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Transforming Africa: The Intersection of Innovation and Industrial Growth

December 19, 2024
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Elizabeth Antidius Shumbusho | Africa Guardian As 2024 comes to a close, the recent Africa Industrialization Day provided a timely opportunity to reflect on the continent’s progress toward sustainable development and the critical role technological innovation, enhanced trade, and increased productivity play in driving economic growth. UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the promise of the African Continental Free Trade…

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UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council

October 10, 2023
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The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Peru and Russia failing to secure a seat. After the ballots were cast and counted, Assembly President Dennis Francis announced Albania, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Malawi, and the Netherlands were elected…

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UN Calls Africa for Closing Internet Connectivity and Digital Governance Gap

October 10, 2023
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Against a backdrop of growing geopolitical tensions, proliferating crises and widening inequalities, the challenges facing the global community in reaching the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are vast, the UN said on Monday. With the Internet holding a critical role in navigating these complexities, the 18th annual Internet Governance Forum hosted by the Government of Japan is under the…

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Guinea junta leader tells UN to ‘stop lecturing’ Africa

September 22, 2023
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The head of Guinea’s junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, defended the use of military intervention in politics during a UN address Thursday, following a recent series of coups on the African continent. “Africa is suffering from a model of governance that has been imposed on us. A model that is certainly good and effective for the West, which designed it…

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Africa Climate Summit creates unified African voice on development, climate action: Mohieldin

September 13, 2023
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The Africa Climate Summit (ACS) has contributed to creating a unified African voice that expresses the priorities of development and climate action in the continent at different international forums, foremost of which are the UN meetings in New York and COP28 in Dubai, stated Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt and UN special envoy on…

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Fostering collaboration to address environmental challenges in Africa

August 17, 2023
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Distinguished Ministers, Delegates, colleagues, and friends, All Protocols observed. Greetings to you all! For nearly 40 years, the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment has served as a guiding light in perilous environmental times. It has helped this diverse continent forge consensus around the most pressing threats to our planet – and it has given Africa a powerful voice…

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UN cautions of “deteriorating security situation” in West Africa

August 2, 2023
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The UN cautioned of a “deteriorating security situation” in West Africa on Tuesday, after a coup in Niger. “The unfolding crisis, if not addressed will exacerbate the deteriorating security situation in the region,” warned Leonardo Santos Simao, the chief of the United Nations Office for West Africa as well as the Sahel. “It will also negatively impact the development…

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