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Sustainable Devpt

SDGs: UN, AU deepen alignment with Africa’s agenda 2063

The United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) have intensified efforts to align the African Union’s Agenda 2063 with the UN Sustainable Development...
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AU Climate Summit urges $1.3tr annual fund for Africa

African Union leaders on Sunday, February 16, 2025, demanded a massive increase in climate finance, calling for $1.3 trillion annually as Kenyan President, William...
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Human Settlement

Shelter Afrique, African Union sign MoU to advance housing, urban development

Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) and the African Union (AU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on addressing Africa’s critical housing...
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Agric & Biotech

AU confident over transformative impact modern biotechnology can have on Africa’s agric sector

When it comes to the application of modern biotechnology in agriculture, the Africa Union’s (AU) position is clear – the technology is one required...
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Climate Change

‘Africa’s opportunity to lead in aligning climate policies’ – reactions as African Union joins G20

The African Union has officially joined the Group of 20 nations (G20) as announced by Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Saturday, September 9,...
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Climate Change

AU Summit: Leaders urged to pursue fossil-free energy future for continent

As the African Union Summit 36th Ordinary Session kicks off in Ethiopia, civil society organisations (CSOs) across the continent are calling on the African...
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Agric & Biotech

Nigeria hosts five AU countries on genome editing to boost agriculture

Nigeria is hosting five other member states of the African Union (AU) to strategise on the use and adoption of genome editing technology in...
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Agric & Biotech

Nigeria’s role in biotech sustenance in Africa crucial – AU

As Africa continues to embrace emerging technologies, the African Union (AU) has identified Nigeria’s role as very crucial in the creation and sustenance of biotech as...
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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Climate Change

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...
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Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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