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The Kigali, Rwanda-based Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A), an international think-tank that supports governments, civil society, businesses and academic institutions in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa, is set to host a conference marking three years since the launch of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development…

In a message commemorating the 2019 Africa Day, the Coalition on Media and Education for Development Africa Forum (CAFOR), a non-profit dedicated to ensuring that education systems in Africa are relevant to the labor market, has sued for improved access to quality education on the continent. In a statement signed…

On the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the creation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner of the African Union, the African Union has restated its commitment to the successful realization of the vision of “The Africa We Want” as enshrined in Agenda 2063, the blueprint for…

The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) has announced the postponement of the 8th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW8) themed: “Innovations, Institutions, and People,” earlier scheduled for between 28 and 30 October, 2019 in Cairo, Egypt, just as it pronounced that Egypt will not be the host of this…

African Monitor (AM), a  Pan-African nonprofit that seeks to unlock grassroots potentials as the drivers of Africa’s economic rejuvenation, was listed among the top three finalists for UN Sustainable Development Goals Action (SDG Action) Awards 2019, in the includers category. The announcement of finalists was made April 5 while winners…

 The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), an initiative aimed at promoting media excellence in the West African sub-region has announced call for submission of entries for the third edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) scheduled for between 18 and 19 October, 2019, in Accra,…

The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa`s agricultural engagement workshop on the theme: “Strategic Engagements and Capacity Development of Youth in Agri-prenuership for Technology Adoption,” and scheduled for May 2-4 2019 has Thursday, commenced in Accra, Ghana. The three-day workshop is being co-hosted by FARA with Young Professionals in Agricultural…

The third edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards, (WAMECA), an initiative of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) aimed at promoting media excellence in the West African sub-region, scheduled for October 18-19, 2019 in Accra, Ghana will explore the impact of social media and fake…

The international community Thursday observed the 2019 World Malaria Day under the theme: “Zero Malaria Starts with Me,” aimed at raising global awareness about the spread of malaria scourge and preventing the spread of one of the world`s most deadliest diseases. Since 2007, April 25 is globally observed as World…

The Pan-African Civil Society Alliance working on the African Governance Architecture (AGA) through the “Mobilizing Civil Society Support for Implementation of the African Governance Architecture Project” also known as the Africa We Want Project has lauded the ratification of the African Charter on Democracy Elections and Governance (ACDEG), by the…