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Africities 8 tagged ‘most important democratic gathering in Africa’

Some 8,300 participants representing over 77 countries, including 53 African countries and nearly 3,000 local elected representatives, mayors and other leaders of local and subnational governments...

UN commends governments in helping achieve biodiversity targets

A senior UN official has commended sub-national governments in ensuring that the global biodiversity targets, known as Aichi Biodiversity targets, are achieved on the...

8th Africities Summit closes in Morocco with record participation

The eighth International Summit of Cities and Territorial Communities of Africa (Africities) closed on Saturday, November 24, 2018 in the Moroccan city of Marrakech. Held...

Media executives commit to awareness raising on drought, flood management

About 20 media women and men from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Togo took part in the regional workshop on...

Adesina named 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate

The Sunhak Peace Prize Committee has named President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, as one of the two 2019...

Under-fire Solheim quits UNEP

UN Environment chief Erik Solheim effectively left his role on Thursday, November 22, 2018 after an audit questioning his huge travel expenses triggered an...

Africities 8 opens in Morocco amid desire to transform continent

African cities are forecast to urbanise at a rate of 3.65% annually, adding nearly 350 million new city dwellers by 2030, according to the...

Mercury-free dentistry alliance demands end to amalgam use in children

The World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry has urged countries to end amalgam use in children by 2020. The submission is contained in the World Alliance’s...

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Mixed compliance greets sanitation exercise as Lagos introduces incentives for cleanest council

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, says the government will introduce incentives to...
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Darma, new minister, pledges to tackle housing deficit with innovation

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, April 24, 2026, administered the oath of office to Dr Muttaqha Darma as the...

AU, EU unveil €100m initiatives to boost Africa’s health security, others

The African Union and the European Commission have unveiled new health initiatives worth over €100 million to strengthen health...

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Mixed compliance greets sanitation exercise as Lagos introduces incentives for cleanest council

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources,...

Darma, new minister, pledges to tackle housing deficit with innovation

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, April 24, 2026, administered...
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