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 »

Africa’s output grew by 3.4% in 2018, Afreximbank’s Africa Trade Report 2019 shows

Kigali: Africa’s output grew by 3.4 per cent between 2017 and 2018 despite the slowdown in global growth during that period, a new report by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has shown.... Read more »

Kagame hosts AU reforms team to review progress

Kigali: President Paul Kagame on Saturday hosted a meeting with the African Union reforms team in Kigali, ahead of the African Union Summit scheduled for July 7-8 in Niamey, Niger. The African... Read more »