The African Union (AU) has endorsed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s vision for a continent-wide financial institution and the acceleration of mobile money interoperability across the continent. The adoption came during the AU Mid-Year Coordination meeting held in Accra last week. This signals a major step towards enhancing financial inclusion and economic integration across Africa….
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the Security Council’s adoption of a resolution on the financing of African Union (AU)-led peace support operations, said his spokesman on Friday. Since the start of his mandate as UN secretary-general, Guterres has repeatedly called for a new generation of peace support operations led by African partners, with guaranteed…
Amidst the challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, leaders have taken unprecedented steps to combat the virus. Most recent statistics show that about 52% of Africans have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 versus about 70% globally .2, 4 Although there is still work to be done to catch up to global…
