The Kenyan health sector is on the brink of a crisis as USAID contracts and grants worth a staggering KSh 108.34 billion ($839.47 million) have been terminated. The shockwaves of these funding cuts are already being felt, with the Kenya…
Nakuru, Kenya — A seismic shift is underway in Africa’s health advocacy space. With USAID slashing health funding, experts from across the continent are stepping up, armed with strategy, evidence, and a bold new SMART advocacy approach. This week, 25…
Nairobi, Kenya- On the final day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an international campaign to end violence against women and girls, Nairobi became a battleground of injustice as teargas was used to disperse hundreds of feminists…
Windhoek, Namibia – Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has made history by becoming Namibia’s first female president, a landmark achievement that is being hailed as a major step forward for gender equality in the country and by extension Africa. Nandi-Ndaitwah represented the South…
Baku, Azerbaijan– COP 29 highlighted the growing disparity between the Global North and South in addressing the climate crisis. While Africa remains a minor contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, it bears the brunt of climate change’s devastating impacts. This…
Baku, Azerbaijan – As COP29 draws to a close, unresolved issues around the New Collective Quantified Goals (NCQGs) have taken center stage. Imali Ngusale, UNFPA Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) reviewer and founder of the African Center for Health, Climate &…
Baku, Azerbaijan- The Global South’s $1.3 trillion annual climate finance demand is not an overreach but a modest and reasonable down payment toward meaningful climate action. This figure represents a good-faith gesture to address the historical injustices and devastating impacts…
Azerbaijan, COP 29 – In a thought-provoking session at the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29), midwives emerged as pivotal players in mitigating the intersectional impacts of climate change on reproductive and maternal health. The panel, titled “Climate Change…
Baku, Azerbaijan—Africa faces a unique double challenge as the world grapples with the escalating climate crisis. The continent is disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, from extreme weather events to rising sea levels. At the same time, the…
Photos by Mariana The 2024 UN Climate Summit, COP29, kicked off this week in Baku, Azerbaijan, drawing an estimated 50,000 participants, a crowd nearly half the size of last year’s COP28 in Dubai. Speaking during the COP 29 event, Azerbaijan…
