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Africa: AU Endorses Nigeria As AfCFTA Digital Trade Champion

Africa: AU Endorses Nigeria As AfCFTA Digital Trade Champion

The African Union (AU) has endorsed Nigeria as the Digital Trade Champion for the continent under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) Digital Trade protocol, following the impressive record of the Federal Government in promoting digital enterprise and innovation. The 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, which ended […]

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Africa: Conflict Resolution Musical Chairs and the Future of Africa's Crisis Diplomacy

Africa: Conflict Resolution Musical Chairs and the Future of Africa’s Crisis Diplomacy

As conflicts rage across the continent, does the AU’s decision to relegate its mediation role in favour of weak and ineffective Regional Economic Communities require rethinking? 1. Contextualising subsidiarity in Africa’s peace and security framework The decision by African leaders to replace the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) with the African Union (AU) in 2002

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Africa 'Brimming With Hope and Possibility' - Guterres

Africa ‘Brimming With Hope and Possibility’ – Guterres

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, emphasized the potential of Africa and its young population and called for global reforms to right the injustices of the past, in remarks delivered to the high-level African Union (AU) summit on Saturday. “The partnership between the United Nations and the African Union has never been stronger,” said the UN

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Africa CDC Director-General, Dr. Jean Kaseya, Receives Prestigious Award From African Union Chairperson

Africa CDC Director-General, Dr. Jean Kaseya, Receives Prestigious Award From African Union Chairperson

Addis Ababa, February 15, 2025 — Africa CDC proudly celebrates the recognition of our Director-General, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, who has been honored with a prestigious award from outgoing AU Chairperson, H.E. President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. In his remarks, President Ghazouani stated, “For being the champion of health in Africa and for the excellent work

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Africa: Statement By H.E. Mia a. Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, At the 38th AU Summit

Africa: Statement By H.E. Mia a. Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, At the 38th AU Summit

Your Excellencies, may I start by acknowledging the Chairperson of the African Union, the President of Angola; Your Excellency, the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and our host, Dr. Amin Abed; Your Excellency, the outgoing Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania; Your Majesties; Your

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Africa: Boakai, Mottley Push for Reparatory Justice for Africans At AU Summit

Africa: Boakai, Mottley Push for Reparatory Justice for Africans At AU Summit

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — For many Africans, discussions about reparations have long been seen as abstract, disconnected from the urgent struggles of unemployment, inflation, and underfunded public services. Yet, at the 38th African Union (AU) Summit, leaders made it clear: reparations are not just about history–they are about the present and future. Under the theme

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Africa: Ruto Commits to Advancing Africa's Agenda After AUC Loss

Africa: Ruto Commits to Advancing Africa’s Agenda After AUC Loss

Nairobi — President William Ruto has emphasized that the election of the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, which saw Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf emerge victorious, was not about individual candidates or national interests but about shaping the continent’s future. Youssouf secured the position after obtaining the required two-thirds majority with 33 votes in the seventh

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Africa: Has Finance for Green Industry Had an Impact in Africa? What's Happened in 41 Countries Over 20 Years

Africa: Has Finance for Green Industry Had an Impact in Africa? What’s Happened in 41 Countries Over 20 Years

The African continent finds itself in a predicament. Advanced economies in the rest of the world developed through industrialisation: their economies transformed from mainly agricultural to industrial. This involved burning fossil fuels like coal, generating greenhouse gas emissions that caused global warming. African economies have trailed behind industrially. They’re now industrialising at a time when

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Africa: U.S. Pullout Gives Upper Hand to Human Rights Abusers Worldwide

Africa: U.S. Pullout Gives Upper Hand to Human Rights Abusers Worldwide

United Nations — When some of the world’s “authoritarian and repressive regimes” were elected as members of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) -including Cuba, China, Russia, Kazakhstan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — a US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher infamously remarked: “The inmates have taken over the asylum, I don’t plan to give

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