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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urges countries and donors to prioritize sustained investments in diagnosing, treating, and preventing TB, especially in children who are the most vulnerable. Concerns arise due to recent US funding cuts impacting TB programmes, leading to disruptions in community-based services essential for TB care. MSF calls for urgent action to ensure funding for TB care for all, particularly children, to prevent avoidable deaths and setbacks in research and innovation for TB treatments....

Ecobank Group has been named the Best Trade Finance Provider Bank in Africa at the Global Finance Trade Finance&Supply Chain Finance Awards 2025, with affiliates in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Rwanda also recognized in their markets. The bank offers a wide range of trade finance solutions, including the innovative “Ecobank Single Market Trade Hub” connecting buyers and suppliers across Africa. Ecobank's comprehensive trade solutions facilitate cross-border and domestic trade, with a focus on structured...

Ndumo Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, a Ramsar-listed wetland site, faces environmental threats like illegal farming, deforestation, poaching, and fishing, leading to biodiversity losses and local extinction of rhinos. Despite concerns and calls for intervention, South Africa has not requested a formal assessment from Ramsar, raising doubts about the country's commitment to conservation obligations. The government has chosen local assessments over international expertise, with uncertainty if the issue will be addressed at the upcoming Ramsar member...

Under the control of the M23 militia and Rwanda, vast territories in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo are ruled, with lucrative trafficking routes and stockpiles of weapons at their disposal. M23, with 6,000 to 9,000 fighters, has grown in power and sophistication, carrying out forced recruitment, extrajudicial killings, and sexual violence in areas it seizes. The conflict, rooted in Rwanda's 1994 genocide, involves the exploitation of coltan mines for rare-earth minerals,...

A recent study by InterNations revealed the friendliest countries for expats, with Costa Rica, Mexico, and The Philippines topping the list. Expats in Costa Rica feel very welcome and rate the local population as the friendliest worldwide, while Kuwait was ranked as the least friendly country. South Africa landed in the middle of the list at number 23. Full Article

The GROW Project, aimed at supporting women entrepreneurs, faced scrutiny due to under-absorption of funds, with only Shs18.52 billion out of Shs75.1 billion spent, affecting the provision of credit to financial institutions. Concerns were raised by Members of Parliament regarding fund distribution, requirements for accessing funds, and the commitment of participating banks. The project coordinator noted that 2,175 women had benefited from grants in various sectors, with plans to prioritize funds for underserved districts in...