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Canada’s Renewed Africa Strategy Brings New Embassies, Security Initiatives

November 9, 2024
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By Charles Muchoki | Africa Guardian Canada’s Liberal government is reasserting its commitment to an Africa strategy, a plan that had seemingly faded last year. This renewed focus includes opening new embassies and enhancing security cooperation across the continent. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, accompanied by Trade Minister Mary Ng and International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, announced Canada’s intentions…

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AU Presses for Bold Action to Combat Africa’s Education Crisis at Global Summit

September 26, 2024
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By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian The African Union (AU) is urging the international community to commit to long-term educational solutions in regions facing significant crises. Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairperson of the African Union Commission, made this appeal during the opening of the AU and Global Partnership for Education Summit held yesterday. Mahamat highlighted alarming statistics, stating that…

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Addressing Africa’s Exclusion from the UN Security Council – African Union

September 24, 2024
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By Charles Muchoki | Africa Guardian African Union Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has emphasized the need to rectify Africa’s exclusion from permanent membership on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), calling it a “historical injustice” that must be corrected. In an interview with TASS First Deputy Director General Mikhail Gusman, Mahamat expressed frustration over the prolonged debates on…

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Africa’s illusive unity in diversity and sustainable development

August 10, 2023
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By Professor Maurice Okoli The latest political situation unfolded in Niger, the unexpected removal of democratically-elected President Mohamed Bazoum late July and the deepening differences in perception across Africa explicitly shows Africa’s level of political illusions and, practical reality towards attaining unity dimension in Africa. In a nutshell, Africa remains sharply divided. Tracking down the Africa’s unity propagated by…

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Russia-Africa summit 2023, an overview

August 3, 2023
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ST Petersburg, Russia’s Imperial capital, hosted the second summit and Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum last week attracting heads of state and government from many African countries. That marked the second time that events of such a magnitude with a focus on a wide range of relations between Russia and African countries have been held. The Forum and Summit…

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