Trailblazing African Innovators Awarded £4 Million To Curb Plastic Pollution And Protect The Ocean
Nine projects from across sub-Saharan Africa named winners of the Afri-Plastics Challenge by the Government of Canada and Challenge Works.Winners...
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New Funding Streams Activated After Fifth Successive Failed Rainy Season In Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 09 March 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Start Network is pleased to announce US$4.2 million of new funding to help protect people in...
First Person: Hatching a plan for success in rural Gambia
UN Video/ Hisae Kawamori – Gambia poultry farmer Guidom Sabally New York, USA, 01 March 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/In rural areas of...
Niyel screens 9 sanitation documentaries by african filmmakers at the first fsma short film festival in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire 27 February 2022-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Niyel, an international, impact-driven campaigns, advocacy and public affairs firm in Africa,...
Avery Dennison ramps up its liner recycling program in South Africa
Plans underway to set up a local recycling system and amplify the recycling landscape in South Africa’s label industry JOHANNESBURG,...
Cabo Verde ‘on the frontlines’ of climate crisis, says Guterres ahead of Ocean Summit
UN Photo/Mark Garten – In Cabo Verde, which is taking efforts to boost its blue economy, Secretary-General António Guterres views...
In drought-stricken Cabo Verde, UN chief finds hope for creating sustainable oasis
New York, USA, 23 January 2023-/The Secretary-General spent Sunday travelling through the diverse and varied landscapes of Santo Antão, where, after five...
Innovating Finance for Climate Change as Policymakers Gather for the U.S.- Africa Leaders Summit 2022
Sponsored by Bank of America and Africa Finance Corporation in collaboration with Africa.com WASHINGTON, USA, 13 December, 2022 -/African Media...
WaterAid scales up WASH facilities for disease prevention at Uganda/Congo border
Women from Vurra Community checking out the new facility provided by WaterAid and UWASNET. KAMPALA, Uganda, 25 November 2022 -/African Media...
Thousands Tune in Virtually to Hear Bill Gates on Innovating for Food Security & Climate Change in Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 21 November, 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The hybrid event was streamed live from University of Nairobi and...
Perennial rice – Targeting large-scale localization to adapt across different climates
China, 21 November 2022,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022, according...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Reaffirms Commitment to African Countries to Help Accelerate Progress in Health, Agriculture, Gender Equality and Other Critical Areas
Speaking with University of Nairobi students, Bill Gates praises drive and optimism of young people in Kenya and across the...
World’s largest soil carbon project in Kenya receives award during COP27
ISIOLO, Kenya, 17 November 2022,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon Project (NKRCP) is the world’s largest soil carbon removal...
For the COP-27 Climate Summit: A New Story on Africa & Climate Action
Are we telling the full and fair story about Africa and the climate crisis? This blog presents the problem with...
Gates Foundation invests $1.4 billion to support smallholder farmers in addressing climate change
While echoing the demands of African leaders for countries to swiftly scale-up investment for climate adaptation, the Bill and Melinda...
COP27: Businesses urged to step up fight against climate change
With the growing climate uncertainties and mounting financial needs for climate adaptation and mitigation, member countries across the Commonwealth are...
World needs ambitious 0% new plastic waste target by 2040
The United Nations is being urged to make a bold pledge and set a target of zero for new plastic pollution by...
Africa.com to feature Bill Gates on Innovating for Food Security and Climate Change in Africa
Hybrid Event to Live-Stream from University of Nairobi JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 7 November, 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Africa.com, today announced that...
Gates Foundation Calls for Bold and Immediate Action at COP27, Announces New Commitment to Meet the Climate Adaptation Needs of Smallholder Farmers
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt 7 November 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Today, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation echoed African leaders’ calls for countries...
UN refugee chief calls for greater focus on climate and conflict factors
NEW YORK, USA, 03rd November 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Responses to climate change must also consider its link to both conflict...
