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As part of its broader policy advocacy program, Surge Africa, a nonprofit that works at the intersection of policy, media and resilience building, recently hosted a stakeholders’ dialogue on adaptation and conservation policies in Kano state, northwestern Nigeria, attended by stakeholders from government and non–state actors.   In a press…

The Afrikan Youth Business Council (AfYBC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Arusha-based MS Training Centre for Development Cooperation (MS TCDC) for the fiscal sponsorship of AfYBC by MS TCDC. AfYBC is the continental umbrella body of youth-led private sector entities, institutions, and associations advocating for a youth-friendly…

African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Africa’s voluntary self-assessment mechanism on good governance, is set to host a virtual roundtable on gender best practices on July 31 to enable the sharing of gender best practices in APRM Participating States from a governance perspective.     The webinar, which will serve as a…

The inaugural Africa Gemstones and Jewellery Exhibition and Conference (AGJEC), which aims to showcase Africa’s gemstone wealth and foster value creation, maximization and intra-African trade opportunities in Africa’s gemstones, is set to take place in Ndola, Zambia, from July 10th–14th, 2023.      Ndola is renowned for its emerald production,…

Mr Prudence Sebahizi, director in charge of institutional matters and programmes coordination at the African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA) Secretariat, has said free trade under the AfCFTA can only be achieved with free movement of persons, owing to the strong relationship between movement of people and trade.     Mr…

African railway stakeholders recently convened in Midrand, South Africa, to review the status of implementation of the 13 Africa Integrated High Speed Railway Network (AIHSRN) pilot projects, where they exchanged ideas on best practices and key challenges in the implementation of the priority continental railway projects.     The continental…

Brahma Kumaris, a worldwide spiritual movement dedicated to personal transformation and world renewal, joined Africans on Thursday in commemorating Africa Day 2023.     Africa Day, formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day, is an annual commemoration of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) on May…

The Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), African Union’s civil society advisory organ, is hosting three-part virtual consultations with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to generate perspectives and insights on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from different stakeholders within Africa’s civil society space.     The webinars are part…

The  African Union Advisory Board against Corruption (AUABC), the AU’s anti-corruption agency, swore in its newly appointed board members at the commencement of the 43rd Ordinary Session of the Board held last week, in Arusha, Tanzania.       The Arusha, Tanzania-headquartered AUABC was established in May 2009 by Article…

The AfCFTA Secretariat and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a host country agreement with the Republic of Rwanda for the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund, meant to address potential tariff revenue losses resulting from AfCFTA’s implementation.     The AfCFTA Adjustment Fund, which will be managed by the Fund for Export…