The Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) kicked off in Kampala, Uganda, with a powerful…
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Nigeria advised to implement progressive taxation to bridge revenue gaps
Nigeria faces an annual financing shortfall of over US$10 billion to meet its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A new report,…
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African ministers call for international financial system remaking
Dozens of finance and foreign ministers met this week to call for radical action to reform the international financial architecture,…
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Report urges better resource management for attaining SDGs
The UN Environment Program’s (UNEP) International Resource Panel (IRP) has published the second edition of its Global Resources Outlook which…
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Digital technologies benefit 70% of SDG targets
More than two-thirds of the UN’s targets for sustainable development can benefit directly from digital technologies, according to the International…
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Over 122 million people face hunger since 2019 – UN
Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather…
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France vows to ensure long-term global food security, stability
The Government of France announced it will champion International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD’s) current resource mobilization efforts to bring…
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UN agency calls for global financial system overhaul
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called for an inclusive international tax system and an overhaul of…
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African companies won Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech
Three African companies from Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa today won the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech by the Milken Institute…
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Rising poverty, inequalities threaten Sustainable Development Goals
Development experts have warned that persistent poverty and inequality are likely to undermine prosperity, peace and security in Africa unless…
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Africa urged to invest more in data, statistics to attain SDGs
Africa is set to miss most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a result of lack of investment in…
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Transformative change in SDG implementation vital
African leaders have made the case for increased investment in technology and innovation to accelerate the implementation of Sustainable Development…
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