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Despite its impact on people’s health and economic wellbeing, sanitation often comes at the tail end of discussions on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).       In Senegal’s new, lake-side city of Diamniadio, 40 kilometers outside of Dakar, global water and sanitation stakeholders were gathered at the 15,000-seater Dakar…

To foster intra-African electronic trade amongst women and youths under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB) and the African Electronic Trade (AeTrade) Group last week, jointly launched Sokokuu, Africa’s premier e-commerce portal, to traders in COMESA region.     By Stephen…

Deliberations at tralac’s 2021 Annual Conference centred on how Africa can build effective public health preparedness against Covid-19 and future pandemics as well as the role of women, youth and SMEs in the continent’s emerging digital trade space     By Adam Alqali & Stephen Enoch As the third wave…

Stakeholders from the African Union, Member States, United Nations, private sector as well as civil society are currently participating in the three-day virtual commemoration of the 2021 African Integration Forum   By Adam Alqali     It would be recalled that July 7 was declared as African Integration Day by…

The 30th African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Forum of Heads of State and Government virtual meeting, under the chairmanship of President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa cum chairperson of the APR Forum, Thursday welcomed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the 41st African Union member state to accede to…

New Faces New Voices (NFNV) Nigeria last week hosted a two-day virtual regional stakeholders roundtable which brainstormed on the impact of COVID-19 on West African women entrepreneurs and cross-border traders and how they could emerge stronger from the disruption caused by the pandemic.     The New Faces New Voices…

New Faces New Voices (NFNV) Nigeria last week hosted a two-day virtual regional stakeholders roundtable which brainstormed on the impact of COVID-19 on West African women entrepreneurs and cross-border traders and how they could emerge stronger from the disruption caused by the pandemic.     The New Faces New Voices…

Due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Africa Industrialization Week (AIW 2020), under the theme: “Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialisation in the AfCFTA Era,” has Monday kicked-off virtually. This year’s commemoration was coming barely a month to the commencement of trade under the African Continental Free Trade…

Journalists from across the African continent recently converged virtually for a 5-day training on research evidence dissemination, courtesy of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)     The dissemination of research findings to the public is crucial; it helps the people assess and appreciate the impact of the work…

As part of the Youth Silencing the Guns campaign launched by the African Union (AU) in July 2020, the African Union Office of the Youth Envoy (OYE), has launched a series of regional consultations on the roles of youth engagement in Silencing the Guns in Africa     In recognition…