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30th APR Forum welcomes 41st member, Democratic Republic of Congo
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…
Read More »Despite Covid-19, 34th AU summit on African arts, culture holds February 6 – 7 in Addis Ababa
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.…
Read More »6th PIDA Week positions infrastructure at the heart of Africa’s economic recovery
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,…
Read More »OP-ED | Forget Brexit, the most important trade deal in 2021 is in Africa, By Debisi Araba
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)…
Read More »Historic! Trading under the AfCFTA launched
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. …
Read More »INDEPTH | Sasakawa: Mainstreaming gender in Nigeria’s rural livelihood
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…
Read More »NFNV Nigeria: Building African women entrepreneurs’ resilience to Covid-19
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…
Read More »NFNV Nigeria: Building resilience of African women entrepreneurs against Covid-19
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…
Read More »Silencing the Guns: African artists, youths unite for AU’s #MyPledgeforPeace campaign
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…
Read More »OP-ED | The African Union should work on policy implementation to realise its ambitions, By Luckystar Miyandazi
The African Union’s ambitions for a fully integrated and cooperating continent are frustrated by the implementation gap on agreements made by member states. Regional incentives and power dynamics must be addressed to realise Africa’s role as a future global powerhouse, but the roll-out of the continent-wide free trade area and…
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Yango Côte d’Ivoire Appoints African Media Agency as Its Communications Partner
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 7 October 2025-African Media Agency (AMA), a leading pan-African communications and …
