Unlocking Africa's critical mineral wealth: Energy transition can pave path to new prosperity.
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Africa holds significant reserves of minerals critical for low-carbon technologies, like cobalt and manganese, offering opportunities for economic growth and development.
How Africa can harness critical mineral wealth to revamp economies
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )The continent is the centre of attraction due to its huge deposits of the world’s reserves of minerals essential for renewable energy technologies like solar panels and electric vehicles: 55% of cobalt, 47.65% of manganese and 5.9% of copper, among others
UN to discuss how to harness data for development
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )The 27th Commission on Science and Technology for Development convenes in Geneva from 15 to 19 April.
Malawi curbs cholera through enhanced outbreak control.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Malawi continues to record only sporadic cholera cases, with just an average of 10 cases a week as of January 2024 compared with close to 700 cases per week at the peak of the outbreak in January 2023
In world first, Nigeria introduces new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Health workers roll out immunization campaign aiming to reach one million people.