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Over 160 representatives of Africa’s judiciary and law enforcement authorities agreed on 16 October 2015 to ensure the enforcement and practical implementation of environmental l...

Reaching agreement on the 17 sustainable development goals and climate change is just the beginning. They still have to be delivered and, until they are, we still have to adapt to ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo exemplifies the difficulty that many developing countries have in transforming mineral wealth into inclusive growth. The IMF’s latest annual...

Angola and Mozambique are on the list of African countries with better prospects for economic growth and business opportunities, according to a study by the Nielsen consultancy tha...

The selection: Monday, 19 October The 133rd IPU Assembly is underway in Geneva. Two profiled documents: Promoting child nutrition in the SADC region, Steering committee of th...

The dramatic drop in global poverty over the last two decades has been called the “best news in the world today” by World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. But in sub-Saha...

The infrastructure throughout sub-Saharan Africa requires additional investments of billions per year to be brought up to par. In particular, the region’s ports are a bottleneck ...

Framework for Action seeks coherent humanitarian and development efforts The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) has approved the world’s first global agreement involving all...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has officially joined the Northern Corridor Integration Projects Initiative (NCIPI) during the just concluded eleventh heads of state summit ...

Speakers praised the African Union’s ambitious 50-year “Agenda 2063”, which together with its first 10-year implementation plan, the Addis Ababa funding scheme, and the ...

The number of ratifications for the new Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has increased sharply since the middle of the year, WTO members were told 13 October at the final 2015 me...

How best to ensure socially-responsible trade in the face of long and complex global value chains? Supply-chain due diligence is increasingly becoming a business reality and a reg...

The selection: Friday, 16 October Today, at Africa Week 2015: UNGA debate on the Development of Africa and presentation of the reports of the Secretary-General on Progress in...

International Resource Panel (IRP) report finds trade shifting burden of environmental impacts to developing economies As countries become increasingly dependent on world trade, w...

Marking the International Day of Rural Women, the United Nations today affirmed the role of women as significant and crucial for the progress of rural households, local and nationa...

The 13th African Regional Meeting will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from Monday 30 November to Thursday 3 December 2015. The Meeting will bring together ILO’s tripartite co...

A sizeable number of households in Africa today have female heads. Based on the latest Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), 26% of all households Africa-wide are headed by women. ...

New Partnership for Africa’s Development: thirteenth consolidated progress report on implementation and international support The present report, submitted in response to Genera...

The selection: Thursday, 15 October Rwanda: Local traders want Northern Corridor summit to focus on cross-border barriers (New Times) The local business community wants the forth...

In the coming decades, global growth will depend on today’s young people. Combatting the persistent youth employment crisis requires a global effort and proactive action. One th...