African Union News - AUN

27/06/2023

Kenya: Over 80 women’s groups across the county have benefited from a five-day Ushanga Initiative capacity-building training on beadwork to enable them to earn a living and hence boost economic development.

https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/womens-groups-trained-in-beadwork-for-economic-development/

27/06/2023

Ghana: Metropolitan Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) have been entreated to strictly enforce bye-laws that prohibit the littering of their localities in order to curb flooding in the country.

The Founder and Leader of the All Peoples Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has entreated Metropolitan Municipal and District Chief Executives...

26/06/2023

Egypt: A capacity-building training program on geographic information systems (GIS) for environmental planning and management have been launched in the country.
The training is said to enhance the effectiveness of environmental planning and management as well as addressing various environmental issues in Egypt by establishing and activating an effective geographic information system.

KOICA Egypt Office conducts 1st Country Training Program for the Egyptian Ministry of Environment`s officials

26/06/2023

Kenya: Nakuru County has allocated Sh17 million in the creative industry to help create jobs for the youth as they fully exploit digital platforms by taking their creations online while nurturing the County’s rich, diverse, and vibrant creative talents.

https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/county-to-spend-sh17-million-to-boost-creative-industry/

26/06/2023

Experts have encouraged African countries auto sector to improve on fuel quality, move to higher emission standards to help reduce carbon emission.
This is said to see the realization of African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) intention to create a market for five million vehicles to be produced by 2035 as the AfCFTA is expected to boost the automotive industry in Africa.

While the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is expected to boost the automotive industry in Africa, experts argue that poor fuel quality and lack of auto policies...

23/06/2023

The East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) has passed a resolution to support a bid by Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya to host the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in 2027.

The support is expected to also boost the tourism fortunes for the region as the Afcon is said to pull in investors from outside the region which would eventually create employment channels as well as promote sports tourism.

Eala has passed a resolution to support a bid by Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya to host Afcon finals in 2027.

23/06/2023

Kenya: Youth have been urged to take advantage of opportunities presented under the National Young Innovators Entrepreneurship Programme (NYIEP) that creates a unique opportunity to connect the youth to wider innovative eco-systems to enhance their skills.

This is to leverage the technical know-how of innovate hubs so as to build skills required to set and commercialize their innovations.

https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/state-initiates-innovative-programme-to-provide-avenues-for-youth-employment/

23/06/2023

Zimbabwe has begun its investments into new power generation capacity at the centre of its development programme and are set to involve knowledgeable stakeholders from green business, environmental groups, universities and academia as well as green energy companies and start-ups in the formulation and implementation of green energy and climate policies.

This is because the country is grappling with both energy shortages and the impacts of climate change which is threatening the country’s ambitious aspiration of transforming into a middle-income society by 2030.

https://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/zimbabwe-looks-towards-cleaner-energy/

22/06/2023

Liberia have been encouraged to further improve its business climate for entrepreneurs and investors in the country.
This is because, it was crucial for Liberian small business enterprises to be empowered in order for people to start their own businesses.

The Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, Johan Forssell, has stressed the need for the government of Liberia to further improve its business climate for entrepreneurs and investors in the country.

22/06/2023

South Africa, Netherlands and Denmark have together launched a $1 billion dedicated fund to support green hydrogen projects in South Africa.

SA-H2 is the second-of-its-kind, blended finance fund for Africa to develop and fund green hydrogen projects, it would also be used to build a substantial pipeline of green hydrogen projects in South Africa which will give private sector developers access to risk capital from an early stage of development throughout from construction to operations.

SA-H2 is the second-of-its-kind, blended finance fund for African green hydrogen projects

22/06/2023

Kenya hosts the 23rd Med Expo Africa, aimed at shaping the future of medicine through latest innovations, cutting edge technologies and exciting discoveries.
Health professionals are therefore urged to embrace transformative approaches that improve patients’ health.

https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/kenya-hosts-the-23rd-med-expo-africa-2023/

21/06/2023

Liberia: A US$2 million loan facility agreement have been signed to empower women in the fisheries sector, since they are the medium through which fishermen get revenue, from their catches of fish supplied to the market.

The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) has signed a US$2 million loan facility agreement with Conservation International (CI) to empower women in the fisheries sector of Liberia.

21/06/2023

Ghana: A development-oriented project has been launched with the aim of spiraling youth participation in bringing positive change to rural communities as well as strengthening their capacities to bring transformation through technology for desired growth.

­A youth and development oriented project dubbed 'Shine Summit' has been launched with the aim of spiraling youth participation in bringing positive...

21/06/2023

Rwanda and Zambia persevere to sustain gains, enhance cooperation amid ongoing economic challenges as well as working together with the rest of the continent to invest more into young people, in order to ensure a more secure, sustainable, and innovative Africa.

https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/8435/news/africa/rwanda-zambia-look-to-strengthen-south-south-cooperation

21/06/2023

Kenya hosts the Africa Energy Forum 2023 which addresses the international energy community on opportunities available in Africa’s power and gas sectors.

Some topic areas that would seriously be engaged and looked includes, Insights from ministers and heads of utilities on energy and mining from the continent, increasing pace and scale of Africa’s renewable energy projects, the growing role of Africa’s gas within today’s GeoPolitical context, breaking down barriers to energy transition in mining among others.

Due to 600 million people on the continent lacking access to electricity, there's the need to improve power generation and connectivity for people.

https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/kenya-plays-host-to-the-africa-energy-forum-2023/

20/06/2023

The African Union (AU) Commission through the Peace Fund Secretariat have signed an Agreement with the World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP), to scale the existing technical and financial support to various peace and security activities in the thematic areas of operation under the AU Peace Fund.
Under the Agreement, the Peace Fund Secretariat and WFP jointly identified the areas of strategic engagement to also scale efforts in advocacy on the nexus between conflict and food security as a call to action to address the root causes of conflict.

https://au.int/en/pressreleases/20230620/nexus-between-food-security-and-conflicts-au-and-wfp-collaboration-will

20/06/2023

African countries have been challenged to invest more in research and innovation to enhance food security in the continent.
Kenya as an example says it has prioritized the implementation of Agenda its 2030 and was committed to sustainable development.

https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/linturi-wants-investment-on-research-and-innovation-enhanced-for-food-security/

20/06/2023

Uganda: The World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) are set to implement a five-year Health System project in Eastern Uganda.
This is aimed at strengthening the health system to improve reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent services for improved health outcomes.

In many parts of the Busoga region in Eastern Uganda which has an estimated population of 8.3million people, it was common for boda bodas (motorcycles) to be used in transporting patients with medical emergencies requiring specialized care.