Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) of the African Union, Bankole Adeye congratulated Ethiopia for conducting peaceful and credible election. Eleven African Countries have held successful election over the past nine months, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) of the African Union, Bankole Adeye said. Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and […]
Day: October 14, 2021
Western Sahara conflict risks spilling over into the Sahel: how it can be resolved
The United Nations recently appointed a new envoy for Western Sahara – Staffan de Mistura. This is a welcome step towards resolving the long-running conflict between the pro-independence Polisario movement, which represents the people of Western Sahara, and Morocco, which has occupied the territory since 1975. The appointment comes as the UN Security Council prepares to renew the mandate of the […]
Why the African Union’s mediation effort in Tigray is a non-starter
Bold steps to preserve the unity, stability and respect for the constitutional order of the country; which is legitimate for all states. The AU’s impartiality can be questioned further given its role in the recent elections in Ethiopia. It was one of the few non-Ethiopian institutions to observe the general elections held in June 2021. The election was held […]
Why banning financing for fossil fuel projects in Africa isn’t a climate solution
Today’s global energy inequities are staggering. Video gamers in California consume more electricity than entire nations. The average Tanzanian used only one-sixth the electricity consumed by a typical American refrigerator in 2014. Globally, the top 10% of countries consume 20 times more energy than the bottom 10%. And 1.1 billion sub-Saharan Africans share the same amount of power generation capacity as Germany’s 83 million […]
COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in a decade, gains ‘reversed’
Deaths from tuberculosis – one of the top infectious killers in the world – have increased for the first time in a decade, as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. New data from the UN health agency highlighted how years of global progress in tackling the […]
Lack of investment in clean energy compromising fight against climate change and poverty
New research highlights a chronic lack of finance that will leave billions of people in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia without electricity or clean cooking by 2030 Urgent action to accelerate investment in clean energy for developing countries is needed from global leaders assembling at COP26 to ensure a just energy transition VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 14, […]