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Africa: AU Commission Chief Urges Parties to Focus On Serving Citizens and Strengthening Nat’l Interests

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Addis Ababa — Political parties must go beyond seeking power and focus on serving citizens, strengthening democratic governance and building consensus on Africa’s development priorities, African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said today. Addressing the second African Political Parties Summit 2026 underway in Addis Ababa, the Chairperson highlighted the central role of political parties…

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Strengthening Africa’s Outbreak-Ready Evidence Generation Capabilities

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26 October 2026; OSLO; — CEPI’s Research Preparedness Program, which aims to strengthen regional clinical trial readiness and emergency evidence generation, today announced up to US$8.2 million in additional funding to the Technical Coordinating Partners leading its West Africa component — the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM (MRCG) —…

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Africa: Russia-Africa Agricultural Ties Key to Strengthening Food Security, Says Analyst

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Nairobi — African countries must demand greater participation in production, processing and trade as they deepen economic partnerships with Russia and other global powers, Kenyan public policy analyst Raphael Obonyo has said. Obonyo argues that the continent should move away from a trade model in which it exports raw materials before importing finished products at…

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Africa: Supreme Audit Institutions Deliberating On Strengthening Collaboration, Accountability in Africa

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago04 mins

Addis Ababa — A workshop aimed at strengthening collaboration and improving the effectiveness and sustainability of public-sector auditing across Africa is underway in Addis Ababa. Opening the three-day capacity development workshop today, Ethiopia’s Auditor General Meseret Damtie said strengthening African Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) is essential in order to promote accountable governance, sound public financial…

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Africa CDC Supports the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Ebola Response Funding

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Kinshasa — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomes and supports the position of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, expressed through the Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare, to strengthen transparency, traceability and accountability in the management of resources mobilised for the Ebola response. This…

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Africa: AU, UN Chiefs Discuss Strengthening Cooperation On Africa’s Challenges

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New York — African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres co-chaired a high-level meeting between the African Union and the United Nations in New York focused on strengthening cooperation between the two organizations. The meeting reaffirmed a shared commitment to supporting African-led efforts to address structural challenges and promote a…

China and Qatar are strengthening bilateral ties: What that really means | US-Israel war on Iran News

eriinfo.com2 months ago08 mins

Beijing, China – Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has completed a two-day visit to China, with officials describing the relationship as entering a new “golden decade”. China has called Qatar an “important strategic partner” in the Middle East and the Gulf, and the two sides have agreed to…

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Africa: Pakistan, Somalia Envoys Discuss Strengthening Security Cooperation in Horn of Africa

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Djibouti — Pakistan’s ambassador to Djibouti, Aqsa Nawaz, met with Somalia’s ambassador to Djibouti, Ahmed Abdullahi, and Ahmed Khayre, the consul responsible for political affairs and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, or IGAD, to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation and regional security. The meeting focused on ways to build on the longstanding ties between Somalia and…

Africa: Strengthening El Niño to Push 49 Million More People Into Acute Hunger

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Nearly 50 million more people in highly vulnerable communities globally are set to be pushed into acute hunger because of the strengthening El Niño weather phenomenon, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday. In response, the agency and partners are already boosting efforts in eight countries to protect some of the most vulnerable…

Southern Africa’s leading ICT bodies unite at NEXTCON 2026, strengthening regional digital collaboration

eriinfo.com4 months ago04 mins

Cross-border collaboration on digital transformation will take centre stage next week as the Computer Society of Zimbabwe (CSZ) hosts NEXTCON 2026 with support from the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) and fellow ICT professional bodies from across the region. Bringing together technology leaders, policymakers and industry experts from across southern Africa, the executive conference will provide…