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The West African Health Organisation (WAHO), in collaboration with key regional and global health partners, will host the 2nd ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference (LIC) to strengthen regional health security from September 22–26, 2025, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The 2nd ECOWAS Lassa Fever conference seeks to shape a coordinated regional…

A new report by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), Africa-Europe Foundation, and the African Climate Foundation titled: “The Missing Connection: Unlocking Sustainable Infrastructure Financing in Africa” proffers a way out of Africa’s $170 billion annual infrastructure deficit. Launched at the 5th Finance in Common Summit (FiCS), the global summit…

New Faces New Voices Nigeria (NFNV-Nigeria), and the West African Women Cross Border Traders Association (AFOACT) are set to host a webinar themed: “Empower & Elevate to Advance Women and Youth Cross-Border Traders in West Africa” on January 23, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM West African Time. NFNV…

Nardos Bekele-Thomas, the CEO of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), has been named one of New African magazine’s 100 Most Influential Africans of 2024. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, the CEO of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) The London-based publication recently released its annual list, highlighting remarkable individuals from 29 countries…

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve healthcare in Africa’s second most populous country, Ethiopia. Ethiopian Minister of Health, Dr. Mekdes Daba and Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD, during the signing ceremony The agreement which aims…

The African Union is set to host the 2024 Africa Industrialisation Week (AIW) under the theme: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI), Green Industrialization, and Intellectual Property for Africa’s Transformation” from December 9 to 13 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The theme for AIW2024 is in line with the AU’s 2024 theme i.e…

In a move to enhance its impact across the continent, the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) is set to expand its operational footprint across the continent, says the Agency’s CEO Nardos Bekele-Thomas. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) Ms Bakele-Thomas made this announcement during a press…

The commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the landmark Yamoussoukro Decision (YD) on air transport liberalization in Africa will take place under the theme: “From Vision to Reality – The Benefits of Liberalization of Air Transport Market through SAATM Implementation” come Thursday in Brazzaville, Congo. The 25th YD Day commemorative…

Ahead of the 8th Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week, select African journalists under the aegis of the PIDA Journalists’ Network gathered Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a media sensitization workshop. Zipporah Maubane, Head of Communications, AUDA-NEPAD The workshop was organized by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)…

African civil society organisations had during the agriculture day at the just concluded 29th Conference of Parties (CoP29) held November 11 to 22 in Baku, Azerbaijan, advocated for mainstreaming agroecology in the climate agenda. Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) General Coordinator Million Belay speaking at the COP29 Agriculture…