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  The South African Cabinet has approved the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) for implementation, targeting energy security and broader industrial growth. The plan seeks to address challenges associated with local capacity, infrastructure and investment by providing a roadmap for developing renewable energy and battery storage technologies. For investors, the plan identifies a clear pathway to advancing power projects as South African electricity demand is expected to rise two-fold […]

  Eight Southern African countries have embarked on a landmark effort to bolster emergency preparedness and response systems in the face of increasing climate-related health threats.  With financial support from the Pandemic Fund, and technical assistance from World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region and other partners, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe are advancing their capacity to protect public health, and respond to emergencies. […]

  To mark the halfway point of this year’s Ra’idat programme, and the participant’s completion of the UK Government’s Campaigning Excellence e-learning platform, SRSG Hanna S. Tetteh joined participants to talk about the importance of women’s leadership.  Alongside the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Stephanie Koury and the Deputy British Ambassador, Thomas Phipps, the SRSG received presentations from the young women on the programme showcasing their work and […]

  Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since January, many of them having witnessed killings, “sexual violence and other traumatic experience during their flight,” said the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday. Every day since the end of last month, around 600 Congolese have been crossing the border into Uganda – which hosts the largest number of refugees in Africa – […]

  Vulnerable families in the northeast of South Sudan are at a critical tipping point as conflict escalates and hunger nears record levels, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. This is an update on food security and WFP operations in the affected regions. Food Security Situation As the pre-harvest lean season begins in South Sudan, almost 7.7 million people face levels of hunger categorised as crisis, emergency, […]

  At least five children with cholera in South Sudan have died on an arduous journey to seek medical treatment, after aid cuts forced their local health services to close in the middle of a major outbreak of the deadly disease, Save the Children said. The children from a remote part of Akobo County in the country’s east, along with three adults, died on the three-hour walk from their village […]

  Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Congolese refugees crossing its western border due to increased insecurity in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Amid ongoing funding cuts, this significant surge in refugee arrivals risks overwhelming the country’s capacity as it also responds to the needs of over 70,000 Sudanese refugees who have arrived fleeing the two-year-long […]

  Germany is eyeing expanded investments in Africa’s energy sector, having pledged €4 billion for green energy projects by 2030 and advancing hydrogen and gas partnerships through the European Union’s (EU) Global Gateway initiative. These investments aim to enhance conditions for private sector involvement and infrastructure development, underscoring Germany’s commitment to sustainable development and economic growth across the continent. In South Africa, Germany committed R5.2 billion last December to support […]

  The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has learned with deep sorrow of the passing of H.E. Amara Essy of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. On behalf of the African Union Commission and the entire African Union family, the Chairperson conveys his heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, as well as to the family and loved ones of […]