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The Prime Ministers of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne and Tuvalu’s Kausea Natano signs a historic accord allowing for litigation for any severe damage to the Small Island States caused by climate change before international courts. The agreement will establish a Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law, creating a body for the development and implementation of international climate justice.

Read the original article here: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/world-news/20211031/antigua-tuvalu-seek-justice-over-climate-change-damage

Rand Merchant Bank’s latest report states Ghana as the best West African country for investments. Ghana outperformed neighbours like Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal and managed to avoid recession in 2020. It also recorded a growth of 0.4% where construction, agriculture and services sectors were the main catalysts.

Read the original article here: https://remonews.com/zimbabwe/ghana-is-the-best-investment-destination-in-west-africa-rmb-where-to-invest-2021-report/

An ancient Samoan medicinal plant used to reduce inflammation has been scientifically validated by researchers in New Zealand and Samoa. Dr Seeseei Molimau-Samasoni, senior research director at the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa and post-doctoral fellow Dr Helen Woolner have found the leaves of the matalafi tree, or psychotria insularum, as effective as ibuprofen.

Read the original article here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/126825052/traditional-samoan-medicine-found-as-effective-as-ibuprofen-by-scientists