Africa: AUC-Esti Commissioner, H.E. Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona, in China to Deepen AU-China Partnership At Innovation for Sustainable Development Conference

Africa: AUC-Esti Commissioner, H.E. Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona, in China to Deepen AU-China Partnership At Innovation for Sustainable Development Conference

The African Union Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, H.E. Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona, is leading a six-person delegation to Wuhan, China, from November 19-21, 2025, to participate in the China-Africa Innovation for Sustainable Development Conference. The delegation includes representatives from the Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation Department; the Economic Development, Tourism, Trade, Industry, and…

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Africa: AUC-Esti Commissioner, H.E. Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona, in China to Deepen AU-China Partnership At Innovation for Sustainable Development Conference

Africa: Afrec Trains Africa’s Project Builders – Continental Trainings On Renewable Energy Project Planning, Development and Financing

The African Energy Commission (AFREC) has launched a new continental training on Renewable Energy in Nairobi today aimed at helping African Union (AU) Member States turn renewable energy concepts into bankable and buildable projects while fostering peer-to-peer knowledge exchange in Africa. The inaugural session brought together 45 energy sector officials from across the continent for…

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Africa: AUC-Esti Commissioner, H.E. Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona, in China to Deepen AU-China Partnership At Innovation for Sustainable Development Conference

Afreximbank Champions Africa’s Sustainable Development and Industrialisation, and Just Energy Transition At COP30

Belem, Brazil, 13 November 2025 — At the ongoing 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is strategically advocating for a climate agenda that aligns with Africa’s sustainable development and industrialisation ambitions as outlined by its President, Dr. George Elombi. The Bank’s delegation is advocating for a pan-African…

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Africa: AUC-Esti Commissioner, H.E. Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona, in China to Deepen AU-China Partnership At Innovation for Sustainable Development Conference

Africa: Shettima, Emir Sanusi, Others Urge Africa to Leverage Islamic Finance for Inclusive, Sustainable Development

·FRC integrates Islamic finance services within Nigeria’s financial reporting framework Dike Onwuamaeze and Kayode Tokede Vice President Kashim Shettima and other economic sstakeholders, yesterday called on African nations to deepen the adoption of Islamic finance as a tool for inclusive and sustainable economic transformation across the continent. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp…

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Africa: AUC-Esti Commissioner, H.E. Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona, in China to Deepen AU-China Partnership At Innovation for Sustainable Development Conference

Africa: Invest in Women and Girls to Drive Change Across SDGs, Urge Leaders At the Second World Summit for Social Development

Doha, Qatar — During the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Spotlight Initiative and the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) hosted the side event ‘Invest in adequate social protection for women and girls to drive meaningful change across all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’. This session underscored the urgent need to strengthen universal, inclusive…

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Africa: AUC-Esti Commissioner, H.E. Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona, in China to Deepen AU-China Partnership At Innovation for Sustainable Development Conference

African Countries Need Strong Development Banks – How They Can Push Back Against Narrative to Weaken Them

A quiet but consequential contest is playing out in the global financial architecture. One that could determine Africa’s ability to finance its own development. In recent months, powerful voices from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Paris Club and US investment bank JP Morgan have questioned the preferred creditor status of African multilateral development finance…

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Gen Z are demanding schools and hospitals, not superyachts and helicopters | Poverty and Development

Gen Z are demanding schools and hospitals, not superyachts and helicopters | Poverty and Development

A wave of youth-led “Gen Z” protests is sweeping the world. A recurring slogan during the recent protests in Morocco was “We want hospitals, not stadiums”, reflecting how publicly funded services such as health and education are being sidelined. Electricity and water outages triggered the protests in Madagascar that toppled the government. Rooted in high…

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Africa: AUC-Esti Commissioner, H.E. Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona, in China to Deepen AU-China Partnership At Innovation for Sustainable Development Conference

African Union and Global Fund Formalize Cooperation to Strengthen Health Systems and Development in Africa

Geneva — The African Union (AU) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen collaboration in support of African countries’ efforts to end AIDS, TB and malaria, strengthen health systems, increase domestic resource mobilization and advance health security and sustainable development…

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