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146 million Africans die yearly from tobacco-related diseases: WHO

The World Health Organisation has revealed that no fewer than 146 million Africans die annually from tobacco-related diseases. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa said this on Thursday during a virtual press conference. Moeti said tobacco was the leading cause of preventable deaths in the world, emphasized that “smoking damages nearly every organ in the body, and globally, exposure to secondhand smoke kills more than 1.2 million people …

Kenya joins global emissions project, plans carbon trade

Kenya Electricity Generating Co, Africa’s largest geothermal producer, joined a United Nations-backed emissions-reduction program as it looks to begin a domestic carbon market.

KenGen, as the state-run company is known, announced its participation in the Business Ambition for 1.5 °C programme on Wednesday. Under the project, the company commits to emission-reduction targets through investments in green and clean energy to help combat global warming, as per the 2015 Paris Agreement guidelines. The announcement bodes well …

‘All provinces are in trouble,’ South Africa health department tells parliament

South Africa’s health department on Thursday expressed concern that “all the provinces are in trouble” as daily COVID-19 infections and deaths continue to soar in the country. Speaking in parliament, acting minister of health Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, health director-general Dr. Sandile Buthelezi alongside other senior health officials gave an update on what the country’s third wave looks like. The health department reported that on Thursday, more than 11,700 new cases were recorded, with the most coming from Gauteng. This after …

Pro-Haftar militias launch anti-terror operation in southern Libya

Militias loyal to Khalifa Haftar on Friday morning announced the launch of a military operation against terrorists in southern Libya. Anadolu Agency reported that the militias released a statement saying that troops were dispatched to the south to support the forces there. The statement said the operation was aimed at capturing terrorists and deporting African mercenaries who threaten security and stability and engage in looting, theft and all kinds of smuggling. The terrorist gangs target security points in the country’s southwest …

Chinese firm launches $110 million expansion project of Ethiopian dry port

Representatives from Ethiopian government, World Bank and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation attend the groundbreaking ceremony of Modjo dry port expansion project in Modjo, Ethiopia, on June 17, 2021. (Photo by Elias Gebreselassie/Xinhua) Chinese construction firm, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), on Thursday launched the construction of a …

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