3 Dec 2019

    Collaboration key in closing the digital skills gap in Africa
    Collaboration key in closing the digital skills gap in Africa

     2 Dec 2019

    Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act signed into law
    Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act signed into law

    29 Nov 2019

    Tikki Hywood Foundation, African Parks partner for pangolins
    Tikki Hywood Foundation, African Parks partner for pangolins

    29 Nov 2019

    #GlobalGenderSummit: 'Financial sector has a responsibility to women of Africa' - AfDB president
    #GlobalGenderSummit: 'Financial sector has a responsibility to women of Africa' - AfDB president

    29 Nov 2019

    Why we're involved in a project in Africa to promote edible insects
    Why we're involved in a project in Africa to promote edible insects

     29 Nov 2019

    Traditional healthy diets fundamental to sustainable development
    Traditional healthy diets fundamental to sustainable development

    28 Nov 2019

    #AfricaCom: Gender inequality continues to cost Africa billions of dollars each year
    #AfricaCom: Gender inequality continues to cost Africa billions of dollars each year

     27 Nov 2019

    20 awarded in regional L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Young Talent Awards
    20 awarded in regional L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Young Talent Awards

    25 Nov 2019

    Empowering Africa's youth to leapfrog towards a better future
    Empowering Africa's youth to leapfrog towards a better future

     22 Nov 2019

    Tree-Nation tackles climate change in 4 African countries through reforestation
    Tree-Nation tackles climate change in 4 African countries through reforestation

    22 Nov 2019

    To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn't
    To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn't

     20 Nov 2019

    #AfricaCom: Tech skills needed to create future jobs on the 'side-hustle' continent
    #AfricaCom: Tech skills needed to create future jobs on the 'side-hustle' continent

     18 Nov 2019

    #AfricaCom: Smartphone costs the biggest barrier to a digitally inclusive Africa
    #AfricaCom: Smartphone costs the biggest barrier to a digitally inclusive Africa

     15 Nov 2019

    #AfricaCom: "Every consumer today behaves like a millennial, your business needs to catch up!"
    #AfricaCom: "Every consumer today behaves like a millennial, your business needs to catch up!"

     15 Nov 2019

    African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) members sign Cape Town Declaration for governments to address housing finance shortage.
    5-point plan set for governments to address African housing finance shortage

    15 Nov 2019

    SheInvest to mobilise €1bn for female economic empowerment in Africa
    SheInvest to mobilise €1bn for female economic empowerment in Africa

    14 Nov 2019

    Durban conference set to focus on Africa's green economy
    Durban conference set to focus on Africa's green economy

    14 Nov 2019

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