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UN agency surveys almost 2,000 people from Africa in Europe to pin down their motivation for migration Migrants take dangerous routes from Africa to Europe not because they need protection or jobs but because their countries do not meet their aspirations quickly enough, a new study by the UN‘s development agency found. The report published on…

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), a fortnight ago, hosted school feeding managers from across the Nigerian federation to a capacity building workshop on the use of the School Meal Planner (SMP) tool; which enables users to create nutritionally-balanced and market costed school meals, using daily nutritional allowances, as recommended…

A fortnight ago, about 300 scientists from across Africa and beyond where in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, on the occasion of the 35th general conference of the International Scientific Council for Trypanosomiasis Research and Control (ISCTRC), convened by the African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)     The…

The global community Friday commemorated the 2019 International Day of the Girl Child under the theme: “GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable” focused on highlighting and addressing the various challenges faced by girls across the globe and celebrating achievements by, and for girls since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform…

The second AfroChampions Boma themed: “Africa’s New Deal for Sustainable Green Growth and Industrialization,” planned for October 8 – 11, 2019 is currently on-going at the Rwandan capital, Kigali; boma is the Swahili expression for a gathering to discuss issues of interest to the community. The boma on Africa’s green…

The global community Monday commemorated the 2019 World Habitat Day under the theme: “Frontier technologies as an innovative tool to transform waste to wealth,” aimed at promoting the contribution of innovative frontier technologies for sustainable waste management across the world. The first Monday of every October, each year, is globally…

The global community Saturday commemorated the 2019 World Teachers Day (WTD) under the theme: “Young Teachers: The Future of the Profession,” calling on governments to make teaching a profession of first choice for young people. The annual event recognizes the rights and responsibilities of teachers, and provides a platform for…

In a bid to promote intra-African trade and Pan African industrialization, the AU has continued to evolve various normative frameworks aimed at the successful realization of its vision “for an integrated, people-centred, prosperous Africa,”  as enshrined in Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want   Economic integration was one of the…

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), an initiative aimed at promoting media excellence in the West African sub-region, has announced the list of finalists for the third edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) scheduled for between 17 and 19 October, 2019, in Accra, Ghana.…

African governments and their donors and partners are already committed to investing in skills-building and job creation. Given its implications for employment, development, and migration, there is a strong case for channeling a significant share of that investment toward Africa’s distributed renewable-energy industry Africans are increasingly unsettled. Since 2010, at…