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Mr Prudence Sebahizi, director in charge of institutional matters and programmes coordination at the African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA) Secretariat, has said free trade under the AfCFTA can only be achieved with free movement of persons, owing to the strong relationship between movement of people and trade.     Mr…

African railway stakeholders recently convened in Midrand, South Africa, to review the status of implementation of the 13 Africa Integrated High Speed Railway Network (AIHSRN) pilot projects, where they exchanged ideas on best practices and key challenges in the implementation of the priority continental railway projects.     The continental…

Brahma Kumaris, a worldwide spiritual movement dedicated to personal transformation and world renewal, joined Africans on Thursday in commemorating Africa Day 2023.     Africa Day, formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day, is an annual commemoration of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) on May…

The Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), African Union’s civil society advisory organ, is hosting three-part virtual consultations with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to generate perspectives and insights on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from different stakeholders within Africa’s civil society space.     The webinars are part…

The  African Union Advisory Board against Corruption (AUABC), the AU’s anti-corruption agency, swore in its newly appointed board members at the commencement of the 43rd Ordinary Session of the Board held last week, in Arusha, Tanzania.       The Arusha, Tanzania-headquartered AUABC was established in May 2009 by Article…

The AfCFTA Secretariat and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a host country agreement with the Republic of Rwanda for the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund, meant to address potential tariff revenue losses resulting from AfCFTA’s implementation.     The AfCFTA Adjustment Fund, which will be managed by the Fund for Export…

Hunger Relief Africa (HRA), a nonprofit that seeks to eliminate food insecurity in African communities, is set to launch its flagship program on March 15, themed: ‘Preventing, Preparing, Anticipating and Responding to Food Crisis through a Domestic Hunger Model’.      The nonprofit seeks to help hunger-prone families meet their…

Afrobarometer, a pan-African research network that measures public attitudes on economic, political, and social issues in Africa, has sought the partnership and collaboration of African media in the dissemination of its surveys on democracy, governance, economic conditions, social and cultural norms.     Afrobarometer is focused on tracking the attitudes,…

As Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday, Africans Rising, a Pan-African movement of people and organisations working for justice, peace and dignity, has called on stakeholders in Nigeria’s electoral process to ensure a free and fair elections including securing the country to enable citizens to cast their ballots peacefully.…

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…