Follow AllAfrica News: Sustainable Development, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/all-africa-news-sustainable Sat, 22 Jan 2022 19:02:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b99IKglpFqzTnKSkciKEY1s [African Arguments] Covid-19 pushed an additional 100 million people into extreme poverty, according to the World Bank. The pandemic has not only caused a global health crisis, but also has led to major economic disruptions. The disease has claimed millions of lives globally, including thousands dying of starvation, lack of access to medical care due to income losses, and illness because of exposure due to inability to isolate as people need to work to sustain their household.]]> Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:43:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b99IKglpFqzTnKSkciKEY1s https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b9o2SOd69e9EEGT5aWO9DEx [IPS] Mogadishu -- I arrived in Somalia in September 2019, two decades after having worked here previously. I knew that I was taking up a challenging assignment, but I was also looking forward to seeing Somalia's progress.]]> Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:29:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b9o2SOd69e9EEGT5aWO9DEx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b9f7iJGhhE9AO9WSSr4-0sP [Afrobarometer] Large majorities of Sudanese see the country as headed in the wrong direction and describe both the national economy and their personal living conditions as bad, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey.]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:08:31 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b9f7iJGhhE9AO9WSSr4-0sP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b-TfHDkT-gouRKeetMRuZbW [UNFPA] UNFPA is turning to young people as an innovation powerhouse to build resilience to climate change in Africa.]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:58:05 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b-TfHDkT-gouRKeetMRuZbW https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b-TfHDkT-gouQm0QkxGtqLL [The Conversation Africa] Anyone who has ever tried to convince an adolescent to behave a certain way is likely to be familiar with resistance. So, when offering support to help young people stay healthy, happy and out of difficulty, it's worth knowing what they are comfortable with. Interventions that young people find acceptable are more likely to work.]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:56:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b-TfHDkT-gouQm0QkxGtqLL https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b-TfHDkT-gouagzzHWHxDTV [The Conversation Africa] On Jan. 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga erupted, sending a tsunami racing across the Pacific Ocean in all directions.]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:55:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b-TfHDkT-gouagzzHWHxDTV https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b_uPRwiSO_WPLDXWBZfdr71 [Ghanaian Times] Techiman -- Increase microcredit for women in the Bono East Region, as a strategy for poverty alleviation and women empowerment, the Center of Posterity Interest Organisation (COPIO), a Techiman - based NGO, has urged financial institutions and other stakeholders.]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:15:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b_uPRwiSO_WPLDXWBZfdr71 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b9olYOii7Tvrrb9ICM-PHur [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Delegates representing the executive leadership, the Board of Directors, and the General Membership of the United Bong County Association in the Americas (UBCAA) Thursday visited members of the Bong County Legislative caucus and presented several recommendations for the improvement of several sectors in the county.]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:49:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b9olYOii7Tvrrb9ICM-PHur https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b-_9B3CXK9m12hamfNIiY2W [The Conversation Africa] For most agricultural subsectors, South Africa is emerging from one of the best years. The 2020/21 season saw bumper harvests for grains, oilseeds and some fruits. These boosted export earnings and improved farm incomes, especially for grains where the large harvest coincided with higher crop prices.]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:26:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b-_9B3CXK9m12hamfNIiY2W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b_XQsJz7___31e5jCclomp- [Ghanaian Times] An Economist and Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana Business School, Professor Godfred Bokpin, says the continuous introduction of indirect taxes on the citizenry widened the inequality gap in the country.]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:58:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b_XQsJz7___31e5jCclomp- https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b-qyf48AlymqntuT6pSmY81 [The Point] President Adama Barrow has been tasked by multiple Gambians to appoint competent people into his new cabinet.]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:50:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b-qyf48AlymqntuT6pSmY81 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b-jB-PnqKphx-m6srrLMsqK [Egypt Online] International Cooperation Minister Rania El Mashat has discussed at a meeting with Elena Panova, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Egypt, the development of an integrated approach for the UN cooperation with the Egyptian government to support the "Decent Life" presidential initiative.]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:29:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b-jB-PnqKphx-m6srrLMsqK https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b_3DRVKO6UGVOifqJurszLU [Thomson Reuters Foundation] As COVID-19 fuels testosterone shortages, some trans men are turning to risky illegal alternatives]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:25:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b_3DRVKO6UGVOifqJurszLU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b_3DRVKO6UGVJu9CxXrVx4c [Thomson Reuters Foundation] Jobs, homes and graves to go under mass relocation of Cairo slum]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:19:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b_3DRVKO6UGVJu9CxXrVx4c https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b908eBbpSHB-2w5Ur-z5Bww [New Frame] The apex court has reversed amendments to the act that made it difficult for refugees to apply for asylum while making it easy for Home Affairs officials to unjustly detain and deport them.]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:08:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b908eBbpSHB-2w5Ur-z5Bww https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b_DtUH1YApvf2hamfNIiY2W [Africa Renewal] The country has one of the lowest child mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:55:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b_DtUH1YApvf2hamfNIiY2W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b9Ap_ZmO2RQIslTP0vptTFR [Ghanaian Times] The GIZ and the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations is implementing the "Graduate Work and Salary Top-Up Programme" as part of measures to reducing the growing unemployment in the country.]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:13:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b9Ap_ZmO2RQIslTP0vptTFR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b-1SLR7wiXgrd3hDS9njgCr [UNFPA] GRAND SUD, Madagascar - "I want to be a health worker when I grow up," said 8-year-old Satiana Hary* shyly, twisting the edges of her knee-length gown. "Because I want to be able to treat myself if I fall sick."]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:14:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b-1SLR7wiXgrd3hDS9njgCr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b8sQiwQCTBu5CVCAQLB0bf5 [Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A 5 million euro ARIZ guarantee was granted on Tuesday to Tunisia by Proparco, the private sector financing arm of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group, within the framework of the Choose Africa Resilience initiative.]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:03:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b8sQiwQCTBu5CVCAQLB0bf5 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b8sQiwQCTBu5KrkJyTkC_2b [Ghanaian Times] Vodafone Ghana Foundation, the charity arm of Vodafone Ghana through its sustainable social initiatives, has impacted the lives of 8.5 million Ghanaians in the previous year.]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:40:02 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oz9b5id51b8sQiwQCTBu5KrkJyTkC_2b