Southern Africa: SADC, UNDP and EU Partner to Promote Sustainable Investment in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: SADC, UNDP and EU Partner to Promote Sustainable Investment in Southern Africa

The Southern African Development Community (SADC), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), convened a regional workshop on 9th October 2026 in Gaborone, Botswana to advance the development of a common approach for identifying investments that support environmental sustainability and sustainable development across the region. Supported financially by the European Union (EU) through…

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Southern Africa: SADC, UNDP and EU Partner to Promote Sustainable Investment in Southern Africa

Africa: Wim-Africa to Promote Africa At China Metals Expo 2026

Nigeria will advance that Africa must move beyond celebrating the size of its mineral endowment and begin building the collective market intelligence, processing capacity and commercial infrastructure required to participate meaningfully in how its minerals and metals are valued. Nigeria’s Dr Comfort Asokoro-Ogaji, Executive Director of Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa), is expected to advance…

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Southern Africa: SADC, UNDP and EU Partner to Promote Sustainable Investment in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: SADC, AU and Botswana Co-Host High-Level Harmonisation Meeting to Promote Peace Initiatives in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

The Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Government of Botswana co-hosted the High-Level Harmonisation Meeting of the AU Panel of Facilitators and the Independent Joint Secretariat (IJS) on the peace process for the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Gaborone, Botswana, from 24 to 26 July 2026. The meeting…

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Southern Africa: SADC, UNDP and EU Partner to Promote Sustainable Investment in Southern Africa

African Ambassadors in China Reaffirm Commitment to Promote Coordinated Continental Approaches to Implement the AfCFTA and Advance Trade and Industrialisation in Africa

The Annual Retreat of the Group of African Ambassadors in China (GAAC), held in Beijing from 23 to 24 April 2026 on leveraging China’s 100% tariff-free offer to African countries, concluded on a strong and forward-looking note. GAAC Member States and participants underscored the importance of coordinated African approaches, supported by harmonised continental strategies and…

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Southern Africa: SADC, UNDP and EU Partner to Promote Sustainable Investment in Southern Africa

West Africa: Sahel – the World Bank Group Launches a New Country Partnership Framework for Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger to Promote Jobs, Growth, and Resilience

Washington — The World Bank Group has supported new Country Partnership Frameworks (CPF) with Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger for the 2026-2031 period. These frameworks aim to stimulate job creation, especially for youth and women, by strengthening human capital, infrastructure, and agricultural productivity, while supporting targeted reforms and private sector development. Grounded in the…

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Southern Africa: SADC, UNDP and EU Partner to Promote Sustainable Investment in Southern Africa

Africa: AU Election Mission Calls On Tanzania to Implement Constitutional Reforms and Promote Inclusive Politics

The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) has called for urgent constitutional reforms and a more inclusive political environment in Tanzania following the country’s October 29 general elections, which the mission described as constrained by legal and institutional shortcomings. Led by former Botswana President Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi, with support from Nigeria’s former Foreign Minister Geoffrey…

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Southern Africa: SADC, UNDP and EU Partner to Promote Sustainable Investment in Southern Africa

Africa: Health Works Leaders Coalition Launched to Promote Health System Investments and Spur Economic Growth, Job Creation

The World Bank Group, the Government of Japan, and the World Health Organization officially launched the Health Works Leaders Coalition. This global alliance brings together health and finance ministers, philanthropic organizations, business leaders, leaders of global health agencies, and civil society representatives with the aim of promoting investments in health systems as a strategy for…

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