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TICAD 9 to be held in Yokohama, Japan
Addis Ababa, August 8, 2023 (FBC) – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has announced the host city for the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9).…
AUC, Partners Meet to discuss Strategic Communications for CAADP
Addis Ababa, August 7, 2023 (FBC) - The African Union Commission recently organised a meeting of communications experts from across the African Union entities and partners to discuss…
African Bamboo reduces emissions in construction sector: P4G
Addis Ababa, August 7, 2023 (FBC) - African Bamboo uses a non-invasive, species native to 12 African countries, including Ethiopia, according to the Netherlands’s Pioneering Green…
Drone Attempting to Infiltrate Moscow Destroyed by Air Defense – Mayor
MOSCOW, August 6 (Sputnik) - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attempted to infiltrate Moscow on Sunday at around 11:00 local time and was destroyed on the approach, Moscow Mayor Sergey…
ECA welcomes election of Jim Skea as Chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Addis Ababa, August 3, 2023 (FBC) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) welcomes the election of Jim Skea, of the of the United Kingdom, as the new Chair of the…
Linkages between AfCFTA, Peace Fund a path to sustainable dev’t: AUC Director
Addis Ababa, August 3, 2023 (FBC) - Peace and security are a prerequisite for sustainable economic development and vice versa. With focus on the acceleration of the African Continental Free…
African Leaders Echo Urgency to Prioritise Maternal Nutrition on the Continent
Addis Ababa, August 2, 2023 (FBC) - The African Union Commission Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) through the Health Systems, Diseases and Nutrition…
African leaders join hands to tackle unemployment
Addis Ababa, July 31, 2023 (FBC) – At a Human Capital Development Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania a seven-point declaration was adopted by African leaders and outlined how young…
PhosAgro Launches Digital Education Platform for African Farmers
St Petersburg, July 30, 2023 (FBC) - PhosAgro, one of Russia’s largest phosphate-based fertilizers producers, has launched a digital education platform for African farmers called Pro Agro…
AU Chairperson Azali Assoumani calls for Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
Saintpetersburg, July 28, 2023 (FBC) - African Union Chairman and President of Comoros, Azali Assoumani, in his address at the end of the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum on…