Eight countries sharing the Zambezi River Basin are moving toward a coordinated regional approach to climate resilience, agreeing on priorities for a proposed $130 million programme focused on strengthening food,…
NEW CAPITAL, Egypt — September 28, 2026 — Egypt has placed mining investment firmly on its national economic agenda as President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attended the opening of the fifth…
GABORONE, Botswana — The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is stepping up efforts to improve the movement of goods and people between Mozambique and Zimbabwe after completing a five-day assessment…
NEW YORK — September 23, 2026 — African leaders are working to strengthen a unified continental negotiating position ahead of the next two United Nations climate conferences, as the African…
Tensions over the Nile have intensified again after Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water and Energy issued a strongly worded response to recent remarks by Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation…
NEW YORK — September 22, 2026 — African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf met with Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on the margins…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — September 21, 2026 — The African Union Commission has officially launched a new continental mechanism aimed at protecting education and ensuring that African children and young…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — September 19, 2026 — The African Union Commission and the Government of South Africa have completed a technical mission aimed at moving forward the African Union…
DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti — September 14, 2026 — Foreign ministers from member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are scheduled to gather in Djibouti City on September 15…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — September 9, 2026 — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has convened its 5th regional meeting on refugee inclusion in national education systems, bringing regional partners…