Europe is Africa’s partner for building our joint future

I am traveling this week to Africa, a vibrant continent that is preparing its future: pushing ahead the digital transformation, making farming more efficient and sustainable, building new infrastructure to reinforce connections... Read more »

Experts warn that Africa’s children under threat from climate crisis

Child rights campaigners are warning that the climate crisis in Africa undermines the rights of children to life, health, education and security – whilst increasing the risks of violence, exploitation and displacement.... Read more »

WWF: APAC Gives Africa a Voice in Conservation

As the first ever Africa Protected Area Congress draws to a close, WWF welcomes the increased political will shown by African governments towards the more than 8,600 protected and conserved areas on... Read more »

VIP visit for Africa’s clean cold centre shows how we can keep alive the goal of 1.5°C

COP President, the Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP COP President, the Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, visited the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES) during his attendance at... Read more »

Africa signs historic agreement with Johnson & Johnson for 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines

In a historic COVID-19 vaccine procurement Agreement signed on 28 March 2021, all African Union Member States, through the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) set up in November 2020 under the African... Read more »

FAO aims to untap Africa’s potential to end hunger and malnutrition

Director-General QU Dongyu addresses FAO Regional Conference for Africa The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations QU Dongyu says Africa’s potential gives him hope that the battle... Read more »

Kigali to host Continental Workshop on Governance of SDGs this October

Kigali: Africa’s Continental Workshop on Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) and Governance of SDGs” will take in Kigali, 21-22 Oct 2019 and it is organized by the African Union Peer Review Mechanism Secretariat... Read more »

“Africa loses $US 148 billion to corruption every year”

Kigali: At the commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day at the Bank’s Headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on December 9, 2015, Hon. Akinwumi Adesina, President of The African Development Bank, revealed that “Africa... Read more »

A Recipe for Africa: Tolerance, Trade and Youth Opportunity

Cape Town: Africa has a recipe for sustainable growth, following this year’s agreement on a ground-breaking trade deal that promises to soften borders across the continent, the Co-Chairs of the World Economic... Read more »

Minister Müller visits Central and East Africa: “More engagement in Africa is in Germany’s interest”.

Federal Development Minister Gerd Müller and RDB CEO, Clare Akamanzi Kigali: Federal Development Minister Gerd Müller left after two day successful visit in Rwanda to continue his Central and East Africa trip.... Read more »