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Monthly Archives: March, 2020

How private sector can advance the SDGs

The public and private sectors must work together to advance global sustainable development. However, until recently, one challenge in coordinating joint action was the lack of a...

AfDB launches $3bn ‘Fight COVID-19’ social bond

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact the Covid-19 pandemic will have...

Infected pregnant women can pass coronavirus to babies – Study

A study of 33 pregnant women in China who were infected with the new coronavirus found that three of them gave birth to babies with COVID-19. All...

Civil society wants GMOs banned

Hundreds of Nigerians including farmers, CSOs, community persons, lawyers, medical practitioners, students, scientists, youth and women groups led by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and...

COVID-19: South Africa now 900, Nigeria hits 65, U.S. world’s highest with 81,321

The number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa on Thursday, March 26, 2020 rose to 900, President Cyril Ramaphosa says as the country prepares to institute...

Africa’s window to contain coronavirus narrowing – WHO

About half of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa still have a “narrowing’’ opportunity to curb the spread of coronavirus in the local population, the World Health...

World Bank plans $160bn coronavirus relief package

World Bank President, David Malpass, says the board of the financial institution is finalising a package of coronavirus relief valued at up to $160 billion over...

Italian town jubilant as 101-year-old man beats Covid-19

Italy, which has been in the grip of the world’s worst novel coronavirus epidemic, celebrated on Thursday, March 26, 2020 the remarkable recovery of a 101-year-old...

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Middle East conflict: World Water Council condemns attacks on water facilities, reiterates obligations under international law

The World Water Council has condemned attacks on water facilities and reiterates obligations under international law. According to corroborating reports,...
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Kofi Adu Domfeh honoured with Excellence in Climate Journalism and Advocacy Award

Multimedia journalist and Climate Reality Leader, Kofi Adu Domfeh, has been honoured with the Excellence in Climate Journalism and...

Dangote raises petrol price to N1,175 per litre in third weekly hike

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has again increased the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to N1,175 per litre. This...

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