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The global community will on Friday commemorate the 2020 International Day of Education – an annual international observance day held every January 24, dedicated to promoting the need for education – under the theme: ‘Learning for people, planet, prosperity, and peace’.     In partnership with the Centre for Research…

The 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State of the African Union, on Tuesday commenced with the 39th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC),  under the theme: ‘Silencing the guns: creating conducive conditions for Africa’s development,’ at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.…

The Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports has recently launched the Model African Union simulation under the patronage of Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and the African Union Commission in Cairo, the Arab Republic of Egypt. The ministry had earlier in November obtained accreditation from the AU Commission (AUC) to…

The 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union will be taking place on select dates that fall between January 21  and  February 10, under the AU’s theme for 2020: “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development.”     The…

Climate change, high population pressure and unsustainable land practices are the converging factors undermining livelihoods, and leading to low agricultural productivity in the drylands of West and Central Africa (WCA) regions, says Jibrin Jibrin, a professor of soil science cum director of the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA), an Africa…

In commemoration of the 2019 International Migrants Day, the United Nations Network on Migration Wednesday observed the first anniversary of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (Global Compact) in celebration of the courage of about 272 million migrants all over the world as well as their important…

The African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources` (AU-IBAR) has hosted a 3-day continental forum themed: “Accelerating intra-African trade and boosting Africa’s trading position in the global animal commodity market,” aimed at promoting dialogue on intra-African livestock trade amongst AU member states, for the successful operationalization of the Africa Continental…

As the world marks 2019 Human Rights Day, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, has described climate emergency as presenting the most profound planet-wide threat to human rights. “This has been a year of tremendous activism – notably by young people. It is particularly fitting that this…

The continental secretariat of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), in collaboration with the Africa Governance Platform (AGA Platform), Monday hosted a consolidated launch for the inaugural biannual Africa Governance Report (AGR), before a vast array of stakeholders from academia, think tanks, media as well as women and youths groups,…

The continental secretariat of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), in collaboration with the Africa Governance Platform (AGA Platform) and Africa Governance Institute (AGI) is set to hold a Consolidated Launch of the 2019 Africa Governance Report (AGR), between 9th and 10th of December, 2019, in Nairobi, Kenya.    …