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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 …

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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 …

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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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AU vows to complete troop drawdown from Somalia in 2024

MOGADISHU,  | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) delegation on Friday wrapped up a five-day working visit to Somalia, reaffirming the AU’s commitment to completing the security transition in the country by the end of 2024. The delegation led by Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, director of conflict management within the Political …

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AU team in Somalia over drawdown plans, posting ATMIS strategy

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA | Xinhua | The African Union’s high-level delegation arrived in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Saturday evening to assess the ongoing troop withdrawal, whose second phase began in December 2023. The African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said the AU team, which is led by Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, …

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AU appoints former VP Wandira-Kazibwe to Sudan peace panel

ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki on Wednesday announced that he has appointed three prominent African personalities as members of the AU High-level panel on Sudan. In a press statement, Faki said he has appointed Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Speciosa Wandira-Kazibwe and Francisco Madeira as …

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Africa CDC unveils China-aided reference laboratory

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua |  The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday unveiled a China-aided reference laboratory at its headquarters in Ethiopia. The Africa CDC said the completion of the laboratory marks a milestone in its pursuit of a strong continental public health institution …

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