SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A civic group has accused elementary school textbooks in South Korea of depicting Africa with prejudice and oversimplifying portrayals of the continent as just a recipient of aid. The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) released its review of five sixth grade social studies textbooks on content concerning Africa [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s key newswire, hosted a global forum with the U.N. refugee agency Thursday to address the issue of forced displacement in Africa, where more than 100 million people have lost homes due to war, violence or persecution. The Global Forum on Solutions for Forced Displacement [...]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday that South Korea will provide US$10 million worth of humanitarian aid to address the hunger crisis in Africa as part of a global initiative led by the Group of 20 (G20) major economies. Yoon made the pledge as a member of [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that South Korea will establish a critical mineral partnership with major African nations to develop resources on the continent in a “mutually beneficial” way. Yoon made the remark during a business summit attended by industry leaders from South Korea and Africa, an event [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Tuesday it will host a forum this week to explore opportunities for South Korean companies to invest and do business in Africa, as part of efforts by Seoul to advance economic ties with the region. The 2024 Korea-Africa Infrastructure Forum will [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea seeks to expand ties with Africa in key areas, such as agriculture, biohealth and climate change, to strengthen a mutually beneficial partnership with the continent, the finance ministry said Wednesday. Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho made the remark during the opening speech of the seventh Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea launched the “K-rice belt” initiative with eight African nations Monday to provide them with quality rice varieties and share its farming know-how, ensuring their sustainable food security, the agriculture ministry said. As part of Seoul’s official development assistance (ODA), the project calls for supplying high-yield rice varieties [...]
LONDON, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — African education leaders travelling to London to showcase NewGlobe-supported transformational public educational programs at the prestigious Education World Forum (EWF), May 8 – 10. Harnessing education data to drive learning transformation will be a key takeaway for the global education community at EWF, the biggest gathering of education ministers [...]
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, over 50 leading CEOs from across the African continent who are part of the Africa Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC) presented the Africa Business Leaders’ Climate Statement outlining credible corporate commitments and actions anchored in the goals of the Paris [...]
United Nations, New York, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed closed the inaugural Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) conference this week, calling on partners in government, industry, and philanthropy to contribute toward a vision of sustainable, equitable growth; and to accelerate business opportunities on the African continent. “The solidarity we’re looking [...]