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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,…

Between February 24 and 27, about 3, 000 delegates including cabinet ministers and other high-level representatives of UN, AU and its Regional Economic Communities (RECs), convened in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, for the 6th session of Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-6), themed: “2020–2030: A Decade to Deliver a Transformed…

In commemoration of International Women’s Day 2020, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) – a Swiss-based product development partnership in antimalarial research – and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), have announced a collaboration to establish a pregnancy registry in malaria-endemic African countries; so as to fill the data gap…

Success against coronavirus will require national leadership, engaged local responders, and strong cooperation with NGOs   A looming epidemic of COVID-19 in Africa presents a deadly threat. This is especially the case in densely populated urban areas with limited opportunities for social distancing, poor baseline systems to support hygiene and…

The world will Sunday commemorate the 2020 International Women’s Day (IWD); the UN’s annual event celebrated every March 8, to reflect on progress made in terms of the social, cultural, economic as well as political achievements of ordinary women who are positively changing their communities all over the world.  …

On the margins of the 6th session of the Africa Sustainable Development Forum, held at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, February 24–27, 2020, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) launched its “Report on Assessing Governance Mechanisms for the Implementation of the African Union Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development…

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…

The global community will Sunday observe the 2020 Zero Discrimination Day under the theme: “Zero Discrimination against Women and Girls”.  This year’s event focuses on promoting everyone’s right to live a dignified life regardless of their age, gender, sexuality, nationality, ethnicity, skin color and beliefs.   Celebrated every March 1st,…

Major world powers are jostling for political and economic influence in Africa, but what is behind the renewed interest on the continent and what are African countries doing about it? The BBC’s Dickens Olewe reports.     In recent years Africans have become used to seeing their leaders accumulate air…

There is renewed concern about the sustainability of rising debt levels in many African countries. Much of this debt is being incurred through foreign currency denominated Eurobonds issued on international financial markets. The total value of Eurobonds issued between 2018 and 2019 was more than the value of all bonds sold between 2003 to 2016.  …