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New World Bank report shows worsening impact of climate change on health in Ghana
01 May 2024 11:17 GMT
… expected to increase in Ghana, resulting in flooding, flash floods, and riverbank erosion … exposure to extreme rainfall and flood events on crop yields.
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Africa’s opportunities for change and transformation
01 May 2024 05:11 GMT
… and West Africa: Niger, Gabon, Guinea, Chad, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali. And … which hit Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea? Everybody thought Africa was … projecting 2.6 billion Africans. Over 1 billion … be hopeful about the African continent.
SIGNÉ: Incredibly …
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Africa News Tonight: Kenya orders flood evacuations, Mali says it killed Islamic State commander, US discusses Niger troop withdrawal
30 Apr 2024 20:43 GMT
Kenyan President William Ruto today led an emergency cabinet meeting to plan the government's response to the floods and ordered mandatory evacuations from at-risk areas. Mali’s military government says its forces have killed a senior Islamic State …
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Floods, currency devaluation set to propel Nigeria’s inflation in 2025
30 Apr 2024 11:47 GMT
… while inflation in key African economies will slow into … region apart from South Africa, slowing to an average … potential to cause flash floods, the Nigeria Meteorological Agency has … those that experience continuous flooding, we completely barricade the …
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IDA21: Africa’s call to triple finance a chance for the North to rebuild trust
30 Apr 2024 11:39 GMT
… opinion of the presidents of Ghana, Kenya and Zambia in their … .
Energy and climate change
For African countries, replenishment of the IDA … , with East and Central Africa currently facing extreme flooding.
IDA finance, 70% …
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Cocoa prices drops 26% in two days amid an uptick in rainfall & boost in Nigeria’s output
30 Apr 2024 10:17 GMT
… cocoa is produced in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Cameroon, … and crop diseases on West African farms have reduced cocoa … severe flooding in the primary cocoa-growing regions of Nigeria, which … smaller two-yearly harvests in West Africa, known as the mid …
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African leaders urge increased concessional funding
30 Apr 2024 08:52 GMT
AFRICA: AFRICAN leaders are urging wealthy nations … own devastating floods and a severe drought affecting Southern African nations such … Akufo-Addo (Ghana), Lazarus Chakwera (Malawi), Julius Maada Bio (Sierra Leone), Azali Assoumani …
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Critical analysis of Nigeria, Ghana economic hardship
30 Apr 2024 01:10 GMT
… They point to Ghana as the symbol of West African paradise.
That perception … in Africa, it opted to site the office in Ghana, despite … in foreign investment inflows.
Nigeria’s inflation is escalating even … coming down as food items flood the market.
The result …
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Tinubu: Youths will transform Nigeria into digital economy powerhouse
29 Apr 2024 23:08 GMT
… digital transformation agenda, Tinubu said Nigeria is committed to prioritising climate … the impact of severe flooding in the East African region, he said … on the continent to accelerate Africa’s economic transformation by strengthening …
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Why Nigeria? Unveiling the true reason why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are visiting the African nation
29 Apr 2024 21:03 GMT
… ancestry tracing back to the African nation.
This newfound connection has … , who humorously acknowledged the newfound Nigerian connection during the 2023 Invictus … by their donations to aid flood victims through their Archewell Foundation …