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The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has launched the End Learning Poverty in Education Campaign, a continental initiative driven by the African Union with support from UNICEF. The campaign seeks to ensure that every child acquires essential literacy and numeracy skills, with a particular focus on reading and writing at early learning levels. Speaking […]
Leaders of the African Union (AU) recently convened in Luanda, Angola, to deliberate on the establishment of the African Union Development Fund (AUDF) a sovereign financing mechanism aimed at supporting Agenda 2063 and reducing dependence on external funding. In a statement, Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), highlighted […]
The African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) have called for urgent action to combat accelerating desertification and land degradation across Africa, warning that inaction could lead to ecological collapse and worsen climate-related disasters. The call was made during the AU Great Green Wall Initiative Experts’ and Partners’ Engagement Meeting held Tuesday in Addis Ababa, […]
Senegal has officially endorsed Zimbabwe’s campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2027–2028 term, in a development that significantly strengthens Zimbabwe’s push for greater global representation. The endorsement was delivered on Wednesday when Senegal’s Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, Honourable Yassin Fall, paid a courtesy call […]
The participation of African women in leadership is essential for achieving lasting peace, protecting human rights, and driving sustainable development across the continent, according to the United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. Speaking at the African Union (AU) Mission, Mohammed highlighted the critical role women play in fostering stability and progress, stressing that their […]
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a strong call for justice and greater representation for Africa, citing the continent’s long history of colonization, apartheid, and the transatlantic slave trade. Speaking at the recent African Union (AU) summit, Guterres stressed that the effects of these historical injustices continue to impact Africans and people of African […]
The Bureau of the Pan African Parliament (PAP), under the leadership of President Chief Fortune Charumbira denounced United States of America (US) unilateral sanctions on South Africa. Addressing the media, Chief Charumbira strongly criticized the sanctions, characterizing them as a backward imperialist tactic that infringes on state sovereignty. The sitting of Permanent Committees and related […]
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat has congratulated His Excellency Mahamoud Ali Youssouf of Djibouti on his election as the new African Union (AU) Chairperson, along with his deputy, Ambassador Selma Malika Hadadi. The election took place on Sunday at the AU annual summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Youssouf won […]
The African Union (AU) has condemned the killing of South Sudanese nationals in Wad Madani. AU Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat called for an immediate halt to the killings, following South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir’s declaration of a state of emergency on 17 January. Mahamat expressed his condolences to the victims’ families, the South Sudanese government, […]
The President of the Pan African Parliament (PAP), Chief Fortune Charumbira, paid a courtesy visit to Hon. Prof. Amon Murwira, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. During their meeting, they addressed the PAP’s resolution to send a delegation of members of parliament from all five regions of the continent. In a recent address, […]
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