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The African  Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the CGIAR System Organization will on the 29th and 30th of April, co-host a high level dialogue which will focus on feeding Africa, with a…

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…

The 34th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union is scheduled to hold between February 6 and 7  2021, under the theme: “Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want”, which is the Union’s theme for the year 2021.…

The 6th Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week, a weeklong event aimed at engaging and exchanging information on progress in the implementation of the PIDA programme, has commenced virtually on Monday. The event which is being hosted by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), the AU’s development agency,…

While the UK splinters away from the European Union, Africa is uniting under a landmark free trade agreement, making it one of the largest since the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO).     By creating a shared market between 54 [55] countries, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…

The secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in collaboration with the African Union Commission Friday, virtually launched the Start of Trading under the much-awaited Free Trade Area (FTA), the world’s largest free trade zone since the formation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1994.    …

    Situated at the end of an eight-kilometer long access road off the busy Gombe – Yola highway in northeastern Nigeria, Maiganga is a quiet resettled mining community. On this bright Thursday morning, members of the Maiganga women farmers group were in high spirit, as they showcase various food…

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…

A coalition of African community activists, artists, victims of war, and youths Monday launched a pledge to end all forms of violence and set in motion a grassroots civil society campaign to promote peace on the continent. This was in support of the African Union’s #MyPledgeForPeace campaign which mobilises grassroots…