KIGALI— The newly-expanded Commonwealth made broad commitments on Saturday to address climate change and boost trade, concluding a summit aimed at shoring up the relevance of a group that evolved from the British empire.The club, whose 56 members range…
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Ukraine Appeals for African Support on War With Russia and Food Crisis
NAIROBI, KENYA — Ukraine’s foreign minister says Kyiv is ready to export much-needed grain to Africa as soon as Russia lifts its Black Sea blockade. In a U.S.-arranged online briefing to journalists Thursday, he blamed Russia for the global food crisis…
Climate Change Could Intensify Violence Against Women, Study Says
Weather disasters that happen more often because of climate change create conditions in which gender-based violence often spikes, according to new research.The study, published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health, reviewed research from five con…
Climate Change Could Intensify Violence Against Women, Study Says
Weather disasters that happen more often because of climate change create conditions in which gender-based violence often spikes, according to new research.The study, published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health, reviewed research from five con…
Africa risks stagflation due to Covid, Russia-Ukraine conflict: AfDB
Africa risks sliding into stagflation – a cycle of slow growth and high inflation – as it battles the lingering effects of the Covid pandemic and rising fuel and food prices caused by the Ukraine conflict, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said.Despi…
Exclusive-Coca-Cola African bottler’s $3 billion IPO delayed by Ukraine turmoil
Published by Reuters UK By Promit Mukherjee and Emma Rumney JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Coca-Cola’s estimated $3 billion initial public offering (IPO) for its African