by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 13, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned last week that the viral infection’s rate of spread was alarming. It said that over 15,000 mpox cases and 461 deaths were reported on the continent this year so far, representing a 160%...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 18, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life, Non-Life
The deal gives Sanlam an opportunity to further expand its insurance and financial services business across Africa, the companies said. Opportunities outside South Africa will be facilitated through its SanlamAllianz business JOHANNESBURG: South African insurer Sanlam...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 12, 2024 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
The Red Sea disruptions amplify the impact on global trade from the Panama Canal congestion, caused by drought conditions that have almost halved the number of vessels using the waterway. Bulkers carrying agricultural commodities and tankers are most affected by the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Policy, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Despite these increasing risks, subsidized agri-insurance is only available in four out of 54 countries across Africa, and currently only 3% of African farmers have insurance coverage for their farms. African smallholders – who face significantly more income...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 30, 2023 | Health, International News, Pandemic, Risk Management
Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention The threat of “a climate change-related disease becoming a pandemic and coming from Africa” was what keeps Jean Kaseya, the director general of the Africa Centres for...
