The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Zimbabwe and Wild Horizons, part of the Tourvest Group, have entered into a partnership to strengthen community resilience and transform access to education, clean water and sustainable livelihoods in Victoria Falls. The collaboration brings UNICEF’s expertise in child-focused development together with Wild Horizons’ deep community presence to create a scalable model for climate resilient schools that directly benefit children, teachers and surrounding communities. Gary Archer, Chief Executive Officer of Wild Horizons, says, “This partnership is focused on taking meaningful and tangible action for our children and communities. Combining UNICEF’s technical expertise with our community ties,…
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By Rédaction Africanews At least six people lost their lives in a tragic crowd crush during a military recruitment exercise at Accra’s El-Wak Sports Stadium in Ghana. The stampede occurred early Wednesday morning before the event officially began, triggered by a sudden surge of applicants who overwhelmed security and rushed through the stadium gates. Thousands of young Ghanaians, amid a youth unemployment rate of around 13%, had gathered hoping to secure a spot in the Ghana Armed Forces. The recruitment deadline had been extended by a week to accommodate applicants who faced challenges with the online registration process, leading to…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Turkey’s defence force has confirmed that all 20 soldiers on board a military transport plane that crashed in neighbouring Georgia on Tuesday have died. The C-130 plane had taken off from Ganja, Azerbaijan, and was heading back to Turkey when the accident took place. Images from the site show burned out bits of the 57-year-old C-130 scattered over farmland near the border with Azerbaijan as search-and-rescue teams scan the grounds. A Turkish accident investigation team reach the area on Wednesday but are yet to determine the cause of the crash. It is being reported that…
Everyone is excited about Detty December, even the Nigerian government. So much so that a presidential task force on Detty December is set to be established, with representatives from critical ministries like aviation, interior, arts and culture, and others. The task force was announced by Hannatu Musa Musawa, the minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, after an executive council meeting with Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu. For the uninitiated, Detty December is the colloquial term for the bustling month of activities in the final month of the year, across Nigeria, particularly in Lagos. The term also applies in Ghana and fringes across West…
By Kate Shead, HR Executive at Telviva The field of customer service is undergoing a profound transformation with the proliferation of communication channels, and as businesses increasingly adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in an effort to provide immediate service. Even as technology is infused into more areas of the business, humans will still have a crucial role to play. However, this will likely require new skills for service agents, and organisations will have to invest in training to deliver exceptional customer experience (CX). We are seeing the growing capability of technology altering the role of human service agents. With…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AP The United Nations’ top humanitarian official, Tom Fletcher, met with Sudanese Armed Forces leader General Abdelfattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday, in a high-level diplomatic effort to secure critical access for life-saving aid delivery across the war-torn nation. Following the meeting in Port Sudan, Fletcher described the discussions as “constructive conversations” aimed at ensuring that aid agencies can “continue to operate everywhere across Sudan to deliver in a neutral, independent and impartial way.” The talks are part of Fletcher’s week-long mission to address a catastrophic humanitarian crisis exacerbated by the ongoing conflict between the national army and…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Lebanese authorities released the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Monday after he paid a $900,000 bail, ending his 10-year detention for allegedly withholding information about a missing Lebanese cleric, security officials and a member of his defence team said. One of Hannibal Gadaafi’s lawyers, Charbel Milad al-Khoury, said his client was released Monday evening after necessary paperwork was finished. “Hannibal is officially free and has the full right to choose the destination that he wants,” al-Khoury said. He refused to give further details about Gaddafi’s future movements out of security concerns. The release came days…
In a significant development for Sudan’s devastating civil war, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has agreed to a ceasefire proposal brokered by the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates. This deal proposes a three-month humanitarian truce to be followed by a permanent ceasefire and a transition to civilian rule. The announcement arrives as the nation faces a catastrophic hunger crisis, with famine declared in parts of Darfur. However, a critical hurdle remains, as the Sudanese military government has yet to respond to the proposal. This diplomatic breakthrough comes amid mounting international pressure on the UAE, accused of…
Bill Gates has pledged $1.4 billion through his foundation to help smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia adapt to the growing threat of extreme weather. Over the next four years, the investment will fund technologies that boost crop yields, improve livestock farming, and restore degraded land, while expanding access to digital advisory tools. The initiative, announced recently, seeks to strengthen food security and climate resilience among farmers who produce over a third of the world’s food yet receive less than 1% of climate finance. By strengthening agricultural resilience, the foundation aims to combat poverty and climate change through practical, human-centered innovation.
The United States has now overtaken China as Africa’s largest source of foreign direct investment, marking the first time it has held the top spot since 2012. This shift is driven by a US government effort to secure supplies of essential materials such as cobalt and lithium, which are vital for electronics from smartphones to electric vehicles. Spearheaded by the US International Development Finance Corporation, this initiative aims to counter China’s long-standing dominance in the sector. For African nations, this competition presents a significant opportunity to negotiate better terms, such as building local processing plants to capture more value from their…