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In a bid to empower young entrepreneurs across the African continent, the Afrikan Youth Business Council (AfYBC) last week launched its Enterprise Development Webinar Series, with the inaugural webinar focused on the newly adopted AfCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade.  The inaugural webinar, which was hosted in collaboration…

The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) has hosted the East Africa launch of the Pan African Resource Reporting Code (PARC), a standardized code for public reporting of minerals and energy resources to ensure compliance with relevant financial and security regulations across Africa. Left to Right : Mr. Tunde Arisekola ,…

The Economic, Social, and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), the civil society advisory organ of the African Union, has unveiled its year-long plans to commemorate its 20th anniversary of fostering citizens’ engagement within the work of the Union. The ECOSOCC Team addressing the press on the planned ECOSOCC@20 in Accra, Ghana Established…

Raila Odinga’s bid to chair the African Union Commission (AUC) received a significant boost on Friday [March 15] as African foreign ministers dismissed the “rotational gender” requirement, which implies that Odinga’s candidacy remains on track unless he is disqualified during the vetting process. The 55 foreign ministers convened in Addis…

The African Union (AU) heads of state ratified a motion proposing a 15-year ban on the donkey skin trade on February 18 which could go a long way in protecting African donkeys, but there is no timeline or mandate that requires African countries to implement the new regulation.  Doubt and pessimism cloud…

Migration experts at a recent webinar by the African Union Economic, Social & Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), have dispelled the notion of securitization of migration, arguing that the fears are more imagined than real. Migration governance experts at a recent webinar on balancing…

The 4th High-Level Africa Forum on Women, Peace, and Security sought full integration of women in every aspect of peace processes in Africa towards the attainment of the vision of Africa’s Agenda 2063. The 4th High-Level Africa Forum on Women, Peace, and Security was recently convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia…

Between August 21st and 23rd, the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), in collaboration with the Government of Zambia, hosted the inaugural AfCFTA Youth Symposium (AfCFTAYS2023) in Lusaka, Zambia.     Africa’s youth population is projected to reach 1.3 billion by 2100, almost half the world’s youth…

By creating youth-friendly economic policies, African governments will help youth-led enterprises create job and entrepreneurship opportunities, thereby addressing the continent’s youth unemployment crisis.     Africa, the world’s youngest continent, is grappling with a pressing youth unemployment challenge.  According to a 2015 study by the African Development Bank (AfDB), one-third…

African leaders at last week’s 2nd Dakar Financing Summit for Infrastructure Development (DFS-2) proffered various strategies for accelerating the continent’s infrastructural development.     The 2nd Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure Development (DFS-2) was hosted by the Chairperson of the African Union, Senegalese President Macky Sall under the theme…