By SAM MEDNICK and WAFAA SHURAFA Updated 12:41 AM GMT, August 23, 2025,AP GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it’s likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said famine is happening in Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month. The…
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Africa’s Private Sector Gets a $5.5 billion Assistance Booster Under EPA6…..As Japan-AfDB Sign MOU at TICAD9
The government of Japan and the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding launching the sixth phase of the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA6) agreement, which provides a framework for critical resource mobilization and development partnership for African countries according to an official statement issued in Tokyo,Friday. Under EPSA6, the statement said,the Bank and JICA will work together to support regional member countries for the period 2026-2028, with a financial package of up to $5.5 billion – half a billion more than EPSA5 – while ensuring…
Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 Welcomes Tropical General Investment Group as Official Premier Partner
Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025), Africa’s premier trade and investment platform, has formally welcomed Tropical General Investment Group (TGI) as an Official Premier Partner according to an official statement issued in Algiers,Saturday. As a leading multinational conglomerate, the statement said,TGI is driving value addition and promoting inclusivity through manufacturing and strategic investments across emerging markets. TGI,it added, will play a pivotal role in advancing the mission of IATF2025 which aims to boost trade and investment in Africa. The event is scheduled to take place in Algiers, Algeria from 4-10 September…
Carbon-finance project pioneer TASC joins Carbon Markets Africa Summit as diamond sponsor
The organisers of the upcoming Carbon Markets Africa Summit have announced the diamond sponsorship of TASC, the award-winning and pioneering carbon finance project developer with a proven track record of innovative climate mitigation techniques and investing in local communities an official statement issued in Cape Town,Wednesday has disclosed Taking place in Johannesburg from 22 to 23 October, Carbon Markets Africa Summit will gather the continent’s entire carbon markets value chain, from successful early carbon market movers, climate-finance-ready projects and regulatory bodies to global institutional development organisations and investors. High-impact carbon projects at…
Celebrating Women in Waste: Samu Mkhize on Building Inclusive Recycling Systems
This Women’s Month, we’re celebrating the women who are transforming Africa’s waste and recycling sector from the inside out. One of them is Samu Mkhize, Collections & Training Manager at Petco Producer Responsibility Organisation, who works across South Africa to build inclusive, effective recycling systems. From empowering women-led enterprises to designing national training programmes, Samu is proving that passion, innovation, and purpose are key drivers of change. We spoke to her about the challenges, the opportunities, and what inspires her in this work. Q: What are the key operational challenges in scaling…