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The 2024 UN Civil Society Conference (UNCSC2024) in Support of the Summit of the Future (SoTF) will take place on May 9-10 in Nairobi, Kenya, under the theme: “Shaping a Future of Global and Sustainable Progress” as a platform for gathering data and diverse perspectives ahead of the SoTF scheduled…

The Director of Institutional Matters and Programmes Coordination (DIMPC) at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, Mr Prudence Sebahizi, has expressed confidence in the capacity of the Afrikan Youth Business Council (AfYBC) to drive the youth in business agenda under the AfCFTA. Mr Prudence Sebahizi while delivering the…

The 2024 Summit of the Future (SOFT ‘24), scheduled for September, seeks to enhance cooperation on critical global development challenges, address crucial gaps in global governance and reaffirm existing commitments, including the United Nations Charter, for a more inclusive and effective multilateral system. To engage diverse civil society perspectives in…

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat recently adopted the Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade in efforts to create far-reaching business policies that would guide booming trade within the continent, and ensure equal participation in rewarding trade activities. Speaking during a press briefing held at the AUC…

The Chief Justice of Kenya, Honourable Justice Martha Koome, has been named the African Leadership Magazine’s (ALM) African Female Leader of the Year for 2023 for “enhancing access to justice, advocating for gender equality within the legal system, and spearheading judicial reforms to fortify the rule of law in Kenya.”…

The Founder/Editor-in-Chief of the African Newspage, Mr Adam Alqali, has been appointed as President of the Afrikan Youth Business Council (AfYBC), the continental apex body for youth-led private sector entities advocating for a youth-friendly business policy environment in Africa. Adam Alqali, President, the Afrikan Youth Business Council (AfYBC) The AfYBC…

Nigeria is set to begin the formal export of locally produced commodities to South Africa, Rwanda, Cameroon and Kenya from April under the Guided Trade Initiative of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), says the secretary of Nigeria’s National Action Committee on the AfCFTA, Olusegun Awolowo. “We’ve signed onto…

The failure of most signatories to ratify the Free Movement of People protocol is a major challenge for the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), says Stephen Karingi, Director, Regional Integration and Trade Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). To date only four countries have…

Only a minority of the goals set by the Rwandan president as part of his African Union governance plan have been achieved, he told his peers at the 17-18 February summit in Addis Ababa, as he hands the baton to his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto. According to the official programme,…

The Empowering Women in Agriculture (EWA) initiative recently held its 7th High-Level Breakfast Meeting on Empowering Women in Agriculture to showcase African women’s advancement in agriculture, which centered around the themes of scaling up empowerment, highlighting achievements, and cultivating partnerships. A group photo of stakeholders at the 7th Empowering Women…