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DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15, 2019       The African Governance Platform through its Secretariat based at the Department of Political Affairs, together with the Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees, and Internally Displaced Persons Division (HARDP) of the African Union Commission and in collaboration with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) will co-convene the 2019…

The African Union Commission (AUC) and partners are set for the second annual Africa Industrialization Week (AIW 2019), holding exactly a week from today, November 18-22, under the theme: “Positioning African Industry to Supply the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Market,” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.     It was…

The 3rd African Youth Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit – Africa`s largest continental gathering of youth aimed at mobilizing and inspiring active participation of youth in the implementation of the United Nations SDGs – has been re-scheduled for, July 1 – 3, 2020.     The Youth Advocates Ghana (YAG),…

The first-ever African Union Mining Forum is billed to hold between November 13 and 15 in Accra, Ghana under the theme: “Africa Mining Vision At 10: Looking Back, Moving Forward?” The event is holding exactly ten years since Heads of States and Government of the African Union adopted the African…

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)  presents Africa with an opportunity to leapfrog many of the skills acquisition and structural and infrastructural hurdles that have limited Africa’s progress to date   There is a global narrative that Africa is being left behind by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). We disagree, and…

The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, announced a strategic partnership focused on leveraging high-impact science, technology and innovation (STI) ideas to promote good health and well-being for the greater good of the African continent. Speaking shortly after the signing…

Last week, the African Union was on a strategic mission to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), aimed at fast-tracking the harmonization of Pan African industrialization frameworks, by the Regional Economic Communities (RECs); the AU also validated its study on financing Africa’s industrialization   As far as economic…

For better or worse, some crises attract more international attention than others. More attention also means more international humanitarian actors who want to jump into the crisis bandwagon. These international humanitarian actors include both international organizations (such as the World Health Organization, and UNICEF) and NGOs (such as Oxfam, Doctors…

The African Union this week hosted series of interface sessions with bureaucrats from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Pan African industrialisation frameworks, just as the AU readies to host a high-level validation workshop for its study on financing Africa’s industrialisation agenda on Thursday, in Abuja, Nigeria.…

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…