FCWC, partners launch West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme 

By Laudia Sawer Tema, Oct. 02, GNA – The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), in collaboration with its national and international partners, has launched the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme (WASOP)-Pillar. The...

Ghana champions locally led climate adaptation at UNGA80

Ghana’s Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, Seidu Issifu, delivered a powerful and forward-looking address at the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) Leaders’ Dialogue on the theme “Shaping Resilient Futures”, held during the...

Chinese embassy donates sanitation equipment to Guinea-Bissau's capital

BISSAU, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday donated a batch of sanitation equipment to Bissau, the capital city. The donation includes 12 sanitation motorcycles and 100 sets of uniforms for sanitation workers....

Azerbaijan to support African countries in Climate Diplomacy

Azerbaijan will provide support to African countries in the field of climate diplomacy, APA reports. It was announced at a high-level event held within the framework of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. On the opening day of the...

African SIDS Blue Economy Project Showcased at the Africa Blue Economy Week in Addis Ababa

The USD 9 million initiative, which will be implemented over a period of 3 and a half years, is designed to transform livelihoods and ecosystems across six island nations, namely Cabo Verde, Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritius, São Tomé and...

Fati stars in Monaco's win after PSG game at Marseille moved to Monday over weather risk

PARIS (AP) — Former teenage prodigy Ansu Fati scored less than one minute into his Ligue 1 debut and added another goal as Monaco beat Metz 5-2 on Sunday to move up to second place. Fati came on at the start of the second half and netted with his...

Gambia hosts 10th ECOWAS sustainable energy forum

The day-long convergence united government officials, international organisations, private sector leaders, academics, civil society actors, investors, and energy experts in meaningful discussions aimed at strengthening and expanding the region’s...

Sustainability “not just financial”: Caritas Africa Official Calls for Spiritual Growth at Lusophone Forum

It aimed to foster the role of the Church promoting the right to life, sanitation, a healthy environment, solidarity economy, protection, housing, healthcare, education, food security, and active citizenship. The Kenyan Caritas official lauded the...

Guinea-Bissau Inaugurates Guidelines To Reduce Maternal Mortality

(MENAFN- APO Group) In an important step to reduce maternal mortality, Guinea-Bissau has launched its first-ever national guidelines for maternal health, focused on improving care before, during and after childbirth. The Ministry of Health, with...

€59m ocean governance drive launched …to tackle illegal fishing in W.A

A €59 million initiative aimed at promoting sustainable ocean governance and addressing the menace of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing has been launched in Tema. The programme, known as the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme...

Morocco ranks 135th in climate change, achieves mixed results in 2024 Global Justice Index

Morocco ranked 135th in addressing climate change as part of promoting global justice in 2021, far behind countries such as Gabon, which came 8th globally, Guinea-Bissau in 24th place, and Zambia in 25th place, according to the 2024 Global Justice...

Africa applauds Azerbaijan’s diplomatic efforts in climate and peace [PHOTOS]

Africa has praised Azerbaijan for its proactive diplomatic engagement in climate action and peacebuilding. The remarks were made yesterday during the “Vulnerable Countries Forum,” organized by Azerbaijan’s COP29 Presidency and the Baku Center for...

Africa highly appreciates Azerbaijan's peace and climate diplomacy

Baku, September 6, AZERTAC During the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Africa Climate Week (ACW), an event co-organized by the Azerbaijani COP29 Presidency and the Baku Climate and Peace Action Hub in the Ethiopian...

Africa highly values Azerbaijan's diplomatic efforts in climate field

Africa highly values Azerbaijan’s diplomatic efforts in climate and peace, APA reports. These remarks were voiced yesterday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, during the Forum of Vulnerable Countries, organized within the framework of the UN...

ECOWAS Begins Guinea-Bissau Flood Response Assessment Mission

ECOWAS launched a six-day monitoring and evaluation mission in Guinea-Bissau on Sunday to assess the impact of humanitarian interventions following devastating floods that displaced thousands in 2022. The mission, led by the Department of...

8 best horror movies new on Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ this Halloween month

Summer may be over, but the world's best video streaming services are still giving us good reason to sweat through the nights with their lineup of horror-tastic Halloween treats, arriving throughout October. Devout TV show bingers can get their...

Seedy Ceesay in Conversation with President Adama Barrow

- Advertisement - Journalist Seedy Ceesay who heads the bureau of the ruling NPP hosts an interview programme Kachaa (In conversation) on the state broadcaster GRTS on Monday evenings. A fortnight ago he sat down with President Adama Barrow for an...

‘This is what solidarity looks like’: Who are the Australians on the Gaza flotilla?

The mission represents the largest civilian-led maritime effort to date, attempting to break Israel’s 18-year land and sea blockade of Gaza, which has been enforced with the assistance of the Egyptian military in the south. Drums and cheers from...

Sierra Leone Joins UN Water Convention to Strengthen Transboundary Water Cooperation

Sierra Leone has officially joined the United Nations Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (UN Water Convention). The signing took place during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in...

Inside the Nobel Peace Prize judging process (and why the liberals will never let Trump win)

Nobody has ever lobbied as hard or as openly for the Nobel Peace Prize as Donald Trump. Time and again he has laid claim to the world’s most prestigious humanitarian award, most recently in his address to the UN General Assembly, where he asserted...