Africa needs strong institutions to put it at par with technology powered economies – Bekele-Thomas
As Africa faces extraordinary geopolitical changes with its sovereignty on trial, the continent requires not just resilience but visionary leadership and capable institutions to b in-step with the global economic and technological changes. African leaders have recently met in Johannesburg for the first edition of their executive management programme in...
African states moot plan to front climate change and conflict during international forums
Common African Positions aren’t normally concerned with this because we understand that things change from time to time, and this is a document that is going to guide the African Union and Africa for the next decade or more. So we can’t base that on particular changes or political issues, temporary political issues around the world, because things change all the time.
AU conference told world requires $7-$23 trillion for water investment between now and 2050
As part of their inclusive, transparent and extensive consultation process, both the UAE and Senegal further used this plenary session to collect views from stakeholders on tangible recommendations and deliverables to fast track water investments in Africa, with the aim of showcasing these at the 2026 UN water conference.
Africa pulls ahead of the world as the epicentre of terrorism with Burkina Faso perched at the top
In a speech to the High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat called for a new approach to addressing the “destructive phenomenon [that] is ravaging human lives, infrastructure and institutions.”
Pork barrel: Kenya’s plan to set up embassy in Kosovo ushers in ‘transactional diplomacy’
Foreign office and office of the president dismissed the allegations as “illogical” but stayed clear of Serbia’s allegations that Ruto was bribed with big businesses to recognise Kosovo.
