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Inside Verto's strategy to streamline African trade with a 2030 vision

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Reshaping the global narrative around our continent

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

Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

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Turkey aids Palestinian cancer patients amid Israel-Hamas conflict

16 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters. Following last night's deadly strike on a hospital in Gaza, US President Joe Biden's trip to Jordan has been cancelled.

High casualties reported in Gaza hospital strike

18 Oct 2023

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Esra Erkomay 3 Aug 2023

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Dutchman running from Amsterdam to Kyiv to buy ambulances for Ukraine

1 Aug 2023

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Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind it and how it could be controlled

Frederike Ambagtsheer 13 Jul 2023

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HIV alarm in Uganda as anti-gay law forces LGBT 'lockdown'

9 Jun 2023

UN gets $2.4bn in pledges for Horn of Africa aid efforts

Michelle Nichols 26 May 2023

French court rejects lawsuit brought against TotalEnergies on Uganda pipeline project

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

French court to rule on landmark TotalEnergies Uganda case

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

Gates Foundation pledges $7bn for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

Gates Foundation pledges $7bn for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

Ayenat Mersie 18 Nov 2022

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Cadbury-maker Mondelez pumps another $600m into cocoa sustainability programme

1 Nov 2022

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Andrea Shalal 6 Oct 2022

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

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Drop in optimism among Africa's youth - report

27 Jun 2022

Truly Destroyed initiative hijacks luxury brand campaign

1 Jun 2022

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Crispin Kyalangalilwa 8 Apr 2022

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Multi-national investment banks announce exodus from Russia

Katja Hamilton 11 Mar 2022

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome pledge $300m to combat Covid-19

21 Jan 2022

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

7 Jan 2022

Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

Tim Cocks 19 Oct 2021

Kering goes fur-free across all fashion brands

Kering goes fur-free across all fashion brands

27 Sep 2021

Lagos has a water and sanitation crisis: what the state and city can do

Lagos has a water and sanitation crisis: what the state and city can do

Oluwole Daramola 22 Sep 2021

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Nestlé's transition towards a regenerative food system speeds up

21 Sep 2021

New Nespresso blend helps revive fragile coffee farming in the DRC

New Nespresso blend helps revive fragile coffee farming in the DRC

5 Aug 2021

Kenya plan to help Covid-hit poor plagued by irregularities - rights group

Kenya plan to help Covid-hit poor plagued by irregularities - rights group

George Obulutsa 22 Jul 2021

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

13 Jul 2021

Gates Foundation makes $2.1bn commitment at Generation Equality Forum

Gates Foundation makes $2.1bn commitment at Generation Equality Forum

1 Jul 2021