The corporate drive for profit frequently takes the form of a psychopathic monomania. But among the many horsemen of the corporate apocalypse, Royal Dutch Shell has a particular record of infamy. Shell is responsible for more of the human-generated emissions that are accelerating the climate crisis than most countries. However, until recently, it was not, like states, required to abide by the Paris Accord. In May this year, a Dutch court changed that and compelled Shell to cut its emissions by 45% from 2019 levels by 2030, and ruled that Shell was a threat to the right to life. RELATED…
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About African Union The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 Member States that make up the countries of the African Continent. It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999). https://au.int/en/overview About Africa CDC Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), is a specialized technical institution of the African Union that strengthens the capacity and capability of Africa’s public health institutions as well as partnerships to detect and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats and outbreaks, based on data-driven interventions and programmes. Learn more at: www.africacdc.org…
June Ambrose is leading Puma’s first women’s basketball collection. Ambrose, who serves as Puma’s creative director for women’s basketball, will release her first collection on December 1 which includes on-court and off-court apparel. Puma is hoping to capture a significant share of the market with the High Court collection that includes a fur coat, leggings, hoodies and a jacket. Ambrose also wants to shine a brighter light on female athletes, according to Business Insider. “We work on three seasons at a time, so while I’m talking to you about fall 2021, I’m working up to spring 2023!” Ambrose told Vogue.…
President Xi Jinping of China has pledged to deliver another 1 billion COVID vaccine doses to the African continent, an announcement he made during his speech to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Dakar. Xi said 600 million doses of China’s vaccines will be donated while the other 400 million doses will be produced through partnerships between Chinese companies and African countries. “In addition, China will undertake 10 medical and health projects for African countries, and send 1,500 medical personnel and public health experts to Africa,” said Xi, in an English translation of his speech to the forum.…
Li Yong, director general of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), and Chipoka Mulenga, Zambia’s minister of commerce, trade and industry, have signed a five-year programme for country partnership (PCP) at the eighth forum on Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID) during the 19th session of the UNIDO general conference PCP will strengthen existing and forge new partnerships for the inclusive and sustainable industrial development of Zambia. (Image source: Adobe Stock) Under the leadership of the government of Zambia, the PCP will strengthen existing and forge new partnerships for the inclusive and sustainable industrial development of Zambia, with the…
The Covid Laundrette – Avoiding Red List Quarantine With the UK government non-responsive to removing safari destinations off the red list, there is a legal way to avoid the extortionately priced hotel quarantine upon arrival back into the UK. Eleven nights confined to a boxroom with meagre meals, twenty minutes of exercise per day and with not being able to see the outside world due to inward facing windows, finishing a trip in the quarantine hotels would certainly put a dampener on things. Instead of this world of misery, why not head to Amsterdam, Prague or to go further afield,…
ZWOLLE, THE NETHERLANDS – NOVEMBER 28: The view of the deserted streets and bridge at the Thorbeckegracht in the city center of Zwolle during the start of the evening lockdown after the Dutch government announced new measures to put a halt to the rapid spread of the Corona Covid-19 virus in The Netherlands on November 28, 2021 in Zwolle, Netherlands. The number of infected people has risen dramatically over the last weeks, so the Dutch government has put a partially lockdown in effect and has advised citizens to stay at home if you have a…
Virgil Abloh, the founder of the fashion company Off-White and menswear artistic director at Louis Vuitton, died on Sunday following a private, two-year battle with cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare, aggressive form of cancer. He was 41.Abloh’s death was first announced by his labels over social media.“We are all shocked after this terrible news. Virgil was not only a genius designer, a visionary, he was also a man with a beautiful soul and great wisdom,” wrote LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault. “The LVMH family joins me in this moment of great sorrow, and we are all thinking of his loved ones after…
SOUTH AFRICAN health authorities have conveyed to top medical experts in India that they are witnessing “very low hospitalisation” directly linked to Omicron, although the new Covid variant of concern is “highly transmissibile” and patients are experiencing extreme fatigue even with mild disease, The Indian Express has learnt. The latest update came even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) assessed global risk from the newly discovered variant as “very high”, and India extended support to countries dealing with Omicron in Africa, and promised supplies of Made-in-India vaccines. Top Government sources told The Indian Express that experts from the Indian Council…
Issued on: 29/11/2021 – 13:17 Senegal’s Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall says she hopes China will lend support in the fight against insecurity in the Sahel region at opening of a China-Africa summit in Dakar. Speaking on Sunday following a meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Sall said she hoped China would become a “strong voice” in combatting terrorism in the vast Sahel region. Islamist militants are active across much of the Sahel, waging a conflict that has continued for years despite the presence of French troops and United Nations peacekeepers. Sall’s statement came at the start of a China-Africa summit in Senegal, which…