Tag: African Union
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🌍 Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa
Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects in Africa during a massive two-month operation, clamping down on cybercrime that left tens of thousands of victims, including some who were trafficked, and produced millions in financial damages, the global police organization said Tuesday. Operation Serengeti, a joint operation with Afripol, the African Union’s police agency, ran from Sept. 2…
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Algeria to Host the Pan-African Youth Forum:
The African Union has officially announced that Algeria has been selected to host the 4th edition of the Pan-African Youth Forum. This decision follows Algeria’s successful bid, coordinated by the Higher Council for Youth in partnership with several key public sectors, to host Africa’s most significant youth event. The forum is set to take place…
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Africa Skills Week (ASW) 2024
Africa Skills Week (ASW) 2024, held in Accra from October 14 to 18, drew to a triumphant close with a bold call to institutionalize the event as a biennial gathering aimed at promoting dialogue, experience sharing, and collaboration on skills development and employment in Africa. Themed “Skills and jobs for the 21st century: quality skills…
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African Union greenlights AI adoption across member states
The Executive Council of the African Union (AU) has approved the “Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy,” which promotes AI adoption in the public and private sectors among member states. This strategy was announced in a document published on the AU website on Aug. 9. The AU’s AI strategy was formally adopted during the AU Executive Council’s 45th Ordinary Session…
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Symbolic destruction of weapons in the Central African Republic marks the launch of the “Silencing the Guns” campaign
The African Union launched its “Silencing the Guns” campaign in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), with a symbolic destruction of illicit weapons collected from civilians. The event, attended by high-level officials, aimed to raise awareness about the importance of voluntary disarmament for achieving peace and development. Churchill Ewumbue-Monono, Chairperson of the African Union’s Peace and…
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The African Union has been awarded with the Leo Tolstoy Peace Prize
The inaugural awarding ceremony took place on September 9, the birthday of iconic Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace. The prize recognizes organizations and individuals for their achievements in: ▫️Peacekeeping;▫️Fight for freedoms;▫️Human rights;▫️Activities aimed at countering the threat of World War III or nuclear catastrophe. The winners are selected by an international…
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Moscow and Nouakchott emphasize the importance of “closer foreign policy coordination”
This becomes increasingly important as Mauritania takes over the rotating presidency of the African Union (AU) in 2024, Russian diplomats have stressed. The Russian president’s special representative for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, was received by the Mauritanian president on August 1. The meeting followed the inauguration ceremony of Mohammed…
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AU’s recognition of coffee as a strategic anchor commodity in its Agenda 2063 is a historic milestone, says Ethiopian minister
Earlier this year, during the 37th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, the continental body recognized coffee’s critical role in Africa‘s socio-economic transformation and its potential for sustainable development and adopted coffee as a strategic anchor commodity in the AU Agenda 2063. Girma Amente, Ethiopia’s Minister of Agriculture and chair of the Inter-Africa Coffee Organization (IACO),…
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African Union addresses integration issues at Ghana conference
The African Union convened in Ghana on Sunday to address issues related to African integration and to establish a unified stance before engaging with the G20 and UN. Mauritania’s President and current African Union Chair, Mohamed Cheikh Ghazouani, urged for the acceleration of the African integration process. He stressed the importance of expediting economic integration…
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Arab and African leaders join forces for development
The African Union (AU) and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) have announced a new partnership to accelerate development across the continent. The Arab-Africa Financial Consortium (AAFC), launched during the 6th AU Mid-Year Coordination Meeting in Accra, Ghana, aims to unlock significant financial resources for Africa’s progress. “We face complex and multifaceted…
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