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 After years of intensive renovations, Africa Hall, the iconic birthplace of the Organization of African Unity is being inaugurated. Commissioned by Emperor Haile Selassie I, the 1961 Arturo Mezzèdimi modernist masterpiece was designed as a place where Africans could meet to deliberate on pressing issues – independence, freedom, development and a brighter future. As the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), it has hosted countless conferences since the […]

 President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank (www.AfreximBank.com), Professor Benedict Oramah, has announced that Afreximbank will increase its funding to the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) programme from $1 billion to $2 billion for the next three years. The announcement was made during the CANEX WKND 2024 opening ceremony in Algiers, Algeria, and underscores the Bank’s dedication to Africa’s growing creative economy.   The decision to double CANEX […]

 As part of the implementation of the recommendation made during the 65th Ordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on the need to “promote a framework for regional cooperation in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing”, CRESMAO organized from October 14 to 16, 2024, at Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, a workshop on the theme: fisheries governance and its challenges in West Africa: the […]

 The newly elected President and Vice President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Honorable Justice Ricardo Claúdio Monteiro GONÇALVES (Cabo Verde) and Honorable Justice Sengu Mohamed KOROMA (Sierra Leone) paid a courtesy visit to the ECOWAS President H.E. Omar Alieu TOURAY, at the Commission’s Headquaters in Abuja, Nigeria, today, 17th October, 2024. Both Justice GONÇALVES and Justice KOROMA were elected on Monday 14 October 2024. In his inaugural speech, Justice […]

 Wrapping up a two-day visit to Somalia, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, today reaffirmed the world body’s support for the country’s peace- and state-building.  “The UN has been a longstanding partner to Somalia and remains steadfast in its commitment to supporting the Somali government and its people,” Ms. DiCarlo said.  “Together, we aim to build on the commendable achievements and priorities agreed upon to address key development […]

 Responding to the arrest of Zambian journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo in Lusaka, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for East and Southern Africa, Vongai Chikwanda, said:  “Zambian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo and stop targeting him simply for doing his job.   “Journalism is not a crime. In fact, Zambia’s Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of expression and media freedom. Authorities must uphold their constitutional and international […]

 After 30 hours of intense competition, Cote d’Ivoire’s team “ShellxRoot” has emerged victorious at the 3rd edition of the ECOWAS Hackathon, securing first place with a total of 510 points and successfully capturing five flags. The regional cybersecurity event, which began at 12pm and concluded at 6pm Nigerian time, saw participants from across West Africa compete in a series of challenging “Capture the Flag” exercises aimed at testing their cybersecurity […]

 The Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (PAC-COSASE) has raised concerns over the mismanagement of salary payrolls across various government ministries and departments. The queries were contained in a report presented to the House during a plenary session chaired by Speaker Among on Thursday, 17 October 2024. According to the report, an audit conducted by the Auditor General on the financial statements of 13 ministries, departments, […]

 The International Health Regulations (IHR), the legally binding set of rules providing a framework to prevent the spread of public health events across borders, have a long and illustrious history that goes back over 170 years. Under its Country Cooperation Strategy 2023-2026, WHO Mauritius is committed to scaling up IHR capacity and public health emergency preparedness . As part of this priority, it recently organized a weeklong interactive training on IHR […]