Africa: AU Leaders At Aga-Apsa Political Meeting Issue Strong Call – Accelerate Action, Invest in Youth for Sustainable Peace

Africa: AU Leaders At Aga-Apsa Political Meeting Issue Strong Call – Accelerate Action, Invest in Youth for Sustainable Peace

The African Governance Architecture and African Peace and Security Architecture (AGA-APSA) Platform today commenced its 2026 Statutory Political Meeting in Addis Ababa, with a strong call for accelerated action to translate continental policy commitments into tangible results and to place youth empowerment at the heart of Africa’s governance and peace agenda. In her welcoming remarks,…

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Africa: AU Executive Council Opens 48th Ordinary Session With Strong Call for Unity, Sustainable Water Management and Accelerated Continental Integration

Africa: AU Executive Council Opens 48th Ordinary Session With Strong Call for Unity, Sustainable Water Management and Accelerated Continental Integration

The Forty-Eighth (48th) Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) kicked off Wednesday at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, with a strong call for enhanced unity, sustainable development, and collective action to address the continent’s pressing challenges. The two-day meeting, comprising foreign ministers from AU member…

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Africa: AU Leaders At Aga-Apsa Political Meeting Issue Strong Call – Accelerate Action, Invest in Youth for Sustainable Peace

Africa: 39th AU Summit – Malawi CSOs Call On Africa to Unite Against Deceptive Recruitment Schemes

With the 39th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, fast approaching, prominent civil society leaders in Malawi are urging African heads of state to issue a unified condemnation of deceptive recruitment practices and the exploitation of Africans in foreign proxy wars. These calls follow a surge in reports regarding deceptive job recruitment by…

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Africa: AU Leaders At Aga-Apsa Political Meeting Issue Strong Call – Accelerate Action, Invest in Youth for Sustainable Peace

Africa: Over Four Million Girls Still At Risk of Female Genital Mutilation – UN Leaders Call for Sustained Commitment and Investment to End FGM

Joint statement by the UNFPA Executive Director, UNICEF Executive Director, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Women Executive Director, WHO Director-General, and UNESCO Director-General on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation In 2026 alone, an estimated 4.5 million girls – many under the age of five – are at risk…

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‘Please Call Me’ creator labels Black Rock’s quest for money ‘fraud’

‘Please Call Me’ creator labels Black Rock’s quest for money ‘fraud’

‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate. ‘Please Call Me’ creator Nkosana Makate says Black Rock Mining’s claim that he owes it money is fraudulent, and there is no basis for arbitration to secure 40% of his settlement with Vodacom, South Africa’s second-largest mobile operator. In December, British Virgin Islands-registered Black Rock Mining lost its battle…

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Africa: AU Leaders At Aga-Apsa Political Meeting Issue Strong Call – Accelerate Action, Invest in Youth for Sustainable Peace

Africa: Experts Call for Africa-Led Research to Transform Health Outcomes

The call was made on Monday in Abuja at the SPARK Africa Translational Research Bootcamp and Conference, which brought together health professionals, researchers and professors from within and outside Nigeria. Health experts and policymakers have called on Africa to take ownership of its research agenda and strengthen translational science to improve health outcomes and drive…

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Activists call for X, Grok to removed from app stores

Activists call for X, Grok to removed from app stores

X owner Elon Musk. Benoit Tessier/Reuters A coalition of women’s groups, tech watchdogs and progressive activists is calling on Google and Apple to remove the social media site X and its related chatbot, Grok, from their app stores. In open letters published on Wednesday, the coalition accused the Elon Musk-owned apps of generating illegal content…

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Africa: AU Officials Call for Stronger Solidarity As Africa Confronts Rising Security, Political Challenges

Africa: AU Officials Call for Stronger Solidarity As Africa Confronts Rising Security, Political Challenges

Addis Ababa — African Union (AU) officials have underlined that unity and close collaboration among Member States are indispensable to confronting the continent’s mounting security, political and economic challenges. The 51st Ordinary Session of the AU Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) opened today at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa. Held under the theme “Assuring Sustainable…

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