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The CEO of the Africa Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), Nardos Bekele-Thomas, has said climate change and sustainability were key considerations in the design of the 2nd Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa Priority Action Plan (PIDA PAP II), which was adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of…

Key climate stakeholders from the Nigerian government, civil society, and philanthropic sector, recently converged in Abuja, Nigeria, for Surge Africa’s one-day policy conference on key issues that intersect climate policies, governance, and development.     The convening, themed “Policy Convergence: Designing Pathways to Climate Governance,”  was organized by Surge Africa,…

The 2nd Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure Development (DFS-2) will take place between the 1st and 3rd of February in Dakar, Senegal, under the patronage of the Chairperson of the African Union cum Senegalese President Macky Sall.     It will be recalled that the African Union Assembly of…

The thirty-sixth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union is set to hold between February 18 and 19 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the AU theme for the year 2023, “Accelerating the Implementation of AfCFTA.”     The landmark summit coincides with…

The African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC) has tasked member states of the AU on the efficacious deployment of funds meant for response to and mitigation of the impact of Covid-19 pandemic, as part of efforts to improve transparency and accountability measures during emergencies.      The AU organ…

The inaugural meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council of the AeTrade Group was held, under the Chairmanship of His Majesty King Mswati III of Eswatini, on the sidelines of the recent African Union’s Extraordinary Summit on Industrialization and Economic Diversification and the Extraordinary Session on the African Continental Free Trade…

The 2022 YouLead Africa Summit, one of Africa’s most diverse youth forums bringing policymakers together with youth leaders, private sector and NGO stakeholders to address pressing youth development challenges, commenced Monday in Arusha, Tanzania.      Since 2017, the YouLead Summit has been convened jointly by the East African Community…

The African Newspage has been elected as one of the 8 continental members of the Fourth Permanent General Assembly (PGA) of the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) , alongside different social and professional groups from the member states of the African Union.      The First Ordinary…

The Afrikan Youth Business Council (AfYBC), is set to be officially launched on the sidelines of the 2022 YouLead Summit, Africa’s largest and most diverse youth event, on Tuesday at the East African Community (EAC) Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. AfYBC seeks to be the continental apex body for youth-led private…

The non-profit Hunger Relief Africa (HRA), in partnership with the International Crowdfunding Center (ICC) will, this December, launch a relief project dubbed: “Emergency Food Packages for Vulnerable African Communities” in north and northeastern Uganda.       HRA aims to contribute to eliminating food insecurity by helping communities and people…