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President of The AfDB Receives 8th African Leadership Magazine African of The Year Award
Over 200 leading African political, business,
and diplomatic leaders gathered in Johannesburg for the 8th African Leadership
Magazine Persons of the Year Award dinner. They witnessed...
New WBG Strategy Focuses on Conflict Prevention and Partnerships for Peace and Security in Africa
Urgent action is needed in
countries impacted by fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) to end extreme poverty
globally, according to the World Bank Group. As crisis...
UNWTO Hosts First High-Level Forum on Tourism Investment in Africa
Tourism Ministers from across Africa came together for the first UNWTO
Global Investment Forum in Africa, a landmark event aimed at unlocking the
potential of investment...
Russia-Africa Relations: Highlights of Valentina Matviyenko’s Trip to Namibia and Zambia
On February 18 - 20, Chairperson of the Federation
Council (the Upper House or the Senate), Valentina Matviyenko, headed a Russian
delegation on a three-day working...
Africa has both the energy and the determination to make sustainable development happen
The United
Nations and the African Union (AU) should do more to ensure all Africans see
their futures in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)and the goals...
Roadmaps for developing the pharmaceutical industry in West Africa
A new set of publications comprising a regional reference framework and
country-specific roadmap documents has been released to support the development
of the pharmaceutical industry in...
West African Ministers Adopt Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles Standards
With a population of close to 400 million people, the West African
region has one of the fastest growing vehicle fleets in the world. As...
Zimbabwe’s Unprecedented Misfortune: The Perils of Climate Change
Remarkably, the El Nino effect is ghosting
human lives back again; Zimbabwe’s food insecurity is reaching dangerous levels
whilst ground policies are taking strange turns. Time...
Towards advancing green business and circular economy in Africa
Policy makers and stakeholders across Africa are meeting to chart green
economy opportunities in the agriculture sector under the lead of the Switch
Africa Green programme....
Situation in central Mali ‘deteriorating’ as violence, impunity rise
The growing violence has contributed to a deteriorating security
situation in central Mali, with impunity being one of the aggravating factors, an independent UN
human rights...