Africa Renewal Online – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:42:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Africa Renewal Online – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 African Minerals Development Centre, a new project to improve sustainability on the continent https://www.theinfostride.com/african-minerals-development-centre-a-new-project-to-improve-sustainability-on-the-continent/ Sat, 28 Dec 2013 05:37:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/african-minerals-development-centre-a-new-project-to-improve-sustainability-on-the-continent/ The United Nations Development Programme has launched, together with partners, a new centre that will help countries to best use mining revenues for sustainable development.    Currently based in Addis Ababa, the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), launched here by Esperanza Biaz, Mozambique’s Minister of Mines, will help implement the Africa Mining Vision, which aims [...]

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]]> UN chief calls for a stronger UN mission, as the situation worsens in South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/un-chief-calls-for-a-stronger-un-mission-as-the-situation-worsens-in-south-sudan/ Thu, 26 Dec 2013 19:02:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/un-chief-calls-for-a-stronger-un-mission-as-the-situation-worsens-in-south-sudan/ United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging the Security Council to boost the capacity of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) as the crisis continues in that country. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Mr. Ban said tens of thousands of people have been displaced, including 45,000 seeking protection at the bases of UNMISS. The [...]

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]]> Ban Ki-moon demands the end of violence in South Sudan amid partial evacuation of UN staff https://www.theinfostride.com/ban-ki-moon-demands-the-end-of-violence-in-south-sudan-amid-partial-evacuation-of-un-staff/ Thu, 26 Dec 2013 19:02:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/ban-ki-moon-demands-the-end-of-violence-in-south-sudan-amid-partial-evacuation-of-un-staff/ Amid escalating tensions and deadly clashes between military factions in South Sudan, the United Nations Mission in the country today announced that it has begun relocating staff from the capital, Juba, while Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has demanded that South Sudanese political and military leaders end all hostilities and targeted attacks against civilians. In a statement [...]

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]]> South Sudan: Security Council condemns killing of civilians, peacekeepers at UN compound https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-security-council-condemns-killing-of-civilians-peacekeepers-at-un-compound/ Thu, 26 Dec 2013 19:02:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-security-council-condemns-killing-of-civilians-peacekeepers-at-un-compound/ The security and humanitarian situations in South Sudan are rapidly deteriorating as a result of the country’s political disputes, the Security Council said today, expressing its “grave alarm” and strong condemnation of the ongoing fighting and targeted violence, including the deadly attack on a United Nations base yesterday, which killed at least 20 civilians and [...]

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]]> UN General Assembly pays tribute to legacy of Nelson Mandela https://www.theinfostride.com/un-general-assembly-pays-tribute-to-legacy-of-nelson-mandela/ Thu, 26 Dec 2013 19:02:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/un-general-assembly-pays-tribute-to-legacy-of-nelson-mandela/ The President of the General Assembly today encouraged the United Nations to honour Nelson Mandela “by letting his legacy live on” in the world body’s continued struggle against poverty, injustice and the destruction of the human person and human spirit. “Let us remember that we can also be like him – because we too can [...]

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]]> Locust plague campaign gets results in Madagascar https://www.theinfostride.com/locust-plague-campaign-gets-results-in-madagascar/ Thu, 26 Dec 2013 19:02:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/locust-plague-campaign-gets-results-in-madagascar/ Control operations are continuing in Madagascar against an invasion of the Malagasy Migratory Locust, a voracious insect threatening rice and maize crops and therefore the food security and livelihoods of millions of people. Jointly prepared by FAO and the Government of Madagascar, the three-year Programme in response to the locust plague is being implemented and [...]

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]]> West Africa has potential to strengthen its agricultural sector https://www.theinfostride.com/west-africa-has-potential-to-strengthen-its-agricultural-sector/ Thu, 26 Dec 2013 19:02:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/west-africa-has-potential-to-strengthen-its-agricultural-sector/ Boosting productivity, fostering competitiveness and ensuring that small-scale farmers have greater access to markets are key to West Africa realizing its full agricultural potential, according to a new study released today by FAO and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The publication, Rebuilding West Africa’s Food Potential, presents a range of successful case studies since [...]

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]]> Ban welcomes signing of declarations between DR Congo-M23 https://www.theinfostride.com/ban-welcomes-signing-of-declarations-between-dr-congo-m23/ Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:59:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/ban-welcomes-signing-of-declarations-between-dr-congo-m23/ The top United Nations official has welcomed the signing of long-awaited accords between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebels it has been fighting until last month, and called on all other armed groups in the country to lay down their weapons and join the political process. “This [...]

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]]> United Nations honours Nelson Mandela as champion of peace, reconciliation https://www.theinfostride.com/un-honours-nelson-mandela-as-champion-of-peace-reconciliation/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 21:59:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/un-honours-nelson-mandela-as-champion-of-peace-reconciliation/ The United Nations family today mourned the loss – and celebrated the enduring legacy – of Nelson Mandela, the former South African leader and peace advocate who passed away yesterday at the age of 95. As the UN flag was lowered to half-staff over the world body’s Headquarters in New York, the 193-member General Assembly [...]

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]]> Music can change the world https://www.theinfostride.com/music-can-change-the-world/ Fri, 22 Nov 2013 19:19:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/music-can-change-the-world/ Do you ever listen to a song and find yourself moved so deeply you are almost in tears? Have you ever been to a live performance that turned your worst day into your best? Have you ever heard a song that inspired you? Music has the power to move us and to change us. Yet [...]

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]]> Elephants are the latest conflict resource https://www.theinfostride.com/elephants-are-the-latest-conflict-resource/ Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:54:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/elephants-are-the-latest-conflict-resource/ An average of about 45 elephants per day were illegally killed in 2011 in every two of five protected sites holding elephant populations in Africa, thanks to the growing illegal trade in ivory, which continues to threaten the survival of elephants on the continent. A joint report by four international conservation organizations says that 17,000 [...]

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]]> A toast to South Africa’s black middle class https://www.theinfostride.com/a-toast-to-south-africas-black-middle-class/ Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:52:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/a-toast-to-south-africas-black-middle-class/ In the summer of 2005, South Africa–based entrepreneur Marilyn Cooper decided to give her neighbors in a suburb of the capital, Pretoria, a barbecue treat. Alluding to the inscription on her drinking glasses, “Soweto Beer Festival,” she asked her guests, “Why can’t we have a Soweto wine festival?” The economic situation was just right for [...]

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]]> Reaching for new heights https://www.theinfostride.com/reaching-for-new-heights/ Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:47:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/reaching-for-new-heights/ Charles Dhewa loved to write about agriculture, especially soil and crops. In early 2000 he decided to turn his words into action by becoming a cattle and horticulture farmer in Zimbabwe. He bought a small farm in Marondera, a town about an hour’s drive from the capital, Harare. His experience as a farmer enriched his [...]

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]]> Giving back to society https://www.theinfostride.com/giving-back-to-society/ Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:44:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/giving-back-to-society/ Last July, US President Barack Obama set the spark for his Power Africa programme that will help sub-Saharan African countries build power production and transmission projects and double their electricity access. President Obama announced in Cape Town, South Africa, his plan to mobilize $16 billion for investments that will generate 10,000 megawatts of electricity. With [...]

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]]> Africa loses $50 billion every year https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-loses-50-billion-every-year/ Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:35:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/africa-loses-50-billion-every-year/ Last year the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa inaugurated the 10-member High-Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa chaired by former South African president Thabo Mbeki to look into the problem. Africa Renewal sat down with one of the panel’s members, Ambassador Segun Apata of Nigeria, who was in New York for a [...]

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]]> Illicit Financial Flows from Africa: track it, stop it, get it https://www.theinfostride.com/illicit-financial-flows-from-africa-track-it-stop-it-get-it/ Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:25:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/illicit-financial-flows-from-africa-track-it-stop-it-get-it/ The figures are staggering: between $1.2 trillion and $1.4 trillion has left Africa in illicit financial flows between 1980 and 2009—roughly equal to Africa’s current gross domestic product, and surpassing by far the money it received from outside over the same period. Illicit financial flows are money earned illegally and transferred for use elsewhere. The [...]

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]]> Piracy in West Africa https://www.theinfostride.com/piracy-in-west-africa/ Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:18:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/piracy-in-west-africa/ For many people, the phrase maritime piracy evokes images of a one-eyed sailor drinking rum and singing obscene songs. For some younger people, piracy may bring to mind the picture of Hollywood actor Johnny Depp, wearing a headband in a scene from the film Pirates of the Caribbean. But maritime piracy is not just an [...]

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