Every time an African country faces a crisis, from conflicts, droughts, health emergencies, and, most recently, the Russia-Ukraine war and the COVID-19 pandemic, we are reminded of the persistently high level of chronic vulnerability...
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Complying with international sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards has become critical to trade and healthy food systems. The World Trade Organization (WTO) allows governments to use SPS measures to protect human, animal and plant health...
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Transforming Africa into the image and likeness of the seven Aspirations of the African Union's (AU) Agenda 2063, the blueprint and master plan for remodeling the continent into the global ...
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Even though Africa accounts for the smallest share of global greenhouse gas emissions, at just 3.8%, the continent is particularly vulnerable to climate change. According to the World ...
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As of May 2022, 45 African countries had submitted updated versions of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), underscoring the continent's commitment to global ...
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Through the 2014 Malabo Declaration, African leaders committed to conduct a biennial review (BR) to track country progress toward achieving commitments aimed at steering agricultural ...
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In March 2018, African governments signed an agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a turning point for African regional and international trade.
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Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions to life as we know it, with wide-ranging spill-over effects permeating various sectors. While Africa fared better than predicted in ...
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On the 18th of October 2021, the United Nations Academic Impact Hub for SDG 2 (hosted by the University of Pretoria) in collaboration with the Malabo Montpellier Panel hosted a panel discussion on ...
The journey to achieving “The Africa We Want” circa 2063 is fraught with history, opportunities, but perhaps most importantly, lessons. As the continent stays the course to prosperity towards ...
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The need to rethink policy and craft intelligent systems for the expansion of Africa’s economic recovery gains is even more urgent against the backdrop of global development challenges such ...
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Madagascar is on the brink of the world’s first “climate change famine”, the UN has warned. The worst drought in 40 years has pushed more than a million people in the country to the verge of starvation.
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Moderating the launch of the AATM today during the AGRF 2021, was Ms. Sara Mbago-Bhunu, Director, East and Southern Africa Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). She noted that the 2021 Africa
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L’agriculture demeure la principale source de subsistance en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre (AOC), comme dans la majeure partie du continent.Plus de 50% de la population active de la région tire son alimentation et ses revenus du secteur agricole qui est également le principal fournisseur d’emploi.
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La pandémie du coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) a mis en lumière des inégalités qui font des populations pauvres – tant dans les pays à faible revenu que dans les pays riches – les fragments les plus exposés aux conséquences négatives. Le pape François a récemment souligné cet état de fait dans une interview ...
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Le RDC Challenge est un concours qui s’adresse aux utilisateurs de données désireux de démontrer leur créativité et leurs compétences analytiques en exploitant des données et des ressources disponibles sur le site du ReSAKSS.
Avec la Déclaration de Malabo de 2014, les dirigeants africains se sont engagés à procéder à une revue biennale (RB) à l’échelle du continent pour suivre et documenter les progrès accomplis dans la réalisation de sept engagements, notamment celui d’éliminer la faim et de réduire de moitié la pauvreté d’ici 2025.
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