African Union celebrates Expo 2020 Dubai Honour Day

DUBAI, 28th February, 2022 (WAM) — The African Union celebrated the wealth of culture, heritage and vision across the continent, with dance, spoken word and music, as it marks its Expo 2020 Dubai Honour Day on Sunday. Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director-General of Expo 2020 Dubai, and Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan…

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China opens party school in Africa to teach its model to continent’s officials

Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School in Tanzania was built and funded to the tune of US$40 million by the Chinese Communist Party African party officials have been learning from Chinese counterparts for decades, but the school could advance Beijing’s ‘party-to-party diplomacy’ China’s former leader Mao Zedong supported some African parties with ideological and military training during their liberation struggles….

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Will the new PSC do the right thing for Africa?

Newly elected PSC members must balance their countries’ interests with continental imperatives for the good of Africa. Fifteen members were elected to the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) at its recent summit in Addis Ababa. Five will serve for three years, while 10  will be on the Council for two years. North Africa members are Morocco…

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10 African countries with the highest average monthly salaries, according to available stats

A young African working hard to earn his pay Business Insider Africa presents 10 African countries where workers earn the highest average monthly salaries, according to Salary Explorer. These average salaries were calculated using feedbacks provided by some respondents, and as such can only serve as indicators. Is your country among the top ten countries where workers can earn…

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Celebrating African podcasters at Africa Podcast Day

It’s impossible to have a conversation about the pan-African podcast space without mentioning Melissa Mbugua and Josephine Karianjahi. As the co-directors of Africa Podcast Day, these two women are breaking barriers and creating a space for African podcasters to be celebrated. On Saturday, 12 February 2022, the annual Africa Podcast Day took place. The hybrid, virtual and in-person, celebrations…

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Don’t slow down on agricultural production gains: Kikwete 

Mbeya, Tanzania: February 16, 2022 – Boosting production of strategic crops, such as soybean, for local and international markets, as well as industrial raw materials, is the way forward for Tanzania’s agriculture, former President of the United Republic of Tanzania H.E. Dr Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, has said. H.E Kikwete, who is a member of the Board of AGRA (the…

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President Kikwete hails  increased agro-led industrialisation-drive momentum fuelled by PIATA support

Iringa, Tanzania: February 15, 2022 –  Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA) lead Partnership for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Africa (PIATA) initiatives in Tanzania has increased agro-led industrialization-drive momentum. Agro-dealers, farmers organizations, aggregators and processors have increased uptake of their respective activities and production along the agriculture value chain, according to testimonies shared to former President of the United…

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UN court orders Uganda to pay DR Congo $325m as war damages

The last batch of Uganda soldiers withdrawing from DRC’s embattled Ituri region on May 19, 2003. The UN’s top court on February 9, 2022 ordered Uganda to pay the Democratic Republic of Congo USD325 million in reparations over a brutal war two decades ago. Summary It must also pay $60 million for damage to natural resources, including the looting…

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