The African Union has announced that the African Credit Rating Agency will be officially launched on October 7, 2026, in Port Louis, Mauritius, where the agency is headquartered. The launch marks a major step in Africa’s efforts to strengthen its financial independence and address concerns over how the continent’s economies …
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President Bola Tinubu has formally reported recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa to the African Union. Tinubu spoke through Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly in Luanda, Angola. The President warned that the attacks …
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Nigeria has called on the African Union (AU) to develop innovative and sustainable financing mechanisms to strengthen Africa’s capacity to prevent and resolve conflicts. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made the call on Saturday at the 26th Extraordinary Session of the AU Executive Council. The session was …
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the Aug. 15 Osun governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has congratulated Gov. Ademola Adeleke on his re-election. Oyebamiji, in a statement on Saturday in Osogbo, urged Adeleke to protect the lives and property of all citizens, particularly during the post-election period. “In the …
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The African Union and the European Commission have unveiled new health initiatives worth over 100 million euros to strengthen health security, digital systems and local manufacturing across Africa. Dr Tolbert Geewleh Nyenswah, Director for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response at the Africa CDC, disclosed this on Thursday during the agency’s …
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THE African Union (AU) on Sunday unveiled the 2024 Africa Malaria Progress Report, highlighting funding priorities and addressing challenges and threats hindering the elimination of malaria. This announcement was made in a statement by Mr Molalet Tsedeke, Media Centre Coordinator at the Directorate of Information and Communication of the AU …
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THE African Union’s Special Envoy on the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, Adama Dieng, has urged Sudan’s warring factions to de-escalate their conflict to prevent further civilian casualties. Addressing the situation on Tuesday, Dieng condemned the escalating violence in Sudan’s Al-Jazirah State, where mass killings, torture, abductions, sexual assaults, …
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Recruitment, apply for African Union (AU) recruitment 2024 below. Newsextra24 reports that African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999). AU …
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THE candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the recently concluded Edo State Governorship election, Olumide Akpata, has said he won’t challenge the outcome of the election at the tribunal. Newsextra24 reports that Akpata, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Recall …
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THE African Union, alongside a coalition of 104 UN member states, has strongly condemned Israel’s decision to declare UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as ‘persona non grata.’ This controversial move prevents Guterres from entering Israel, following his call for an immediate de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East. In a joint …
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