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‘Why Africa Should Prioritize Gender-Responsive Climate Solutions’
Ahead of COP29 slated for Nov 11-22, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Senior Gender Specialist at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Dr Eileen Nchanji, said Africa should prioritize the implementation of gender-responsive climate solutions noting that there will be no climate justice without gender equality. Dr Eileen Nchanji, A…
Read More »NGO Requests ACPHR Investigate Guinea’s Role in Diallo Telli, Pioneer OAU Scribe’s Death
The Africa Vision 525 Initiative, an NGO that uses research-based simulation of the African Union Assembly to build Pan-Africanism in youth, has called on famous Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, to demand the African Commission for Human and People’s Rights (ACPHR) investigate government of Guinea-Conakry’s role in the death…
Read More »4th Africa Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation Week Kicks-Off in Maputo, Oct 28
The fourth edition of the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation (AMRH) Week, a crucial touchpoint in ongoing efforts to expand access to quality-assured medicines in Africa, is set to take place from October 28 to November 1, 2024 in Maputo, Mozambique. This year’s biennial event, organized by the Africa Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation…
Read More »Nigeria Health Watch’s 10th Future of Health Conference Spotlights Climate-Health Nexus
Nigeria Health Watch is set to host its 10th Future of Health Conference under the theme: “From Evidence to Action: Building Resilience at the Climate-Health Nexus,” focusing on the intersection of climate change and health and emphasizing the urgent need for actionable policies to mitigate climate-related health impacts, come October…
Read More »COP29: African Negotiators Advocate Prioritizing Concessional Climate Financing
As the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (UNFCCC COP29) slated for Baku, Azerbaijan from 11—22 November 2024, approaches, the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) on Climate Change have advocated the urgency of the continent prioritizing concessional financing in a bid to prevent escalating debt, alongside the urgent need…
Read More »5th AU Minerals Model Law Meeting Holds Oct 14-17 in Addis Ababa
The African Union Commission’s Department of Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals (ETTIM) is set to finalize the drafting and validation of the African Union’s Model Law on Mineral Resources Development during the Model Law’s 5th drafting meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, come October 14-17, 2024. The Model Law…
Read More »African Youth Summit on Food Systems, Agroecology Billed for Oct 14-16 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
In the lead-up to World Food Day 2024 the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), a broad alliance of different civil society actors promoting food sovereignty and agroecology in Africa, will hold its 1st One Thousand African Youth Summit on Food Systems and Agroecology come October 14-16 2024 in…
Read More »Africa IP Summit 2024 Receives Endorsement from Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office
The Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office says it is honored to endorse and fully support the 5th All Africa Intellectual Property (IP) Summit, scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from November 28th to 30th, 2024, in a statement signed by the National Coordinator, Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office, H.E. Mr Olusegun…
Read More »NGYouthSDGs, Germany in Nigeria to Host Nigeria Futures Summit, Oct 8 – 9
Ahead of the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan and the review of Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contributions, the Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative (NGYouthSDGs) with support from the German Missions in Nigeria would convene stakeholders between 8th to 9th of October 2024 in Abuja for the Nigeria…
Read More »ITC and African Union centre small businesses for trade-led
The African Continental Free Trade Area is set to transform business and trade on the continent. The African Union held a forum in Windhoek, Namibia to highlight how small businesses can drive that change. African Union Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Forum from 9-13 September gave small businesses a…
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OP-ED | The Cost of Moving Across Africa’s Unseen Borders, By Ayotunde Abiodun
Despite its bold promises, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is being quietly …
