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EXPLAINER | From Cairo to Mombasa: SCoMRA 2025 and Africa’s Push for Health Sovereignty
As Africa prepares for the Seventh Scientific Conference on Medical Product Regulation in Africa (SCoMRA 2025), scheduled for November 11–13 in Mombasa, Kenya, attention is turning to how this convening will shape the continent’s pursuit of health sovereignty. Themed: “Regulatory Harmonisation: Unlocking Africa’s Potential in Health Product Manufacturing and Trade,”…
Read More »ANALYSIS | On Three Decades of Japan–Africa Partnership for Africa’s Development
The 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), to be held from August 20 to 22, 2025, in Yokohama, Japan, marks a pivotal moment in the three decades of Japan–Africa partnership—anchored in mutual trust, shared responsibility, and African ownership. African and Japanese leaders at the 6th Tokyo International Conference…
Read More »Nigeria Commits to Leading Africa’s Digital Trade Revolution under AfCFTA
As Africa seeks to unlock the full potential of digital trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Nigeria is stepping forward to position itself at the forefront of shaping the continent’s digital economic future. Nigeria, designated by the African Union in February 2025 as Africa’s Digital Trade Champion,…
Read More »African Chefs Unite to Defend Continent’s Food Sovereignty
The first African Chefs Gathering and Policy Convening, hosted by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), aimed to protect and promote African food culture, address policy gaps, and chart a path toward a just and sustainable food system. African chefs, farmers, food activists and researchers at the first…
Read More »OGP: How Nigeria Became a Global Model for Beneficial Ownership Transparency
Nigeria has emerged as a global model in beneficial ownership transparency—especially among developing and African countries—thanks to a bold combination of legal reform, political commitment, and civic collaboration under the Open Government Partnership (OGP). The OGP Global delegation meeting with Nigeria’s Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Senator Abubakar Atiku…
Read More »2025 HLPF: Day Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia Presented 3rd SDGs Progress Reports
The 2025 United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) brought together 37 countries, including three African nations—Ghana, Nigeria, and Ethiopia—which presented their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs), highlighting mixed progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A cross-section of delegates at the 2025 High-Level Political Forum The United…
Read More »TRIBUTE | MESHA@20: A Personal Testimony
As the Nairobi-based Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA) celebrates its 20th anniversary, African Newspage Editor-in-Chief Adam Alqali pens a heartfelt tribute to the nonprofit that helped shape his journey as a journalist. The story of my career as an international award-winning journalist would not be complete without…
Read More »COP30: African Ministers Reject ‘Dangerous’ Solar Geoengineering Technologies
Ahead of COP30, the 20th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN20) has rejected what they call ‘Dangerous’ Solar Geoengineering Technologies, calling for equitable climate finance to address the continent’s escalating climate challenges and support its adaptation priorities. A cross-section of the 20th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN20)…
Read More »Afreximbank: Charting a Practical Roadmap for AfCFTA Implementation
The 2025 Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2025) served as a critical platform for fostering multistakeholder dialogue on accelerating Africa’s economic integration through the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Panelists speaking on the Afreximbank 2025 Annual Meetings’ panel: “Realizing the Vision of Africa’s Founders: Progress Towards Africa’s…
Read More »Story of Afreximbank’s Three Decades of Resilient Pursuit of the Pan-African Dream
The 32nd Annual Meetings of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) marked a historic moment of reflection and intergenerational dialogue, bringing together the Bank’s past and present leadership to examine its transformation from a fledgling start-up into a cornerstone of Africa’s trade and development architecture. Afreximbank’s former presidents, Mr. Christopher Edordu…
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