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African Leaders Echo Urgency to Prioritise Maternal Nutrition on the Continent
Addis Ababa, August 2, 2023 (FBC) - The African Union Commission Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) through the Health Systems, Diseases and Nutrition…
African leaders join hands to tackle unemployment
Addis Ababa, July 31, 2023 (FBC) – At a Human Capital Development Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania a seven-point declaration was adopted by African leaders and outlined how young…
PhosAgro Launches Digital Education Platform for African Farmers
St Petersburg, July 30, 2023 (FBC) - PhosAgro, one of Russia’s largest phosphate-based fertilizers producers, has launched a digital education platform for African farmers called Pro Agro…
AU Chairperson Azali Assoumani calls for Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
Saintpetersburg, July 28, 2023 (FBC) - African Union Chairman and President of Comoros, Azali Assoumani, in his address at the end of the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum on…
AU, IOM launch Migration Initiative to advance youth engagement
Addis Ababa, July 28, 2023 (FBC) - The Office of the African Union Youth Envoy and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have partnered for the launch of Youth Migration…
Africa CDC unhappy with allocation of limited pandemic fund
Addis Ababa, July 27, 2023 (FBC) - Africa CDC commends the Pandemic Fund for the outcome of the first call for proposals with 19 Grants approved, which is praiseworthy given the gaps in…
South Sudan receives greenlight from AU to hold its first-ever election
Addis Ababa, July 27, 2023 (FBC) - The South Sudanese government says African Union has given the country a greenlight to go ahead with preparations for next year's general elections.…
Chairperson of AUC condemns coup attempt in Niger
Addis Ababa, July 26, 2023 (FBC) –The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, strongly condemns actions by certain members of the military who attempted coup d'état…
Global economic recovery is slowing amid widening divergences among sectors, regions: IMF
Addis Ababa, July 26, 2023 (FBC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF0, in its latest outlook says the Global growth is projected to fall from an estimated 3.5 percent in 2022 to 3.0…
2nd Russia-Africa Summit Forum Kicks off tomorrow
Addis Ababa, July 26, 2023 (FBC) - The second Russia-Africa Summit will take place in St Petersburg’s Expo Forum from 27-28 July 2023, with leaders from the majority of African countries…