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From climate shocks to stalled growth, debt delays are driving millions into poverty. Join the dialogue on why global debt reform can’t wait.
🗓️ 4 Nov | 12:30 SAST
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#DebtJusticeNow #TCADialogues
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#DebtJusticeNow #TCADialogues
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 AM
From climate shocks to stalled growth, debt delays are driving millions into poverty. Join the dialogue on why global debt reform can’t wait.
🗓️ 4 Nov | 12:30 SAST
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#DebtJusticeNow #TCADialogues
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#DebtJusticeNow #TCADialogues
Africa’s minerals power the world — but at what cost? ⚖️
Top experts joins us to unpack why trading minerals for security is a risky deal in a powerful dialogue.
🗓 28 Oct
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Top experts joins us to unpack why trading minerals for security is a risky deal in a powerful dialogue.
🗓 28 Oct
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October 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Africa’s minerals power the world — but at what cost? ⚖️
Top experts joins us to unpack why trading minerals for security is a risky deal in a powerful dialogue.
🗓 28 Oct
⏰ 11:30 WAT/ 12:30 SAST/ 13:30 EAT
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Top experts joins us to unpack why trading minerals for security is a risky deal in a powerful dialogue.
🗓 28 Oct
⏰ 11:30 WAT/ 12:30 SAST/ 13:30 EAT
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How can Africa drive a new era of country-led investment and shape its own growth?
Join us for a virtual dialogue in association Cambridge Institute for Strategic Leadership TOMORROW at 11:00 WAT/ 12:00 noon SAST/ 13:00 EAT
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October 21, 2025 at 5:12 AM
How can Africa drive a new era of country-led investment and shape its own growth?
Join us for a virtual dialogue in association Cambridge Institute for Strategic Leadership TOMORROW at 11:00 WAT/ 12:00 noon SAST/ 13:00 EAT
Register to attend at no charge 👉https://tinyurl.com/w2pe79ye
Join us for a virtual dialogue in association Cambridge Institute for Strategic Leadership TOMORROW at 11:00 WAT/ 12:00 noon SAST/ 13:00 EAT
Register to attend at no charge 👉https://tinyurl.com/w2pe79ye
Sudan’s war has killed 150,000+ and displaced 14 million.
Who’s fuelling the conflict—and how can it end?
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Who’s fuelling the conflict—and how can it end?
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October 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Sudan’s war has killed 150,000+ and displaced 14 million.
Who’s fuelling the conflict—and how can it end?
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Who’s fuelling the conflict—and how can it end?
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West Africa is changing.
Five essential reads on the breakaways from #Ecowas - theconversation.com/west-africa-...
#Politics
Five essential reads on the breakaways from #Ecowas - theconversation.com/west-africa-...
#Politics
January 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
West Africa is changing.
Five essential reads on the breakaways from #Ecowas - theconversation.com/west-africa-...
#Politics
Five essential reads on the breakaways from #Ecowas - theconversation.com/west-africa-...
#Politics
South Africa’s unique succulents are being illegally harvested and traded globally. 🌵
Read how over 1 million plants have been taken since 2019 - theconversation.com/south-africa...
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
Read how over 1 million plants have been taken since 2019 - theconversation.com/south-africa...
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
January 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
South Africa’s unique succulents are being illegally harvested and traded globally. 🌵
Read how over 1 million plants have been taken since 2019 - theconversation.com/south-africa...
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
Read how over 1 million plants have been taken since 2019 - theconversation.com/south-africa...
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
South Africa’s unique succulents are being illegally harvested and traded globally. 🌵
Read how over 1 million plants have been taken since 2019 - theconversation.com/south-africa...
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
Read how over 1 million plants have been taken since 2019 - theconversation.com/south-africa...
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
January 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
South Africa’s unique succulents are being illegally harvested and traded globally. 🌵
Read how over 1 million plants have been taken since 2019 - theconversation.com/south-africa...
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
Read how over 1 million plants have been taken since 2019 - theconversation.com/south-africa...
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
What do Africa’s evolving health emergencies from #COVIDー19 to #Mpox mean for global health security?
Join us for a live stream on #TacklingHealthCrises exploring the legal reforms essential to safeguarding communities from future health threats.
Watch the live stream linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Join us for a live stream on #TacklingHealthCrises exploring the legal reforms essential to safeguarding communities from future health threats.
Watch the live stream linkedin.com/feed/update/...
December 11, 2024 at 1:03 PM
What do Africa’s evolving health emergencies from #COVIDー19 to #Mpox mean for global health security?
Join us for a live stream on #TacklingHealthCrises exploring the legal reforms essential to safeguarding communities from future health threats.
Watch the live stream linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Join us for a live stream on #TacklingHealthCrises exploring the legal reforms essential to safeguarding communities from future health threats.
Watch the live stream linkedin.com/feed/update/...
What do Africa’s evolving health emergencies—from
Covid to #Mpox — mean for global health security?
Our expert panel will be sharing their insights into
#TacklingHealthCrises
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Covid to #Mpox — mean for global health security?
Our expert panel will be sharing their insights into
#TacklingHealthCrises
Register t.co/xODKJYZiTy
December 5, 2024 at 11:28 AM
What do Africa’s evolving health emergencies—from
Covid to #Mpox — mean for global health security?
Our expert panel will be sharing their insights into
#TacklingHealthCrises
Register t.co/xODKJYZiTy
Covid to #Mpox — mean for global health security?
Our expert panel will be sharing their insights into
#TacklingHealthCrises
Register t.co/xODKJYZiTy
How can Africa strengthen its preparedness and response to evolving health emergencies like Mpox and Marburg?
Join us for a virtual discussion examining resource needs—from vaccines to diagnostics—alongside the efforts of WHO and Africa CDC.
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#TacklingHealthCrises
Join us for a virtual discussion examining resource needs—from vaccines to diagnostics—alongside the efforts of WHO and Africa CDC.
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#TacklingHealthCrises
December 4, 2024 at 6:28 AM
How can Africa strengthen its preparedness and response to evolving health emergencies like Mpox and Marburg?
Join us for a virtual discussion examining resource needs—from vaccines to diagnostics—alongside the efforts of WHO and Africa CDC.
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#TacklingHealthCrises
Join us for a virtual discussion examining resource needs—from vaccines to diagnostics—alongside the efforts of WHO and Africa CDC.
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#TacklingHealthCrises
Timely access to vaccines & diagnostics is critical in #TacklingHealthCrises like #Mpox.
Join us for a virtual event on 11 Dec as experts discuss how coordinated responses and legal reforms can protect communities.
Register: tinyurl.com/mushcsrn
Join us for a virtual event on 11 Dec as experts discuss how coordinated responses and legal reforms can protect communities.
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December 3, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Timely access to vaccines & diagnostics is critical in #TacklingHealthCrises like #Mpox.
Join us for a virtual event on 11 Dec as experts discuss how coordinated responses and legal reforms can protect communities.
Register: tinyurl.com/mushcsrn
Join us for a virtual event on 11 Dec as experts discuss how coordinated responses and legal reforms can protect communities.
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There are 960 million disposable baby diapers used and thrown away every year in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya. Ways need to be found to recycle them.
theconversation.com/960-million-...
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
theconversation.com/960-million-...
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
December 2, 2024 at 12:34 PM
There are 960 million disposable baby diapers used and thrown away every year in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya. Ways need to be found to recycle them.
theconversation.com/960-million-...
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
theconversation.com/960-million-...
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
After 30 years of fighting, what is considered one of the deadliest conflicts in global history could be coming to an end.
Join us for a virtual event featuring some of Africa’s top researchers on these historic tensions.
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#DRCRwandaPeacePact
Join us for a virtual event featuring some of Africa’s top researchers on these historic tensions.
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#DRCRwandaPeacePact
December 2, 2024 at 8:05 AM
After 30 years of fighting, what is considered one of the deadliest conflicts in global history could be coming to an end.
Join us for a virtual event featuring some of Africa’s top researchers on these historic tensions.
Register: tinyurl.com/yc77y28x
#DRCRwandaPeacePact
Join us for a virtual event featuring some of Africa’s top researchers on these historic tensions.
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#DRCRwandaPeacePact
Our thread of the big issues being considered ahead of #GhanaPolls2024 #GhanaElections #GhanaDecides2024
December 2, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Our thread of the big issues being considered ahead of #GhanaPolls2024 #GhanaElections #GhanaDecides2024
The case for changing offensive names of animals and plants, and how it can be done
theconversation.com/a-blind-beet...
theconversation.com/a-blind-beet...
November 28, 2024 at 1:33 PM
The case for changing offensive names of animals and plants, and how it can be done
theconversation.com/a-blind-beet...
theconversation.com/a-blind-beet...
Mosquitoes are more than just pests. They are the world’s most dangerous animal. Their presence signals the start of the malaria season in southern Africa.
Read more - theconversation.com/mosquito-sea...
#HealthAndMedicine
#Malaria
Read more - theconversation.com/mosquito-sea...
#HealthAndMedicine
#Malaria
November 26, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Mosquitoes are more than just pests. They are the world’s most dangerous animal. Their presence signals the start of the malaria season in southern Africa.
Read more - theconversation.com/mosquito-sea...
#HealthAndMedicine
#Malaria
Read more - theconversation.com/mosquito-sea...
#HealthAndMedicine
#Malaria
🦠 Antibiotic resistance is making common infections harder to treat, posing a major threat to global health.
theconversation.com/why-is-it-so...
💻 Alistair Farley and Helen Smith, University of Oxford #AntibioticResistance
#HealthAndMedicine
theconversation.com/why-is-it-so...
💻 Alistair Farley and Helen Smith, University of Oxford #AntibioticResistance
#HealthAndMedicine
November 22, 2024 at 3:06 PM
🦠 Antibiotic resistance is making common infections harder to treat, posing a major threat to global health.
theconversation.com/why-is-it-so...
💻 Alistair Farley and Helen Smith, University of Oxford #AntibioticResistance
#HealthAndMedicine
theconversation.com/why-is-it-so...
💻 Alistair Farley and Helen Smith, University of Oxford #AntibioticResistance
#HealthAndMedicine
The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are crucial – there’s growing evidence that the next 1,000 are just as important
theconversation.com/the-first-1-...
💻 Catherine Draper, University of Witwatersrand
#Next1000Days
#Education
theconversation.com/the-first-1-...
💻 Catherine Draper, University of Witwatersrand
#Next1000Days
#Education
November 20, 2024 at 1:38 PM
The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are crucial – there’s growing evidence that the next 1,000 are just as important
theconversation.com/the-first-1-...
💻 Catherine Draper, University of Witwatersrand
#Next1000Days
#Education
theconversation.com/the-first-1-...
💻 Catherine Draper, University of Witwatersrand
#Next1000Days
#Education
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