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The 3rd African Forum on Mining was a critical platform for African mining stakeholders to reflect on over a decade and a half of implementing the African Mining Vision, the continent’s blueprint for resource-based industrialization and sustainable economic development. Cross-section of delegates at the 3rd African Forum on Mining in…

Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO of AUDA-NEPAD reflects on the crucial insights raised by The African Union Development Agency – European Union (AUDA-EU) report on Infrastructure Finance in Africa. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, AUDA-NEPAD CEO speaking at the 7th PIDA Week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Infrastructure development in Africa has long been a critical…

Africa has achieved a record-setting milestone with the listing of its first five human medicinal products under the African Medicine Regulatory Harmonization (AMRH) Initiative, marking a groundbreaking step toward guaranteeing the safety, efficacy, and quality of human medicinal products for Africans. Members of the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation (AMRH) Steering…

The 2024 Africa Industrialization Week (AIW) sought to harness Artificial Intelligence (AI), green bonds, and enhanced intra-African trade to foster green industrialization. Amb. Albert Muchanga, outgoing AU Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry, and Minerals speaking during the opening session of the 2024 Africa Industrialization Week (AIW2024) The 2024…

Donald Trump’s spending freeze may look like an open goal, but Beijing could still struggle to take advantage of the situation US President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid will likely create a vacuum in Africa that China can exploit, but diplomatic analysts say it may not be an easy win for Beijing.…

The African Union is set for a landmark event — the election of the 5th substantive Chairperson of its Commission and Commissioners — taking place during the 38th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, from February 12 to 16, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Left…

The African Union Information and Communication Directorate (AU ICD), in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), has launched the Move Africa Communication Project which seeks to shift public perception of migration by moving beyond stereotypes and presenting a more balanced and human-centered perspectives. Despite the African Union’s vision…

The New Faces New Voices Nigeria (NFNV-NIGERIA) and the West African Women Cross Border Traders Association (AFOACT) recent webinar underscored the need for multistakeholder collaboration and innovation to unlock the full potential of cross-border trade in West Africa. The webinar themed: “Empower and Elevate to Advance Women and Youth Cross-Border…

Propcom+, an 8-year United Kingdom-funded rural and agricultural market development program, targets increasing the incomes and climate resilience of around 4 million poor and rural Nigerians, (50% of whom will be women), by increasing productivity and food security, enhancing climate resilience by 2030. A panel discussion at the one-day Propcom+…

The 4th African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (AMRH) Week, organized by the Africa Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation (AMRH) Joint Secretariat – comprising the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) was held recently in Maputo, Mozambique, marking 15 years of efforts to harmonize and strengthen Africa’s pharmaceutical regulatory systems. Panel…