Luanda — Angola and the African Union’s delegations met on Tuesday in Luanda to prepare for the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the continental organization on Strengthening Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. The summit, an initiative of Angola, is scheduled for August 29 and 30 in Luanda. The work was…
Mohamed Nour Abdeldaim, Sudan’s Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, led the Sudanese delegation participating in the African Social Impact Summit (ASIS 2026), held under the theme: “Financing Development: Building Resilience and Transforming Emerging Economies.” The summit was organized by the Sterling One Foundation in partnership with the United Nations in Nigeria and…
The 17 August meeting in Durban should turn shared history and economic interdependence into coordinated action against xenophobia. South Africa’s recent anti-migrant protests, vigilantism and mass repatriations have put regional solidarity in the spotlight. Most of the African migrants targeted by groups like March and March come from South Africa’s immediate neighbourhood. That means tough…
Mark Walker, director & co-founder of Transformation for Innovation (T4i). Several tech industry experts will present at the ITWeb Cloud Summit 2026, including Mark Walker, director and co-founder of Transformation for Innovation (T4i), who will focus on the inevitable impact of agentic AI on the evolution of the cloud ecosystem. Walker is among several industry…
Africa’s premier information integrity summit to take place in Nairobi in October 2026 NAIROBI, 3 August 2026. The fifth edition of the Africa Facts Summit will take place on 21 and 22 October 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. It brings together fact-checkers, journalists, researchers, technologists, policymakers and civil society actors at a critical moment for information…
The World Public Summit, underscoring Africa’s growing influence in shaping global dialogue and international cooperation, is for the first time holding its summit in Addis Ababa under the theme “A New World: Africa in Shaping a Shared Future.” The two-day summit has brought together more than 700 representatives of international organizations, public institutions, government agencies,…
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will convene its 46th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government on 17 August 2026 at the Durban International Conference Centre in Durban City, Republic of South Africa. His Excellency Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa will host and chair the 46th SADC…
Accra — PRESIDENT’S Advisor on Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health, Ummy Mwalimu, has participated in a special African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government Summit in Accra, Ghana, focused on accelerating efforts to end AIDS by 2030 and strengthen health systems across Africa. The meeting reviewed strategies to eliminate HIV/AIDS, reduce preventable maternal deaths,…
HEADS of State and Government, health ministers and experts, policy makers and development partners have met in Accra with a resolve to advance the continent’s health agenda, focusing on ending AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030, reducing maternal mortality, and boosting local pharmaceutical manufacturing. Among the attendees were Presidents John Dramani Mahama, Ghana; Évariste Ndayishimiye, Burundi;…
It is time for Africa to transition to sustainable health financing and turn commitments into action The AU Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond has already set out Africa’s vision for better health. Our task now is to accelerate its implementation, anchored in sustainable financing and accountability for results. Across health facilities in Africa, there is…
