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Jul
10
2023
By The African Mirror
UN secretary-general condemns air strike that killed at least 22 people in Sudan

UN secretary-general condemns air strike that killed at least 22 people in Sudan

NEWS
UNITED Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the air strike that reportedly killed at least 22 people in Sudan, according to a statement released by a spokesperson early. At least 22 people were killed and scores injured in an air strike by Sudan's army on western Omdurman city, the Khartoum state health ministry said on Saturday, as the war between the country's military factions entered its 12th week. The secretary-general is also appalled by reports of large-scale violence and casualties across Sudan's Darfur region, according to the statement released by Farhan Haq, his deputy spokesperson. "He is also concerned about reports…
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Sep
21
2021
By The African Mirror
UK PM Johnson calls on rich countries to meet $100 billion climate pledge

UK PM Johnson calls on rich countries to meet $100 billion climate pledge

WORLD
BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for wealthy countries to meet a pledge to spend $100 billion a year to tackle climate change as he prepares to host a United Nations summit starting at the end of October. Johnson and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres will hold a roundtable of world leaders on Monday to get rich countries to deliver on the unmet pledge, made in 2009. "Richer nations have reaped the benefits of untrammelled pollution for generations, often at the expense of developing countries," Johnson said in a statement. "As those countries now try to grow their economies in…
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Sep
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Beyond COVID-19, Africa needs an integrated approach to development

Beyond COVID-19, Africa needs an integrated approach to development

COVID-19
PETER ERIKSSON and BAN KI-MOON As the virus spreads across the African continent, innovative and collaborative initiatives are springing up to strengthen healthcare systems.  Mobile apps that transmit agricultural prices and weather forecasts to farmers are also being used to send out messages on how to avoid contagion by Covid-19. In South Africa, the government is working with the private sector to manufacture 10,000 ventilators. In Kenya and Ghana, garment factories have switched to producing masks and protective clothing. But in spite of this noteworthy spirit of collaboration and the efforts in healthcare systems to contain the pandemic, Covid-19 cases…
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