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Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Young people in Africa have been challenged to take up leadership positions and actively play their role in the continent’s development agenda. The remarks were made by various speakers at the opening of the YouthConnekt Africa Summit which began Thursday in Rwanda’s capital of Kigali. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Peer Review Mechanism-APRM Chief Executive, Prof. Eddy Maloka has said that Africa’s problem is not long-serving leaders but the leadership crisis. Prof. Maloka, who was the keynote speaker as Makerere celebrated the legacy of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere on Thursday, said that a leader …

United Nations | Xinhua | A Chinese envoy on Thursday called on the international community to help African governments strengthen their capacity to manage natural resources, therefore tackle the illegal trafficking of natural resources and reap the resources dividend more effectively. In some conflict areas in Africa, a continent with rich …

Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) launched Thursday a campaign to raise awareness and spur action for suicide prevention in the African region, which has the world’s highest rates of death by suicide. Around 11 people per 100,000 per year die by suicide in the African region, …

 Leaders want investment, respect for continents health knowledge SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Union Commission and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have called on governments, multilateral organizations, philanthropies, the private sector, and civil society organisations to support the full implementation of Africa’s New …

The tree that hides the forest SPECIAL FEATURE | PIERRE M’PELÉ | In August, the World Health Organisation’s Monitoring Report on Universal Health Coverage in Africa revealed a 10-year rise in life expectancy between 2000 and 2019. This drastic increase is a consequence of the 37% drop in mortality between …

Kenyan banks dominate the ranking taking 10 slots but also performing poorly in the Top 100 banks in Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic and dfcu banks are the only Ugandan banks that have appeared in the East African Top 20 banks despite banks recovering from the impact of the …

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Mining multinational Glencore’s leadership must be held accountable for company’s corrupt behavior COMMENT | NJ AYUK | When U.S. energy company Enron made global headlines in the early 2000s for accounting and corporate fraud, attention was on the decision-makers behind the company’s actions. Ultimately, Enron executives Kenneth Lay, Jeffrey Skilling, …

With climate models predicting a dramatic drop in the availability of coffee as temperatures rise, farmers are preparing themselves for an uncertain future | JACK DUTTON | On Mount Elgon, an extinct volcano on the Ugandan-Kenyan border, Kenneth Barigye grows Arabica beans on his coffee farms. He also grows them …