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In a message commemorating the 2019 Africa Day, the Coalition on Media and Education for Development Africa Forum (CAFOR), a non-profit dedicated to ensuring that education systems in Africa are relevant to the labor market, has sued for improved access to quality education on the continent. In a statement signed…

On the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the creation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner of the African Union, the African Union has restated its commitment to the successful realization of the vision of “The Africa We Want” as enshrined in Agenda 2063, the blueprint for…

Aya Chebbi of Tunisia is the first-ever youth envoy of the African Union. Her appointment in November 2018 boosts the AU’s efforts to include the talents and skills of the continent’s bulging youth population in achieving its Agenda 2063, a framework for Africa’s socioeconomic transformation. Ms. Chebbi is expected to promote,…

The road to UHC is different for every country, but civil society leadership is central to bringing the voices of the people—including girls and women—to policy development processes. Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the idea that everyone everywhere should have access to good quality, affordable health services, is one of the…

The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) has announced the postponement of the 8th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW8) themed: “Innovations, Institutions, and People,” earlier scheduled for between 28 and 30 October, 2019 in Cairo, Egypt, just as it pronounced that Egypt will not be the host of this…

The effects of climate change are manifesting all over the world, evident in wildfires and hurricanes including the recent cyclones in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Tanzania, which have left thousands dead, millions displaced and billions of dollars’ worth of property destroyed.     The major argument about climate change on…

African Monitor (AM), a  Pan-African nonprofit that seeks to unlock grassroots potentials as the drivers of Africa’s economic rejuvenation, was listed among the top three finalists for UN Sustainable Development Goals Action (SDG Action) Awards 2019, in the includers category. The announcement of finalists was made April 5 while winners…

Humanitarian disasters have led to an unprecedented level of forced displacement.   The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports more displaced persons now than at any time since the end of the Second World War. We are witnessing, as never before, large movements of people, which demonstrate how interconnected…

Access to finance and infrastructure funding can help Africa’s economic development journey. Islamic finance can increase access to finance and can help bridge the infrastructure gap in Africa.   The G20’s German Presidency introduced a new initiative for sustainable economic development in Africa known as the G20 African Partnership. The partnership offers…

About 60 youths from across Africa  gathered in Accra, Ghana, last week, for a 3-day agricultural engagement workshop themed: “Strategic Engagements and Capacity Development of Youth in Agri-preneurship for Technology Adoption,” aimed at leveraging shared experiences of youths to develop a framework for youth engagement with a focus on inclusive…