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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Claver Gatete urges youth to raise their voice in shaping Africa’s development

70 percent of the population in Africa are young people and that by 2030, 42 percent of the global youth will be from Africa

Economic Commission for Africa, Executive Secretary, Claver Gatete, has challenged African youth to raise their voice in shaping the future development of the continent ahead of the Summit of the Future. Opening the African Youth Consultative Forum on the UN Summit for Future held in Addis Ababa, Mr. Gatete, emphasized…

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) |

Africa’s youth urged to advocate for multilateralism to secure a better future

Safe spaces for civil engagement of young people were needed and these can come about by having a strong multilateral system that protects human rights

Young people should participate in the reform of the United Nations system to deepen global cooperation and protect their interests, the Assistant Secretary-General of Youth Affairs, Felipe Paullier, has said. In a keynote address at the African Youth Consultative Forum on the UN Summit of the Future 2024 held in Addis Ababa,…

Afreximbank

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    • Afreximbank and FCI’s regional factoring conference in Zimbabwe attracts over 200 participants
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Afreximbank and FCI’s regional factoring conference in Zimbabwe attracts over 200 participants

Co-organised in collaboration with FCI, the global body for factoring, the conference provided a platform for in-depth discussions and strategic initiatives to promote and enhance factoring within the Southern Africa region

In its ongoing commitment to establish factoring as a viable financing solution for Africa’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), thus bolstering their participation in intra-regional trade and industrialisation, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and FCI recently held a two-day factoring conference in Harare. Centred on the overarching theme of…

Energy Capital & Power

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    • Africa Teems with Clean Energy Prospects, Ahead of Invest in African Energy (IAE) Forum
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Africa Teems with Clean Energy Prospects, Ahead of Invest in African Energy (IAE) Forum

European energy companies are invited to attend Energy Capital & Power’s Invest in African Energy forum in Paris, which will showcase Africa’s latest developments in LNG, renewables, green hydrogen and carbon capture

European partners have been vocal about plans to boost clean, smart and secure investments in Africa’s energy sector, with the EU’s Global Gateway Initiative aiming to mobilize €150 billion across the continent through 2027. Motivations for this range from securing the bloc’s own energy supplies, to strengthening energy diplomacy on…

Equatorial Guinea: Official Web Page of the Government
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Equatorial Guinea presents multi-generic dance at closing of Spanish Language Week

The closing ceremony also included activities such as the traditional reading of fragments from Don Quixote de la Macha by Miguel de Cervantes, and a concert

The Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea accredited in the Kingdom of Morocco contributed through a multi-genre dance, at the closing ceremony of the VIII edition of Spanish Language Week, organised every year by the 13 accredited Spanish-speaking diplomatic representations. The performance by the Equatoguinean students resident in Rabat,…

Equatorial Guinea: Official Web Page of the Government
Source: Equatorial Guinea: Official Web Page of the Government |

Equatorial Guinea contributes towards creation of Legal and Institutional Framework of Atlantic African Countries' Process

It focused chiefly on the need for the participating States to create frameworks for legal and judicial cooperation, which would guarantee stability in the area, provided they work in a cooperative manner

The first high-level meeting of the ministers for Justice from the Atlantic African countries concluded on Tuesday 23 April. The meeting set out the key strategies regarding this initiative by the Kingdom of Morocco, which adopted its roadmap in 2023. The Equatoguinean Minister for Justice, Worship and Penitentiary Institutions, Sergio…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
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African Union and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Discuss Terrorism, Violent Extremism and The Resurgence of Coups in Africa

Efforts include the various normative instruments adopted by the African Union to address the security challenges facing the African continent

The African continent is currently facing the scourges of terrorism and violent extremism, as well as the resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government. These developments have adverse negative impact on the peace, security, and stability of African communities. These were comments made by Ambassador Jainaba Jagne, Permanent Representative of The…

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    • RichAfrica Consultancy Joins Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024 as Media Partner
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RichAfrica Consultancy Joins Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024 as Media Partner

The partnership will support the facilitation of investment among industry stakeholders in Luanda

Specialized advisory firm RichAfrica Consultancy has joined Angola’s premier event for the oil and gas sector – Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024 – as a Media Partner. The partnership will unlock value for delegates by supporting engagement and investment-focused dialogue. RichAfrica Consultancy focuses predominantly on natural resource law and…

Energy Capital & Power
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Critical Minerals Africa (CMA) 2024 to Explore Lobito Corridor’s Role in Streamlining Mineral Trade

The Lobito Corridor serves as a blueprint for attracting fresh investments to advance infrastructure and mining developments

Multinational commodity trader Trafigura and Kamoa-Kakula entered a long-term agreement with the Lobito Atlantic Railway consortium to transport critical minerals via the Lobito corridor in February 2024. In addition, Canadian mining firm Ivanhoe Mines made its inaugural copper shipment from the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the DRC via the corridor,…

Ministry of Health, Kenya
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Kenya: Launch of World Immunization Week in Nairobi County

The event in Kenya honors 44 years of providing immunization services since the inception of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)

Nairobi City County Government (NCCG), in collaboration with the national government and partners, launched the World Immunization Week at Kibera DOS Ground in Kibra Sub County on April 24th, 2024.  This year’s World Immunization Week, scheduled from April 24th to 30th, commemorates 50 years of the Essential Programme on Immunization (EPI).  The event…