Tag: AU
AU seeks adequate investment in education in Africa
The African Union (AU) Commission Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Mauritania UNICEF (AUC-UNICEF-MAURITANIA) has called for adequate investment to achieve meaningful education...
AU says Nigeria exceptional in implementing School Feeding Programme
The African Union (AU), says no fewer than 65.4 million children in 51 countries now benefit from School Feeding in Africa, with Nigeria standing...
W/Africa under clear, present danger of terrorism – ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says member countries are currently facing a clear and present danger in the form of transnational...
2024 budget reveals health funding gaps in states
Stakeholders in the health sector have said that the 2024 budget by the 36 state governments and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) revealed the...
Ex-ECOWAS President urges leaders to lift sanctions on Mali, B/Faso, Niger
Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, pioneer President of the ECOWAS Commission, has urged the bloc’s leaders to lift the sanctions slammed on Mali, Burkina Faso,...
Experts advocate increased political will for AU’s Free Movement Protocol
Some migration experts on Thursday called for increased political will from leaders of member states towards the implementation of the African Union’s Free Movement...
Tinubu reiterates commitment to effective healthcare services
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is strongly committed to providing excellent healthcare facilities for all Nigerians.
He added that the administration would also continue...
Equity Imperative for AU’s New Drug Regulator, says AHF
LOS ANGELES — The African Union is taking steps to bring online the African Medicines Agency (AMA), a regulatory body designed to harmonize the approval of...
FEC endorses AU Convention on Cross Border Cooperation
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the African Union (AU) Convention on Cross Border Cooperation better known as the “Niamey Convention”.
Minister of State...
AU, Afreximbank, AfCFTA inaugurate Pan-African payment, settlement systems
The African Union, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and AfCFTA have inaugurated the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), thereby making it available for use...
Conference underscores urgent need for new Public Health Order in Africa
The first international Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA2021) hosted by the African Union (AU) and Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention...
Combatting COVID-19 pandemic cost the world $11trn – Afreximbank
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), says it has been estimated that the COVID-19 pandemic cost the World 11 trillion dollars.
The president, Afreximbank, Prof. Benedict Oramah,...
AU wants support for vaccine, medicine manufacture in Africa
The African Union (AU) Commission has called for supporting African initiatives in the manufacturing of essential medicines and vaccines beyond Coronavirus (COVID-19), saying it...
Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 8.5m – Africa CDC
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,506,231 as of Thursday morning, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)...
AU expresses alarm over Africa’s loss of 34 million hectares of...
An adviser on Land Policy to the African Union (AU) and Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Professor Manadivamba Rukuni has said Africa may lose...
90 yr old Mugabe falls at Harare airport
Zimbabwe's 90-year-old President Robert Mugabe fell down a staircase on Wednesday as he walked off a podium after addressing supporters at Harare international airport,...
