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Carbapenem Resistance in Animal-Environment-Food from Africa: A Systematic Review, Recommendations and Perspectives
02 May 2024 13:20 GMT
Introduction
Carbapenems constitute a class of antibiotics of last resort against severe infections caused by multidrug- (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacteria.1–3 Unfortunately, carbapenem-resistant bacteria (CRB) are increasingly being …
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Chinese Trawlers Decimate West African Fish Stocks as Oceans Heat Up
01 May 2024 02:37 GMT
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Sweat beaded on George Kowukumeh’s forehead as he strained to pull a fishing net ashore in Accra, Ghana.
A longtime fisherman, Kowukumeh was dismayed with his haul. He has felt the emotion often in recent years, as total landings of small pelagic …
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Is swapping debt to protect nature the key to solving Africa's climate woes?
30 Apr 2024 15:59 GMT
In Kenya, the impacts of a changing climate cut through every layer of its economy. From its expansive agricultural lands and its crucial water bodies to the diverse ecosystem driving its tourism industry, the toll is undeniable. With a population of 54 …
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Decline in fish production prompts three-month fishing suspension in Lake Tanganyika
26 Apr 2024 09:07 GMT
TANZANIA – Lake Tanganyika, the world’s second-largest lake by volume, is facing a significant decline in fish production, dropping by 18 percent over the past four years.
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices, along with …
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Africa’s energy transition could be bolstered by carbon taxes
29 Apr 2024 10:11 GMT
A carbon taxation regime covering carbon tax on fossil fuel, maritime transport and aviation could generate additional funds to support Africa’s energy transition.
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) studies also indicate that investing in …
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Curbing Feuds over Water in Cameroon’s Far North
25 Apr 2024 13:38 GMT
What’s new? Cameroon’s Far North, the country’s poorest region, is experiencing recurrent inter-communal frictions over water reserves. As national and local authorities try to contain fighting between Choa Arab herders and Musgum fisherfolk, other ethnic …
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West Africa’s model of ballots over bullets
24 Apr 2024 20:09 GMT
In early April, the military-run regime in the West African country of Mali banned all political activity. The reason given? For the sake of “public order.” Yet the timing suggests another factor. In neighboring Senegal just the month before, citizens …
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Cameroon, FAO sign $2.7mln deal to support smallholder farmers
23 Apr 2024 17:21 GMT
(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) signed a framework agreement worth over CFA1.617 billion (about $2,731,076) to support Cameroonian smallholder farmers. The agreement was signed yesterday in Yaoundé by the …
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Cameroon Investment Forum wraps up with honors for investment champions
22 Apr 2024 22:03 GMT
(Business in Cameroon) - The 4th edition of the Cameroon Investment Forum (CIF), hosted by the Investment Promotion Agency (API), concluded on April 19 in Douala with the "Investors' Night." During this event, seven companies, administrations …
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World News in Brief: Rights chief Türk urges peace in DR Congo, Haiti aid update, food insecurity in Timor-Leste
18 Apr 2024 21:50 GMT
The huge central African nation has seen years of violence in the restive but resources-rich east, which have uprooted millions of people – some 2.7 million in North Kivu alone and more than seven million nationally.
“What breaks my heart is to see a …