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Somalia Joins AfCFTA: Africa’s Single Market Takes Another Step Forward

Africa’s drive towards a more integrated continental economy has reached another milestone with Somalia becoming the 50th State Party to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).   Somalia formally.

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A New Era for African Aviation: Expanding Regional Connectivity Across the Continent

Africa’s aviation industry is entering a period of renewed opportunity as passenger demand grows, airlines expand networks and policymakers increasingly recognise air connectivity as essential economic infrastructure.   For a.

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One Year, One Community: How the AU-EU Youth Voices Lab App is Bringing Young People Together

One year ago, the AU-EU Youth Voices Lab App was launched with a clear mission: to provide young people across Africa and Europe with a single digital space to learn,.

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World Bank Report: Africa’s Gender Equality Laws vs Reality

Across the world, gender equality has moved from the margins of policy debate to the centre of economic strategy. From the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to regional charters and.

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Africa CDC Strengthens Continental Health Security and Regulatory Ties

The ongoing evolution of health governance in Africa has entered a pivotal phase of strategic realignment and institutional strengthening. In the week of 16–22 February 2026, the Africa Centres for.

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AU Executive Council Opens 48th Session on Unity and Water Security

The African Union’s Executive Council has opened its Forty-Eighth Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa with renewed calls for continental unity, sustainable water management and accelerated integration, as foreign ministers from.

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Water, Security and Strategy: What to Expect from the AU’s 39th Summit

In a matter of days, African leaders will converge on Addis Ababa at a moment of uncommon pressure and expectation. From deepening climate stress and protracted conflicts to fragile growth.

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Africa’s Health Future Depends on System Reform

Africa’s health systems are approaching a defining moment. For decades, progress in disease control, maternal and child health, and epidemic response was sustained by expanding development assistance and disease-specific global.

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Can Industrialisation Drive Africa’s Economic Renaissance?

Industrialisation has long been at the heart of economic transformation worldwide. In the African context, it represents far more than an economic strategy: it is the beacon that might illuminate.

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Nigeria as Test Case: The AU’s DDR Framework in Practice

Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) has become a central pillar in the global peace architecture over the past three decades Originating largely within United Nations peacekeeping practice, DDR is designed.

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