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AMA, Business, Environment

New era of climate cooperation can deliver stability in an unstable world: UN Climate Change Executive Secretary

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ISTANBUL, Turkey, 12 February 2026-/UN Climate change News/-African Media Agency(AMA)/-Speaking in Istanbul alongside incoming COP31 President Murat Kurum of Türkiye, United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell said cooperation on climate change can provide the cure to current political turmoil.

“We find ourselves in a new world disorder. This is a period of instability and insecurity. Of strong arms and trade wars. The very concept of international cooperation is under attack,” said Stiell in his first major speech since COP30. “But climate action can deliver stability in an unstable world. Climate cooperation is an antidote to the chaos and coercion of this moment, and clean energy is the obvious solution to spiralling fossil fuel costs.”

He pointed to huge progress that has taken place in the past year.

“In the decade since Paris, clean energy investment is up tenfold – from two hundred billion dollars to over two trillion dollars a year.”

“And, in 2025, amidst all the economic uncertainty and gale-force political headwinds, the global transition kept surging forward: Clean energy investment kept growing strongly, and was more than double that of fossil fuels.”

“Renewables overtook coal as the world’s top electricity source.”

This real economic change built on progress in international climate negotiations and through national action.

“The majority of countries produced new national climate plans that will help drive their economic growth up and – for the first time – global emissions down.”
“At COP30: a trillion dollars for clean grids, and major investments in forest protection, climate health, and much more.

COP30 also saw significant momentum in intergovernmental negotiations, including an agreement to triple adaptation finance to USD 120 billion a year by 2035, which will benefit African nations, as well as agreement on indicators to measure this progress.

Looking ahead to COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, and COP32 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Stiell highlighted a four-point plan for progress:

  1. Rapidly scaling up a global pipeline of clean energy and climate resilience projects and match making between countries, companies, and investors at coming COPs.
  2. “Hyper-charging the flow of finance” especially to developing countries, and all across Africa, ensuring countries have the support they need to deliver climate plans.
  3. Building momentum through “coalitions of the willing” working on initiatives including roadmaps to transition away from fossil fuels and halt deforestation.
  4. Moving the work of UN Climate Change closer to the real economy and working with Parties to improve climate negotiations.

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Results from the COP30 Action Agenda

During COP30 the Brazilian Presidency and United Nations pushed for real economy progress through an Action Agenda. Key achievements include:

  • A trillion-dollar global pipeline for clean grids and energy storage, helping countries move toward reliable and affordable power.
  • USD 5.5 billion in new commitments for the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, with at least 20 percent flowing directly to local communities and Indigenous Peoples.
  • More than USD 9 billion in new investment across land and food systems, covering over 210 million hectares of land and reaching millions of farmers.
  • Nearly 438 million people worldwide are becoming more resilient to climate shocks under the Race to Resilience campaign.

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Lifestyle

How the Presidency is Making Trump Richer

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Before President Donald Trump’s first term, he was in a “tight spot” financially, according to New Yorker writer David Kirkpatrick. At the start of his second term, Kirkpatrick says, Trump was in an “even tighter” spot. But six months later, Trump’s financial situation had substantially improved.
Kirkpatrick has done a full accounting of the money, that’s flowed into the Trump family coffers. Kirkpatrick says even using the most conservative estimates, the Trumps have made almost $4 billion dollars “off of the presidency,” in just about a year.
Today on The Sunday Story, we turn to our friends at NPR’s Planet Money to help us understand how President Trump and his family have found ways to profit from the presidency.

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COP30 Belem Boost delivers benefits for Africa; UN applauds African solidarity and speed in endorsing COP32 in Ethiopia

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BELEM, Brazil, 23 November 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The COP30 conference in Belem, Brazil showed that climate cooperation is producing results that matter for people’s lives, with real benefits across African nations. 194 countries representing billions of people have said in one voice that the Paris Agreement on climate change is working, and resolved to make it go further and faster.

Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Climate Change said:

“We see progress in a new agreement on just transition, signaling that building climate resilience and the clean economy must also be fair, with every nation and every person able to share in its vast benefits. 

“For the first time, 194 nations said in unison that the global transition to low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilience is irreversible and the trend of the future.”

COP30 in the Amazon also delivered a major win for African climate leadership, as 194 countries unanimously endorsed Ethiopia’s proposal to host the COP32 global climate conference in 2027. The global endorsement followed the swift endorsement of the African Group of nations, whose turn it is to determine the location of the COP climate conference in 2027.

Simon Stiell applauded the decision: “I warmly congratulate Ethiopia for stepping up to take this vital role on the world stage, building on its climate leadership to date, and I commend the Africa Group for reaching agreement inclusively and swiftly.” 

“This is more than a diplomatic milestone. It signals Africa’s growing role in shaping global climate action and championing solutions that drive growth, jobs, resilience, and secure and affordable energy for all.” 

COP30 reaches historic agreement on adaptation finance  

A major breakthrough for vulnerable nations came with the a collective commitment in Belem to work toward tripling adaptation finance. This is a significant step forward for Africa where climate change impacts are already threatening food security, health systems and infrastructure. 

Tripling adaptation finance will help countries scale up climate-resilient agriculture, protect communities from floods and droughts, strengthen early warning systems, and support local development plans grounded in national priorities. 

For many African nations, predictable and accessible adaptation finance is essential to safeguarding lives today and securing economic stability for the years ahead. The COP also reached agreement on a series of indicators to assess adaptation work. 

Results from the COP30 Action Agenda 

During COP30 the Brazilian Presidency and United Nations pushed for real economy progress through an Action Agenda. Key achievements include: 

  • A trillion-dollar global pipeline for clean grids and energy storage, helping countries move toward reliable and affordable power. 
  • USD 5.5 billion in new commitments for the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, with at least 20 percent flowing directly to local communities and Indigenous Peoples. 
  • More than USD 9 billion in new investment across land and food systems, covering over 210 million hectares of land and reaching millions of farmers. 
  • Nearly 438 million people worldwide are becoming more resilient to climate shocks under the Race to Resilience campaign. 

These outcomes show how climate action is already delivering benefits in energy, food security, nature protection, and resilience. They also underscore the importance of ensuring Africa’s climate priorities remain central to global progress.

Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of UN Climate Change

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Gates Foundation Announces New Commitment for Smallholder Farmers on the Frontlines of Extreme Weather

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$1.4B investment expands access to evidence-backed tools to help farmers in some of the world’s poorest regions adapt and build more resilience to droughts, floods, heat waves

BELÉM, Brazil, 7 November 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The Gates Foundation today announced a new commitment to advancing climate adaptation, helping smallholder farmers build resilience to a warming world and protect hard-won gains against poverty.

Announced at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, where leaders are emphasizing locally driven adaptation, the four-year, $1.4 billion investment will expand access to innovations that help farmers across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia adapt to extreme weather. In these regions, where food security and livelihoods depend on agriculture, smallholder farmers and the communities they feed are among the most exposed to droughts, floods, and rising temperatures. Yet less than 1% of global climate finance targets the growing threats to these vital food systems.

“Smallholder farmers are feeding their communities under the toughest conditions imaginable,” said Bill Gates, chair of the Gates Foundation. “We’re supporting their ingenuity with the tools and resources to help them thrive—because investing in their resilience is one of the smartest, most impactful things we can do for people and the planet.”

The commitment supports Bill Gates’ vision, outlined in his recent COP30 memo, of prioritizing climate investments for maximum human impact and advances the foundation’s goal of lifting millions of people out of poverty by 2045.

Addressing a global funding gap

Farmers in low-income countries produce one-third of the world’s food but face mounting climate threats. Without greater adaptation investment, these shocks will continue to drive food insecurity and reverse hard-won gains against poverty. 

World Bank research shows that targeted adaptation investments could boost GDP, particularly in small island and developing states, by up to 15 percentage points by 2050. The World Resources Institute estimates that every dollar invested in climate adaptation will yield more than $10 in social and economic benefits within a decade. 

“Climate adaptation is not just a development issue—it’s an economic and moral imperative,” said Mark Suzman, CEO of the Gates Foundation. “This new commitment builds on our support for farmers in Africa and South Asia who are already innovating to withstand extreme weather. But they can’t do it alone—governments and the private sector must work together to prioritize adaptation alongside mitigation.”

Scaling farmer-led innovation

While climate shocks continue to intensify, the financing needed to help farmers adapt to them is not keeping up. According to the 2025 UN State of Food Security and Nutrition report, Africa was the only region where hunger and malnutrition increased this year. Without urgent adaptation, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that agricultural productivity in parts of Africa could drop by up to 20% by 2050.

The foundation’s new investment will scale farmer-led, evidence-backed innovations that strengthen rural livelihoods and food systems amid growing climate threats. It will expand technologies and approaches already showing results, including:

  • Digital advisory services: Mobile apps, SMS, and other platforms that deliver timely, tailored information to help farmers make informed planting decisions and manage risk, including support for the AIM for Scale initiative, which aims to reach 100 million farmers across Africa, Asia, and Latin America by 2030 
  • Climate-resilient crops and livestock: Varieties that withstand drought, heat, and emerging pests while improving yields and nutrition 
  • Soil health innovations: Approaches that restore degraded land, enhance productivity, and reduce emissions—supported by a $30 million partnership with the Novo Nordisk Foundation to advance soil science research

Partnerships driving global impact

The new commitment builds on partnerships that were expanded or launched through the foundation’s COP27 pledges and are already reaching millions of farmers. Examples include: 

  • AIM for Scale: Launched in 2023, this global partnership delivered AI-powered SMS weather forecasts to nearly 40 million farmers across 13 Indian states during the 2025 monsoon season, helping protect millions of acres of crops. 
  • TomorrowNow and KALRO: Together with the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), TomorrowNow is providing hyper-local weather alerts to more than 5 million Kenyan farmers, improving yields and reducing crop losses, with expansion underway in Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia. 

The Gates Foundation is working alongside local researchers, governments, and private sector partners to scale such efforts—strengthening rural economies and food systems for the long term.

Collaboration at COP30

This investment reflects a shared global commitment—led by African leaders and Brazil’s COP30 presidency—to put food, livelihoods, and health at the center of resilience planning. Brazil’s own experience linking social programs with sustainable agricultural innovation shows how inclusive adaptation can drive equitable growth.

Together with Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Embrapa, AGRA, AIM for Scale, CGIAR, the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), and the United Arab Emirates, the foundation will co-host the Agricultural Innovation Showcase at COP30. Both a high level event on November 10 and a physical exhibition, the showcase will highlight affordable, climate-smart solutions designed for and, in many cases, by farmers. More information is available here: https://www.embrapa.br/en/cop30/agrizone

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About Gates Foundation

Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, we work with partners to create impactful solutions so that people can take charge of their futures and achieve their full potential. In the United States, we aim to ensure that everyone—especially those with the fewest resources—has access to the opportunities needed to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Mark Suzman, under the direction of Bill Gates and our governing board.

Media Contact:

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media@gatesfoundation.org

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AMA, Technology

His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana to Give Presidential Keynote Address at 14th Africa Fintech Summit in Accra

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ACCRA, Ghana, 16 September 2025/African Media Agency/- The Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) is honored to announce and welcome His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama as Presidential Keynote Speaker for the 14th edition of the summit, taking place at the Accra International Convention Centre (AICC) in Accra from October 8–10, 2025. His Excellency’s presidential keynote address will take place on the 09th of October 2025.

H.E. President John Dramani Mahama was sworn into the President’s Office on the 7th of January 2025. H.E. was also the fourth President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, having previously occupied the high office of President between January 7, 2013, and January 6, 2017. A strong proponent of intra-African trade, H.E. President Mahama had a decorated pan-African roles including being the former Chairperson of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Commission., the former Chairperson of the African Union’s High-Level African Trade Committee, and the first Co-chair of the United Nations Advocacy Group on the Sustainable Development Goals, the current Chair of the TANA Forum, a high-level forum on security in Africa headquartered in Ethiopia. The president also played an instrumental role in laying the foundation for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), whose secretariat is now based in Ghana.

The Ghanaian government has shown tremendous support for the upcoming summit, including issuing an official endorsement by the Office of the President. “It is with great pleasure that the Government of Ghana formally confirms its endorsement of the 14th Africa Fintech Summit, scheduled to take place in Accra from 8 to 10 October, 2025. As a nation committed to fostering digital innovation and economic growth, we are proud to play host to this pivotal event. We eagerly anticipate a highly productive and impactful Summit that will foster meaningful collaborations, showcase cutting-edge advancements, and drive the future of Fintech across Africa,” a part of the statement issued by Julius Debrah, Chief of Staff, Office of the President, Republic of Ghana, reads.

Speaking about the president’s endorsement and upcoming keynote address at the summit, Zekarias Amsalu, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Africa Fintech Summit, said, “We are honored to welcome His Excellency President Mahama as our Presidential keynote speaker for the 14th Africa Fintech Summit in Accra, Ghana on 09 October 2025. His Excellency’s participation and presidential keynote comes at such a pivotal time where Ghana is transforming its 24 hours digital economy with several presidential initiatives, showcasing Ghana is ready for the digital future and is open to welcome global fintech & investment partners. The keynote address will provide an excellent opportunity for the Fintech ecosystem to align its strategy and growth trajectory right with and find ways to support the digital transformation of Ghana.”

Now in its 14th edition, the Africa Fintech Summit will bring together over 1,500 in-person and 3,000 virtual attendees from 65 countries, including startups, investors, regulators, and innovators. Programming includes:

  • Keynotes, Fire-side Chats, Masterclasses, Workshops, Panels, Closed Door Roundtables, Bilateral Meetings
  • Alpha Expo Micro Accelerator & Pitch Competition for Early-Stage Startups
  • Networking Receptions, Excellence in Fintech Award Ceremony, Happy Hour, VIP Dinners & Ecosystem Tours in & around Accra
  • Curated Conference Tourism Travel

Since its launch in 2018, AFTS has helped facilitate over $300 million in funding for African early stage fintech startups and contributes an estimated $3 million per event in conference tourism impact to host economies every year. 

Register Now

Tickets for in-person and virtual participation are available at: https://africafintechsummit.com/event/afts-accra-2025

Confirmed Sponsors of the summit so far include VISA, Binance, Chevron, Analytix Engine, ShrinQ Ghana, Africa Finance Corporation, Conduit, MDP, Flutterwave, SecondSTAX, KC Compliance, Mukuru, Paystack, FIDO, Fincra, and counting.

Confirmed Strategic, Knowledge & Media Partners include Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ghana’s Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, SME Finance Forum, Managed by the IFC (International Finance Corporation), Institutional Investor Network, African Media Agency (AMA), Blacvolta, Corporate Council on Africa, Briter, Halcyon, Ghana Fintech and Payments Association, Ghana FinTech Awards, Afropolitan Cities & F3 Global Advisory Group. 

Confirmed Exhibitors include HIZO, Yellowcard, Clapay SAS, Magmasend, Koinkoin, and counting.

Distributed by African Media Agency in partnership with Africa Fintech Summit

About Africa Fintech Summit 

AFTS (https://africafintechsummit.com) is the premier global initiative dedicated to the African fintech ecosystem. AFTS is traditionally hosted in Washington, D.C., each April during the World Bank/IFC annual meeting week and in a different African city every October/November. The summit is being held in a hybrid format, in person in the selected Venue and live virtual delegates from around the world. 

So far AFTS has brought its summits to Washington DC (2025), Nairobi, Kenya(2024), Washington DC(2024), Lusaka, Zambia ( 2023), Washington DC & Prosper T4TA Launch(April 2023), Cape Town, South Africa( 2022), Washington DC (2022), Cairo, Egypt (2021), Virtual(2020), Addis Abeba, Ethiopia(2019), Lagos, Nigeria (2018). The 2025 Summit is scheduled for Accra, Ghana on 8-10 October 2025.

2025 Theme – From Africa to The World 

AFTS had a theme of the Africanization of Global Tech in 2023 showcasing how African Fintech startups are expanding globally and resolving global pain points in other markets, followed by a theme of ‘Fintech in Every Industry” in 2024. Recognizing that the globe is now closely intertwined and African fintech startups are expanding in and bringing their ‘battle-tested’ innovation to other continents, the theme for 2025 is From Africa to The World. In this respect, AFTS will highlight African Fintech success stories and innovations within and outside of the continent including global expansion and what this meant for global stakeholders, regulators, policy makers, investors and the African fintech ecosystem.

Media contact:

Africa Fintech Summit

Charles Isidi

Head of Marketing and Communications,

charles@africafintechsummit.com

Press Office : Africa Fintech Summit

Email: press@africafintechsummit.com

Website: www.africafintechsummit.com

Press & Government Relation Desk

The Presidency Republic Of Ghana

Email: office@presidency.gov.gh

Website: https://presidency.gov.gh

Social Media: #AFTSACCRA25 | @AfriFintech | @GhanaPresidency

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AMA, Business, Environment, Health, Politics

UN and Ethiopia urge Africa Climate Summit to send a clear message: COP30 must deliver for African nations

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Climate Week in Addis Ababa shows: “Africa is a colossal coiled spring of climate action possibility”

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 5 September 2025 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/UN News- The Africa Climate Summit next week is an unmissable opportunity to send a clear global message, according to a powerful joint statement issued today by UN Climate Change and the Government of Ethiopia: “Africa is ready to supercharge climate action, but COP30 must ensure Africa is fully enabled to do so.”

The joint statement – issued at Climate Week today in Addis Ababa – comes as nations around the world prepare for the crucial COP30 global climate conference in Brazil in November.

The statement – from H.E. Dr Fitsum Assefa, Ethiopia’s Minister of Planning and Development, and Mr Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary – sets the stage for the Africa Climate Summit starting this coming Monday 8 September, in Addis Ababa.

“This Climate Week has shown that no continent holds greater potential than Africa for climate actions that transform lives and economies for the better. With the world’s youngest population, vast natural resources, unparalleled renewable energy potential, and extraordinary diversity and human ingenuity, Africa is a colossal coiled spring of climate action possibility,” said the statement.

“This Climate Week has shown that African innovators are putting forward pioneering solutions, to boost climate resilience and cut planet-heating emissions. However, it has also highlighted again that only a fraction of this potential has yet been realized. Global decarbonisation is charging ahead, with clean energy investments hitting $2 trillion last year alone, driving economic growth and millions of new jobs, but only a fraction of that investment is flowing to African nations.”

The two leaders pointed to recent United Nations climate COPs delivering concrete global outcomes that should materially benefit Africa and other developing nations.

“But to realize these benefits, COP30 must take the next concrete steps forward: with ambitious outcomes which convert agreements into results on the ground, and scalable solutions which drive a new era of implementation… Because when all nations are empowered to take bold climate actions, this strengthens the entire global economy and lifts up all the world’s 8 billion people,” the statement concludes.

Read the full Joint Statement at this link: Joint statement by UN Climate Change and the Government of Ethiopia | UNFCCC

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During the Climate Week, Ethiopia also announced its bid to host the COP32 UN Climate Conference in 2027.

“We have the capacity, the facilities, the location, the connectivity to host the much-anticipated climate summit,” Ethiopian President H.E. Taye Atske-Selassie said.

The joint statement and announcement of Ethiopia’s bid for COP32 cap a highly productive Climate Week attended by delegates from 119 countries, and hundreds of representatives from NGOs, investors and other international organizations.

During the Climate Week, in focused workshops and “implementation labs” over 40 initiatives driving implementation were featured, so they can be replicated in other markets and scaled up. Noura Hamladji, UN Climate Change Deputy Executive Secretary said:

“Climate Week has been about connecting the international climate process to people’s daily lives. We’ve worked together here in Addis to help translate pledges into actions. From community mini-grids to recycling innovations in Kibera, Kenya; to green bonds in Morocco and digital platforms tracking ambition across the continent: we’ve heard from innovators of climate action that is profitable, scalable, and irreversible.”

The Climate Week also advanced work on key issues being negotiated at COP30 in Brazil, across issues including climate adaptation, finance pathways, and a just transition.

Negotiators also participated in solutions-focused workshop, as part of Climate Week’s new approach this year, aiming to bring the intergovernmental process and real-economy implementation closer together. By clustering mandated meetings in the COP process together, the Climate Week also delivered cost savings and efficiencies.

Mrs Hamladji thanked the Government of Ethiopia for its leadership in hosting the Climate Week: “Ethiopia has long stood as a symbol of African independence, a founding member of the United Nations, and today the diplomatic capital of Africa — home to the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa”.

“This is a country whose influence in regional diplomacy, security, and sustainable development, together with its innovative and dynamic society, made it an ideal setting for the week’s vital work”.

H.E. Dr Fitsum Assefa, Ethiopian Minister of Planning and Development said:

“By gathering here for Climate Week, a global platform for Parties and non-Party stakeholders, we reaffirm Addis Ababa’s role as a hub of the Global South, a place where ideas are exchanged, partnerships forged, and practical solutions launched. This Climate Week is not just an event. It is a bridge between negotiation and implementation. It is where ambition meets action, where commitments are translated into real solutions that reach communities, restore ecosystems, and advance sustainable development.”

Mukhtar Babayev, President of COP29 in Azerbaijan said:

“Each region has its own challenges and solutions. This high-level ministerial event convened by the COP29 Presidency within the Climate Week in Africa will serve as an important space for in-depth engagement on Africa’s core challenges, with a focus on potential solutions through maximizing the opportunities for effective actions.”

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ETHICORE Group Launches to Redefine Advocacy Across Africa, GCC and Near East

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Cape Town, Nairobi, Dubai, 1st September 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-ETHICORE Political Lobbying, ranked among the Top 10 firms in Africa and the EMEA region for government affairs and advocacy, today announced the launch of the ETHICORE Group and its first international office in Dubai, UAE – marking its expansion into the GCC and Near East.

Founded in 2009 with a single client – still a partner today – ETHICORE has grown into a trusted advisor across 29 African markets. The launch of ETHICORE Group consolidates its pan-African legacy and signals a bold new chapter as a purpose-built, international government affairs firm at the intersection of markets, governments, and society.

The Group’s expertise is anchored in five specialised, wholly owned divisions:

  • ETHICORE East – Advisory focused on Africa, GCC, and Near East market, policy, and regulatory landscapes
  • ETHICORE Lobbying – Comprehensive government affairs, lobbying, and advocacy services across Africa
  • ETHICORE Counsel – A bench of elite advisors for decision-makers and institutions
  • ETHICORE Rhetoric – Political communications and narrative strategy
  • ETHICORE Theorem – Public policy, regulatory, and geopolitical intelligence

Speaking on the expansion, Abdul Waheed Patel, Group CEO, said:

“The launch of ETHICORE Group reflects the boldness of our ambition and scale. Dubai provides a strategic hub for the GCC and Near East, complementing our 29-market African footprint. Under a unified identity and global strategy, we are deepening core capabilities, driving innovation, and creating new value for our clients – always with the ethics, precision, and quality that define ETHICORE.”

ETHICORE Group offers clients new strategic advantage, scaling an ethics-first legacy into a future-focused firm – helping private and public institutions, leaders and brands to successfully navigate, shape and influence the critical impact of policy, regulation, governments, politics and geopolitics across two dynamic regions amid critical global shifts, with confidence.

The firm’s regional and global expertise was showcased at Africa Global PR Week in Nairobi last week, where Patel shared the firm’s insights on “The Intersection of PR and Government: Advocating for Public Policy”.

With its new Dubai base, ETHICORE Group offers private and public institutions, leaders, and brands a strategic advantage: the ability to navigate and shape the complex impact of policy, regulation, and geopolitics across Africa and the GCC – at a time when global shifts demand clarity, credibility, and influence.

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About ETHICORE Group

ETHICORE Group is a purpose-built, pan-African and international government affairs firm, globally recognised for pioneering ethical influence and engagement across Africa and beyond.

Founded in 2009, ETHICORE has championed an ethics-first approach to advocacy, partnering with corporations, industry associations, governments, and institutions. Today, ETHICORE Group equips clients to succeed at the nexus of government, policy, and public good across two continents.

ETHICORE accolades:

  • Ranked Top 10 firm in Africa and EMEA by PRovoke Media the global authority on the strategic communications, public affairs and reputation management (2025)
  • Represented on the B20 Task Forces on Integrity and Compliance, and Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems, under South Africa’s G20 Presidency (2025)
  • OECD’s “Trusted Dialogue Group on Getting Influence Right” – part of a multiyear Global Program to Galvanize the Private Sector as Partners to Combat Corruption and formulation of new OECD Guidelines on Responsible Corporate Political Engagement and the OECD Council Recommendations on Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying Influence (since 2021)
  • Political Influence Brand Category Award Winner at the Africa Brand Summit (2020)

Media Enquiries: 

media@ethicoregroup.com 

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Lifestyle

South Africa’s president in United States to ‘reset’ relations with Washington

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South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived  in the United States on Monday ahead of a Wednesday meeting with President Donald Trump.

His state visit comes at a time when his country’s relations with Washington are at the lowest they have been in decades.

Ramaphosa is hoping to reset and revitalise bilateral relations between the two countries – particularly with regards to trade.

Since his return to office, Trump has cut all financial aid to South Africa, expelled its ambassador, and falsely claimed that the government is conducting a genocide against white Afrikaners.

Last week, the US welcomed as refugees 59 white South Africans who claim they were persecuted in their home country.

The South African presidency says Ramaphosa will discuss “bilateral, regional, and global issues of interest” with Trump.

He’s accompanied by several government officials including Agriculture Minister, John Steenhuisen, who is also leader of the Democratic Alliance, the second largest party in the government of national unity.

While in Washington, Ramaphosa is also expected to discuss business opportunities for the companies of South African-born, Elon Musk, who has become one of Trump’s close allies and advisors.

Source: Africanews

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Ramaphosa travels to Washington amid strained relations

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President Cyril Ramaphosa was due to arrive to arrive in the U.S. on Monday morning for a working visit that will culminate in a meeting with his counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Ramaphosa departed South Africa on Sunday night.

The trip comes after months of strained relations. In February, Trump accused South Africa of seizing land belonging to White farmers under its land expropriation act. White South Africans own more than 70 percent of the land despite making up just 7 percent of the population.

Trump also claimed without evidence that a genocide of White Afrikaner speakers was taking place in South Africa. He then sanctioned the country, cutting millions of dollars in aid.

South Africa has denied the accusations.

Issues including trade and tariffs, Ukraine, Gaza and G20 are expected to top the agenda of Wednesday’s meeting.

South Africa holds the rotating presidency of the G20 but the U.S. has decided to effectively boycott the event.

South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice has also riled Trump. Pretoria has long been a supporter of the Palestinian people and a critic of Israel.

Source: Africanews

https://video.euronews.com/mp4/ED/15/28/14/01/ED_PYR_1528141_20250519102142.mp4
Lifestyle

Former U.S. president diagnosed with cancer

Maravi Post Reporter

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to a statement from his office. The 82-year-old sought medical attention after experiencing urinary symptoms, which led to the discovery of a nodule on his prostate.

Tests confirmed the presence of cancer on Friday, and further scans revealed it had already spread to his bones. Doctors describe the cancer as aggressive, with a Gleason score of 9, which is near the top of the scale used to measure severity.

Despite its spread, the cancer is hormone-sensitive — a factor that opens the door to treatment options that can help manage the disease, though not cure it. Prostate cancer that metastasizes is significantly harder to treat than when it’s localized. However, hormone therapy can slow progression and improve quality of life. Experts say men in this situation are typically treated with medication, rather than surgery or radiation.

Biden’s health had long been a topic of public concern, especially during the final years of his presidency. While he previously battled skin cancer and had a precancerous polyp removed during his time in office, this diagnosis marks his most serious health challenge to date.

Biden made cancer research a cornerstone of his political legacy — most notably through the “Cancer Moonshot” initiative, inspired in part by the death of his son Beau from brain cancer in 2015.

Source: Africanews

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