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Category: Beyond borders

Oral health affects overall health, it should not take a back seat

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Research in oral health could significantly contribute to improved outcomes by identifying region-specific challenges, developing cost-effective interventions, and enhancing treatment methods tailored to the region’s resources and needs.

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Peace Uwambaye January 29, 2024 Africa, Beyond borders, Opinion

WAR ON WASTE: Cleanup campaigns, incineration are not the answer – Experts

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Current cleanup technologies are ‘clean-washing traps’ which Govts in Africa, a continent disproportionately affected by the global waste menace caused largely by industrialized nations, should not fall for.

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Johnson Kanamugire January 21, 2024 Africa, Economy, Special reports

UMUHOZA: Why Govts must chart course on tackling emerging disease threats

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Africa has made remarkable strides in various sectors, but the constant threat of infectious disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics threatens to derail these achievements.

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Thérèse Umuhoza January 6, 2024 Africa, Beyond borders, Opinion

Funding woes plague circular startups working to fix the waste crisis

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Circular startups battle multitude of constraints ranging from limited access to funding, inadequate policy frameworks to provide incentives, and limited demand for circular products, among others.

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Johnson Kanamugire December 25, 2023 Africa, East Africa, Economy, Special reports

CPHIA: Fresh calls for Govts to tackle the ‘poor cousin’ in pandemic planning

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Despite Governments in Africa making strides when it comes to strengthening surveillance, laboratory systems and logistics, there has been minimal focus on risk communication.

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NewsPaper Africa November 30, 2023 Africa, Current Affairs, World

Experts weigh in on ways to make zero-waste economy work

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More than 80 per cent of the environmental impact linked to production could be addressed at products’ design stage, and the responsibility falls on companies.

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Johnson Kanamugire November 22, 2023 Africa, Beyond borders, Economy

AU leaders, stakeholders chart path to Africa’s digital sovereignty

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Current data extraction trend has been linked to both the legal loopholes and lack of infrastructure such as data centres on the continent to act as repository for data generated locally.

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Johnson Kanamugire November 20, 2023 Africa, Beyond borders, Economy, Special reports

Q&A: Pan-African media lawyers’ team to defend journalists against legal threats, for free

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The Pan-African Media Lawyers Union (PALU) is a network that brings together the lawyers interested in defending journalists across the African Union member States.

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NewsPaper Africa November 16, 2023 Africa, East Africa, Interviews

Plastics are in the fish you eat; Lobby groups now push for regional ban

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If adopted, the legislation could see all non-essential single use plastic items — from cutlery, plates, cups, cotton buds, straws, balloons, sweet wrappers to wet wipes and others — banned across all the seven EAC countries.

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Johnson Kanamugire November 12, 2023 Africa, East Africa, Economy, Special reports

Key things you need to know to prevent diseases jumping from animals to people

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Interacting properly with animals, wildlife, livestock and pets can help reduce outbreaks of zoonotic diseases. It is equally important to routinely vaccinate animals.

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Johnson Kanamugire November 1, 2023 Africa, Interviews

African countries must expedite mutual recognition of academic certificates

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Governments in Africa need to expedite the ratification of the Addis Ababa Convention and move ahead to enforce it as a matter of urgency if the continent is to catch up with the rest of the world, address parity in education quality, and tackle the rampant brain drain.

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Johnson Kanamugire October 30, 2023 Africa, Opinion, Special reports

Rwanda: Climate change effects worsen, vulnerable families pay the price

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Rwanda’s struggle with climate change is a long-standing ordeal, marked by floods, landslides, and prolonged droughts that result in famine in some parts of the country.

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Ange Iliza October 26, 2023 Current Affairs, East Africa, Economy

Next leap towards free trade: Attention now shifts to monetary union

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African Union officials confirmed that work is underway to establish the African Monetary Institute, after which the continent will be in a position to establish the African central bank and later a single African currency.

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Johnson Kanamugire October 22, 2023 Africa, Economy, Special reports

Q&A: With the rise of ‘no code’, young people don’t need to leave Africa to be successful

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As long as you can use a normal digital device or a mobile phone, there are platforms that give you access to tools that allow you to join the emerging league of citizen/no code developers.

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Correspondent October 20, 2023 Africa, Economy, Interviews

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