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As Africa faces the escalating challenges of droughts, floods, and water insecurity, ministers and leaders from across the continent are coming together in preparation for the 2025 Sector Ministers’ Meeting (SMM), scheduled for October 22-23 in Madrid, Spain. This crucial summit is co-convened by the Government of Spain, UNICEF, and the Sanitation and Water for…
Johannesburg — As we open the #WCWSummit2025, our CEO Theo Sowa and Director of Programmes Shiphra Chisha (M.Inst.D), MBA set the tone for the day, centered on purpose, impact, and collective power. Theo reflected on the deeper purpose of our work, emphasizing that true equality requires collective action, balance, and systemic change. Inspired by a…
Berlin — As delegates from around the world and across the private sector and civil society gather for the 2025 World Health Summit, the Reaching Every Child in Humanitarian Settings (REACH) consortium has officially administered over 20 million vaccine doses to children in humanitarian and conflict-affected settings – namely in Chad, Ethiopia, Somalia, Nigeria, South…
Brussels — Angola’s minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, met on Wednesday (08) in Brussels, Belgium, with European Commission’s Deputy-Chair, Kaja Kallas, focusing on preparations for the upcoming African Union European Union (AU-EU) Summit, scheduled for this November, in Luanda. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 2nd Edition of the Global Gateway…
Mogadishu, Somalia – Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday officially opened the 2nd East African Community Cooperation Conference (EACON2025) in Mogadishu, marking another milestone in the country’s growing role within the East African bloc. In his keynote address, President Mohamud highlighted Somalia’s historic legacy as a hub of trade and seafaring along the Indian…
When Africa gathered in Addis Ababa from September 8 to 10, 2025, for the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS-2), the message was loud and clear: the continent wants climate investment, not climate aid. This second gathering of African leaders, experts, financiers, and activists was not just another diplomatic ritual. It was a defining moment in…
Addis Ababa — The Second African Climate Summit, held in Addis Ababa from 8-10 September 2025, marked a defining moment in Africa’s approach to climate change. Traditionally framed as a region vulnerable to global emissions yet lacking bargaining leverage, Africa has increasingly asserted itself as a source of practical solutions, innovative finance, and policy leadership….
Nick Thorpe and Tabby Wilson EPA Denmark has banned all civilian drone flights this week ahead of a European Union summit in Copenhagen, the country’s transport minister said on Sunday. The ministry said the decision was made in order to “simplify security work” for the police, and they could not accept “foreign drones creating uncertainty…
The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms – and many more coloured in green and blue – provided a bold, digital backdrop from artist Marsha Dunn for the first ever Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Global Economy. “This Biennial Summit is not just another meeting,” said UN Secretary General António Guterres. “It is the…
