GEF approves 2 million in funding to deal with environmental challenges worldwide

GEF approves $372 million in funding to deal with environmental challenges worldwide

Thirty-six new applications and tasks from the GEF household of funds will profit 59 nations, together with 21 Small Islands Growing States and 21 Least Developed International locations. PHOTO/GEF. By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT newshub@eyewitness.africa The International Atmosphere Facility (GEF) has introduced the approval of greater than $372 million in new funding to implement 36 progressive applications…

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Pakistan Launches “Operation Righteous Fury” on Afghan Cities

Pakistan Launches “Operation Righteous Fury” on Afghan Cities

Pakistani warplanes struck navy targets inside Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia within the early hours of Friday morning, hitting Taliban brigade headquarters, command centres, and ammunition depots in what Islamabad formally designated as Operation Ghazab Lil Haq, Righteous Fury, the biggest Pakistani navy assault on Afghan territory in many years and one which has shattered a…

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Africa CDC Seeks bn Well being Financing Mannequin By way of Debt Swaps

Africa CDC Seeks $1bn Well being Financing Mannequin By way of Debt Swaps

Mr Kaseya stated sustainable financing is now one of many establishment’s 5 strategic pillars, with a concentrate on mobilising progressive home assets and exploring beforehand underutilised mechanisms reminiscent of debt swaps. The Africa Centres for Illness Management and Prevention (Africa CDC) has intensified efforts to unlock an estimated $1 1billion in well being financing by…

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Africa CDC Seeks bn Well being Financing Mannequin By way of Debt Swaps

Africa: HIV Research Name for Africa-Particular Knowledge to Optimise Therapy Methods

Nairobi — New HIV analysis introduced this week on the Convention on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) has revealed essential proof gaps that specialists say should be urgently addressed to strengthen HIV therapy methods throughout Africa. Researchers from the Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Evaluation (CEMA) on the College of Nairobi introduced findings from…

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Pakistan, Afghan forces conflict after days of hostilities

Pakistan, Afghan forces conflict after days of hostilities

KABUL, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Pakistani and Afghan border forces clashed on Thursday evening after the Taliban launched what it known as retaliatory strikes on Pakistani installations, sharply escalating tensions after days of cross-border hostilities. Afghan forces opened fireplace on posts in Pakistan’s mountainous northwest, sparking greater than two hours of combating earlier than Pakistani…

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Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility Launched to Strengthen Continental Monetary Sovereignty

Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility Launched to Strengthen Continental Monetary Sovereignty

African Heads of State and Authorities on February 14, 2025, formally launched the Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility (AIFF), a coordinated, Africa-led platform designed to speed up the preparation and facilitation of financing for precedence cross-border infrastructure initiatives aligned with Agenda 2063. The launch occurred through the Third Presidential Excessive-Stage Dialogue of the Alliance of African…

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