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Investors have been urged to take advantage of Africa’s arable land to drive sustainable agriculture and increase food production. This was amongst the conclusions of Business leaders and policymakers at the 4th edition of the EU-Africa…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on authorities in Eswatini to respect the rights of children after schools were closed and a new wave of protests against Africa's last absolute monarchy was suppressed. Guterres said in a…

Former Chairman, Independent National Election Commission (INEC), in Nigeria, Professor Attahiru Jega has said that an overhaul of the electoral system in ECOWAS Member States is critical in achieving credible, free and fair elections in…

Advances in technology and data now allow us to predict and anticipate many disasters before they strike, bringing human suffering, but use of these tools must be massively scaled up against the growing threats to rural livelihoods and food…

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has called on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to foster the power of innovation and digitalization to accelerate the achievement of…

President Xi Jinping has called for "unprecedented ambition and action" from the international community to build a community of life for mankind and nature in order to jointly cope with the challenges from climate change. Chinese…

The presidential election on 21st March in Congo-Brazzaville "must be held in peace, transparency and respect for the rules of the game", said the former rebel leader Pastor Ntumi, who took up arms after the re-election of President Denis…

Algeria has urged the African Union member countries to establish a special fund dedicated to tackling impacts of climate change in Africa, state-run. The call was made by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at a video conference of…

The African Union has called on Somalia and Kenya to embrace dialogue to ease tensions along the common border that resulted in the death of 11 people and several injuries on Monday. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union…