Scientists have identified a previously unknown bat-borne coronavirus circulating in parts of East Africa that has demonstrated the ability to bind to human lung cell receptors under laboratory conditions, prompting renewed calls for stronger…
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Sierra Leone Receives First US Deportation Flight as Trump Immigration Crackdown Expands into Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaInternational NewsNews & AnalysisOil & GasPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenttransportWest Africa by External Source 1.1K views 4 minutes readSierra Leone on Wednesday received its first group of deportees from the United States under an agreement tied to President Donald Trump’s expanding immigration enforcement agenda, marking the latest extension…
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Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), working with the World Health Organization (WHO), has expanded national laboratory quality management capacity through a new internal auditor and lead assessor training programme aligned…
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No one gets a buzz out of her work quite like Wangari Kuria. The 36-year old urban farmer is passionate about organic farming and healthy eating and has never stopped…
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Kenya to Reopen Its Airspace to International Flights Next Month
AfricaBreaking NewsEast AfricaInternational NewsNews & AnalysisRegionsSocial Responsibilitytransport by Brenda Mulunga 375 views 1 minutes readKenya will reopen its airspace to international flights next month on August 1 as resumption of domestic flights takes off next Wednesday. The East African nation has also lifted restrictions…
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Coronavirus: Tanzania Records Biggest Population Slide Into Extreme Poverty
Biodiversity & Naturecircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityEnergy PolicyFinance & EconomyHealthInsights & ReportsJust TransitionNews & AnalysisPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteSocial ResponsibilitySustainable Finance & ESGWater & Food Systems by External Source 698 views 2 minutes readTanzania has suffered the biggest rollback of poverty reduction gains in East Africa battered by Covid-19 pandemic, with about six million more Tanzanians sliding into extreme poverty over the past…
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The battle against plastic pollution has rapidly gained momentum in recent years. Our 2018 report – Plastics phase-out: Exposure through the value chain – analysed the challenges across sectors beyond the use…
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Uganda has witnessed the steepest drop in road traffic in Africa as a result of travel curbs to contain coronavirus. Data from Norway-based consulting firm Rystad Energy shows that traffic…
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The rolling waves of the coronavirus pandemic have violently rocked the globe, flattening businesses across sectors. As a result, and as the wave appears to slowly recede in various countries,…
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Kenya’s plan to take away tax concessions granted to green projects has unnerved businesses in the sustainability space, warning of a reversal in the gains made in recent years. The…
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