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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...
Year-old peace agreement must be implemented for ‘lasting peace’ in Central African Republic
Following
a visit to the Central African Republic, a UN independent expert said that
everyone must take all measures necessary to effectively implement the peace
agreement that...
Justin Trudeau meets African leaders to advance conflict resolution and economic security
Canada’s
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened a meeting for African heads of state,
foreign ministers and representatives of the United Nations and other
multilateral bodies on Monday...
Violence in North and West Africa increasingly targeting civilian and border areas
Violence
in North and West Africa is increasingly targeting civilian and border regions
as today’s conflicts involve non-state actors with diverging agendas, according
to a new report...
Future ACP-EU Partnership
What
is the Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the EU and African, Caribbean and
Pacific countries?
The
Cotonou Partnership Agreement is the legal framework governing the relations
between the EU...
Bamako Convention: Protect Africa from hazardous waste dumping
The third
Conference of the Parties (COP 3) to the Bamako Convention today adopted a set
of decisions reaffirming the Parties’ commitment to strengthen the Convention
in...
New ACP-EU Partnership: Moving forward towards a new partnership fit for the future
Today, new
impetus was given to the post-Cotonou negotiations on a new agreement between
the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) as the two...
Africa’s Sahel: Act now before the crisis ‘becomes unmanageable’
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is stepping
up response in Africa’s Sahel region where escalating violence has
forced a rising number of people to flee their homes.
Agency chief Filippo Grandi...
Addressing hazardous waste within Africa
In mid-February, government representatives from across the African
continent will come together in Brazzaville,
Republic of the Congo to work towards a safe chemicals and waste...