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The World Health Day is commemorated every April 7 to raise awareness about health issues and mobilize support for action, from local community to the international stage.  April 7 also marks the date of the founding of the World health Organization (WHO) – the specialized agency of the United Nations…

As Africa begins its battle against COVID-19, the water needs of millions of Africans continues to remain unmet, even as climate change threatens to worsen lack of access to safe water on the continent.     Water is fundamental to human existence thus is often considered as the most precious…

The African Ministers` Council on Water (AMCOW), last week, hosted water and sanitation experts from across the Nigerian federation to a one-day country consultation meeting on the Africa Sanitation Policy Guidelines (ASPG); as part of the process of developing an inclusive sanitation policy framework for the continent.     Water,…

Last week Thursday, the 10th African Union Commission – European Commission meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; it was aimed at an enhanced partnership between the 2 continental unions, ahead of the AU-EU ministerial meeting holding  May 5, 2020 and the 6th EU-AU summit holding later in 2020   The…

In commemoration of the first-ever World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) Day, hundreds of Senegalese youths and civic groups, January 30, converged on Dakar, Senegal.  The gathering was convened by Speak Up Africa, in partnership with the Youssou  N’Dour Foundation to raise awareness on NTDs     The term ‘neglected’ refers…

Against the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in China, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), activated an emergency operations center, aimed at curtailing the potential spread of the virus, now named Covid-19, on the continent       Coronaviruses belong to a large family of viruses…

In collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt and the UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) recently held a two-day experts’ meeting which discussed  the possibilities of implementing the Buenos Aires Plan of Action BAPA+40 outcome document to promote South-South Cooperation (SSC)…

Between December 11 and 12, 2019, the inaugural meeting of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development under the theme: “An Agenda for Sustainable Peace, Security and Development in Africa,” was held in Aswan, Egypt     One of the greatest threats to Africa`s immense potential for growth is…

Last week, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) launched a campaign on 2020 as the UN International Year of Plant Health (IYPH), aimed at raising public awareness about the importance of plant health research in ending hunger and reducing poverty in Africa     Plants are regarded as the…

Since 1990, 20th November of every year has been celebrated as Africa Industrialization Day; this year’s was aimed at raising awareness on the challenges and opportunities for Africa’s industrialization, in the context of the newly-formed African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)     In 1989, the 25th Ordinary Session of…