[ad_1] KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s abundant hydroelectric power is helping the Himalayan nation cut its oil imports and clean up its air, thanks to a boom in sales of electric vehicles. Nearly all of the electricity produced in Nepal is clean energy, most of it generated by river-fed hydro-electricity. Thanks to that abundant source […]

[ad_1] Although many “hunger hotspots” are in Africa, fears of famine persist in Gaza and Sudan, where conflict continues to rage, fuelling the regional risk of new hunger emergencies, warned the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP). “Once a famine is declared, it is too late – many people will […]

[ad_1] Taipei, Taiwan – Ozempic is big business in China. Last year, the Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk doubled its sales of the diabetes drug in the country to almost $700m – 5 percent of Ozempic’s global sales. Ozempic was approved in China to treat diabetes in 2021, but it has been its anti-obesity ingredient, […]

[ad_1] A professional skier and his girlfriend fell more than 2,000 feet to their deaths while mountain climbing in the Italian Alps, sports officials in the country said. The deaths of the two, Jean Daniel Pession and Elisa Arlian, were reported by FISI, Italy’s winter sports federation, which called the episode an “accident” and a […]

[ad_1] 1 hour ago Basillioh Rukanga,BBC News, Nairobi Daily Nation Mary Njambi Koikai, better known as Jahmby Koikai, dedicated most of her short life to telling her fellow Kenyans about the debilitating condition of endometriosis, which led to her death this week aged just 38. As a popular radio host and reggae DJ, she had […]

[ad_1] The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed an Assistant Inspector General of Police, Yetunde Longe, as the first female Secretary of the Nigeria Police Force. In a statement on Wednesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuiya Adejobi, said the appointment was in furtherance of the vision to ensure gender inclusivity and equality in […]

[ad_1] The Nigerian Army has denied allegations of mass killing in South-east Nigeria, as alleged by Simon Ekpa, the leader of a faction of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). This is contained in a statement by the army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, on Wednesday in Abuja. Campaign of calumny against the army Mr Nwachukwu, a […]

[ad_1] As South Africa navigates through a politically sensitive period, the African National Congress (ANC), the bedrock of post-apartheid governance, faces a crucial decision that could alter its future and that of the nation.The possibility of forming a coalition with the Democratic Alliance (DA) has ignited a fierce debate within the ANC, with top leaders […]

[ad_1] Le coup d’envoi du Gitex Africa 2024 a été donné le 29 mai, sous le Haut patronage de Sa Majesté le Roi Mohammed VI. L’événement a rassemblé des participants de plus de 130 pays, parmi lesquels des experts des plus influents, des décideurs politiques, des leaders gouvernementaux, des investisseurs et des milliers de visiteurs. […]

[ad_1] UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the first time this week, as escalating violence and mass displacement in the eastern part of the country pushes the number of grave violations against children towards a peak. “The staggering scale of the conflict in eastern DRC, the horrific […]