Somalia moves closer to enjoying perks of joining EAC

Somalia's Special Presidential Envoy to the East African Community (EAC) Dr Abdusalam Omer speaks during a past meeting. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By LUKE ANAMI

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Somalia held a consultative road map meeting last week, which would see its legal structures aligned to those of the East African Community (EAC) to enable it to

Africa employers to vote on new hiring, firing code

There is a proposal requiring employers and labour unions in Africa to report on how they hire and pay workers and other welfare issues. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK

By AGGREY MUTAMBO

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Employers, labour unions and rights groups in Africa have until October to respond to a new proposal that will require organisations to report on how they hire and pay

How Mombasa beat Djibouti, Dar in new World Bank port ranking

Cargo trucks queue as the Process of removing Private Equipment and Idle Containers which have overstayed at the Port of Mombasa, Kenya on April 24, 2024. PHOTO | NMG

By ANTHONY KITIMO

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Mombasa port bypassed its main Eastern African competitors, Djibouti and Dar es Salaam, in the latest World Bank global ports index over ship delays and non-tariff barriers.

PM Modi, IFAD launch US$217 million programme to empower rural communities in Jammu and Kashmir

New Delhi,  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a US$217.2 million programme to transform agriculture, boost incomes, and improve the livelihoods of rural communities in Jammu and Kashmir. The “Competitiveness Improvement of Agriculture and Allied Sectors Project in Jammu and Kashmir (JKCIP)” is a partnership between the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Jammu and Kashmir (GoJ&K) in India to enhance the competitiveness and climate resilience of small-scale farmers.

JKCIP will encourage 300,000 families and 1.5 million people across all 20 districts to adopt climate-smart and market-led production by introducing good agricultural practices, promoting diversification into high-value crops best suited to the region's climate, and expanding the niche crop and horticulture crop cultivation areas.

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“This project is a unique opportunity to transform agriculture in Jammu and Kashmir,” said Ulaç Demirag, IFAD Country Director and Representative, India.  “By prioritizing

Is zero routine flared gas by 2030 a possibility?

 

By Hesham El Shamy, Oil & Gas Sector Lead at Aggreko AMEA

 

140 billion cubic metres – that’s how much natural gas is flared annually, impacting human health, accelerating climate change, and releasing carbon dioxide, methane and black soot. The practice of flaring is

Innovative solutions needed for Africa's enduring SIM card problem

 

Innovative solutions needed for Africa's enduring SIM card problem by Tracey van Heerden, Head of Product Development & Operations at Itemate Solutions NAIROBI, Kenya 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Telco operators throughout Africa continue to face several challenges around SIM card registration in the wake of new regulations and shifting consumer habits.

New report offers lessons on stopping disease outbreaks, features two successful responses in Africa

 

Staff from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies discuss how to identify and report cases of dengue with community members in Ga’nafale, Somalia. © International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

New report offers lessons on stopping disease outbreaks, features two successful responses in Africa Resolve to Save Lives report shows how public health specialists around the world controlled Lassa fever and other outbreaks last year

New York, NY, June 18 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- In February 2023, a market trader in Accra, Ghana, died from severe bleeding in a local hospital. Shortly after, her healthcare provider fell ill. Public health officials quickly