The West and Central Africa Wheat Development Network (WECAWheat), has called on member Governments to prioritise enacting and enforcing policies that support strategic investments in wheat production in the region. WECAWheat made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of its Second Regional Summit in Abuja on Monday. The summit sought for a…
The West and Central Africa Wheat Development Network (WECAWheat), says it is intensifying efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in wheat production in the region. Prof. Benjamin Ubi, Regional Coordinator of WECAWheat, stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the Second Regional Summit on Wheat Production in West Central Africa would…
U.S. President Joe Biden has pledged 500 million dollars to African countries to help prevent and respond to mpox, and will donate one million doses of vaccine. Biden said this in his farewell address to world leaders at the general debate of the 79th session of the General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New…
The Speaker of the Nigeria House of Representatives, Hon Tajudeen Abbas has lauded the history and purpose that inspired the establishment of the Indonesia/Africa Parliamentary Forum, IAPF. He described it as an admirable footprint of our common development heritage, a great challenges resolver, and mutual risks mitigator for all countries involved. Speaking at the 2024…
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to highlight the importance of South-South cooperation to build solidarity and drive progress on shared development goals. Guterres, who arrived in China on Tuesday, would take part in the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on Thursday. Guterres Spokesperson, Mr Stephane Dujarric, at a news…
The Chinese government announced on Monday that it has signed 19 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on South-South cooperation on climate change with 17 African countries. This was disclosed by government officials during a joint news conference for the 2024 summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) from Sept. 4 to Sept. 6 2024 in…
The Chinese Government has pledged to remain committed to further deepening its cooperation with Africa in four key areas: strategic alignment, connectivity, new areas of cooperation, and coordination. This was disclosed by government officials at a joint news conference on Belt and Road cooperation between China and Africa, ahead of the 2024 summit of the…
Ten foreigners were killed when a bus they were traveling in overturned in South Africa’s Limpopo Province Tuesday night, local authorities said Wednesday. The bus was en route to Johannesburg from neighboring Zimbabwe when the accident happened on the N1 highway near Makhado, the Limpopo Provincial Department of Transport and Community Safety said. “All the…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has called on Japan to join Africa in advocating for reform of the UN Security Council to ensure fair and equitable representation for the continent. Tuggar disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by Alkasim Abdulkadir, Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy to the…
A Zimbabwean entrepreneur, Dr Tempter Tungwarara, has unveiled Talk and Pay (TAP), a groundbreaking mobile application, to enhance connectivity across Africa. Tungwarara who is also the Chairman, Prevail International, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. He said the innovation created in 2023, would address…
