Europe’s satellite agency to strengthen cooperation with continent’s Meteorologists ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The African Union Commission and the European Meteorological Satellite Agency (EUMETSAT), have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their cooperation on earth observation. The agreement opens the way for African environmental and meteorological services to access …
Read More »AU urges governments to prioritize fairness at workplace
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Union (AU) has urged governments on the continent to prioritize workplace fairness in bother public and private entities. AU’s Programme Coordinator, Odette Sarr Bolly, said every government and workers’ organizations should promote inclusive and progressive employment practices and fairness at places of employment. …
Read More »AU appoints special envoy to combat genocide, mass atrocities in Africa
ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday appointed Adama Dieng of Senegal as the first AU special envoy for the prevention of the crime of genocide and other mass atrocities. As the 55-member continental organization’s first special envoy for the …
Read More »AU bids farewell to Lt. Gen Okiding
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sivuyile Bam, the Deputy Special Representative of the African Union (AU) Chairman in Somalia, has urged Lt Gen Sam Okiding not to abandon Somalia as he transitions to his new role as the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Ugandan military. Lt Gen …
Read More »EU backs AU’s initiative for in-continent vaccine production
AU has prioritized vaccine manufacturing for up to 22 diseases NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The European Union intends to support its partner, the African Union, in its ambitious goal of producing 60% of vaccines on the continent for African citizens by 2040, according to Jutta Urpilainen, the European Commissioner …
Read More »African countries urged to take actions to end TB by 2030
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major causes of death in Africa, killing hundreds of thousands of people every year, African Union (AU) officials have said. The officials made the remarks at an event to mark the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day, which falls on …
Read More »Why U.S Govt is investing in the health and wealth of Africa’s livestock
US$ 57 million ultramodern AU-PANVAC laboratory complex to tackle rising livestock disease burden Bishoftu, Ethiopia | RONALD MUSOKE | The United States government through its Defence Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) biological threat reduction programme (BTRP) has boosted the capacity of the African Union-Pan African Veterinary Vaccine Centre (AU-PANVAC) to respond better to …
Read More »Rwanda opposes AU’s support for southern African troops deployed in DR Congo
KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | Rwanda has asked the African Union not to support troops from southern African countries deployed to fight armed groups in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), claiming the force will exacerbate the conflict. Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta said in a letter …
Read More »Nearly 100 mln children, youth out of school in Africa: AU
ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | Nearly 100 million children and youth aged 5 to 19 across Africa are not socially integrated simply because they are out of school, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Mohammed Belhocine said in Addis Ababa. These children and youth are vulnerable …
Read More »AU condemns use of children in armed conflicts in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts in Africa and called for an end to such practices. The call was made in line with the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers, which is …
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