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Shelter Afrique, the pan-African housing and finance firm, has announced the launch of its housing affordability calculator aimed at improving the viability of affordable housing projects on the continent.     By Muhammad Usman A press statement by the firm released on Wednesday in Nairobi, Kenya, said the new device…

The 9th World Water Forum (WWF), the globe’s largest water event, will take place for the first time in sub-Saharan Africa, March 21 – 26, under the theme: “Water Security for Peace and Development,” at Diamniadio in Senegal.     By Abdullahi Tsanni The triennial Forum, being organized by the World Water Council, is…

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…

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…

A committee that will plan the establishment of an African Education Trust Fund (AETF) has been set up by the Association of African Universities (AAU), alongside the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI) and the African Private Sector Summit (APSS).     Stephen Enoch   The fifteen-member committee,…

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the World Customs Organisation (WCO) on Tuesday in Brussels, Belgium, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at operationalising tariff schedules and ensuring additional free and efficient movement of goods in Africa.   The MoU was signed by the duo of…

The African Women in Media (AWiM), in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is set to launch the African Environment Journalism Programme, underpinned by the African Green Stimulus Programme (AGSP).   AGSP is an innovative, African-led initiative focused on supporting the continent’s sustainable recovery from the socio-economic and environmental impacts…

The Republic of Cabo Verde on Saturday deposited its instrument of ratification for the Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), becoming the forty-first state party to ratify the landmark Agreement.     By Adam Alqali   The central Atlantic Ocean island country’s ratification means only 13 of…

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Council of Ministers Responsible for Trade has approved trading under the AfCFTA to progress on the basis of the already agreed-upon Rules of Origin (RoO) covering 87.7% of total tariff lines.     By Stephen Enoch This resolution was taken by the Eighth…