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Edwin Ikhuoria, ONE Campaign’s Africa executive director, speaks about the changing dynamics of Africa-Europe relations and why a balanced relationship is no longer far-fetched.     By Adam Alqali Newspage: The period leading to the 6th AU-EU summit in Brussels was characterized by a sense of optimism about the summit…

Almost twenty years after it was established by the NEPAD Heads of State Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 9, 2003, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) commemorated its 19th anniversary on Wednesday, themed: “Towards Strengthening Democracy, Good Governance and Constitutionalism”.     By Adam Alqali In a statement celebrating…

March 9, 2022 marks 19 years of the existence of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), mandated by the African Union to enhance the state of governance on the continent. Yet, for the Mechanism’s reviews to have the desired impact, APRM must closely engage with African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).…

In commemoration of International Women’s Day 2022, Comfort Lamptey, UN Women’s representative to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), talks about the impact of the climate crisis on women and girls and their role in climate action. Newspage: Can you help unpack the UN Women’s theme…

In February,  EU and AU leaders met in Brussels to analyse the future of relations between the two continents and revisit the terms of the historical “‘partnership”.     As somehow expected, the summit failed to make concrete commitments to address the fundamental issues underlying the unequal and inequitable relationships…

The 7th Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week, Africa’s premier forum for accelerating infrastructure implementation, commenced Monday in Nairobi, Kenya. The weeklong event themed: “Putting Africa on a firm footing for recovery, growth, and resilience through Infrastructure” is being hosted by the Government of Kenya and the African…

The AfCFTA has the power to economically transform Africa, but to succeed it needs to go beyond mere trade liberalisation, says the chief economist at Afreximbank.     Although Africa was far from the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic and has recorded some of the lowest casualty rates, the region…

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has announced the inauguration of a 14-member AfCFTA Trade and Industrial Development Advisory Council, which will provide advice on trade integration and transformative industrialization as part of efforts towards the implementation of the AfCFTA.       By Muhammad Usman   Members…

The Independent Continental Youth Advisory Council on the African Continental Free Trade Area (ICOYACA), which seeks to mainstream youth participation in the AfCFTA across the continent, Wednesday hosted the inaugural episode of its online AfCFTA YouthEngage Series.     By Stephen Enoch ICOYACA says the overall aim of the YouthEngage…

The period 2019 – 2021 saw a substantial headway in the implementation of Agenda 2063, with an overall performance of 51%, against 32% scores in 2019.     By Adam Alqali The Second Continental Report on the Implementation of Agenda 2063, the 50-year strategic vision for Africa’s inclusive and sustainable…