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Built in 1961 by the Ethiopian government, Africa Hall continues to stand today as a monument of African unity. A stained glass window in the lobby created by Ethiopia’s most well-known artist...
is year the Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Tshwane and the Africa Institute of South Africa celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Organisation of African Unity (OAU) under the theme...
As the leaders of the African Union gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to celebrate the continental organisation’s 50th anniversary, more than 46 civil society organisations deliberated on the...
The African Union (AU) released, today its events schedule for what will be a memorable, people centred and global year long celebrations which kick off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday 19 May...
Due to its abundant natural hydro- and geothermal resources, Iceland generates already today 100% of its electricity using renewable resources, with about 70% coming from hydropower and 30% from...
African Heads of State and Government, eminent persons and leaders of business attending the 23rd WEF on Africa have been discussing the modalities of how to increase private-sector investment and...
Africa, the world’s poorest continent and plagued by high population growth rates, is predicted to make significant economic gains over the next decade.(2) A study commissioned by the...
President Jacob Zuma has condemned the incident on 4 May 2013 in Sudan’s disputed Abyei region, in which the Paramount Chief of the Ngok Dinka, Kual Deng Majok, and a United Nations peacekeeper...
One of the ambitions of pan-Africanism is the realisation of what Ali Mazrui, the renowned Kenyan political scientist, called Pax Africana, a peace ‘that is protected and maintained by Africa...
As Africa marks the 50th anniversary of the Organization of Africa Unity and the African Union (OAU/AU), it is becoming crucial for institutions such as the African Union and its relevant organs...
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has learnt with shock of the attack on the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) that...
South Africa is preparing to promote itself as an attractive investment destination as leaders worldwide descend on Cape Town for the twenty-third World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa next week....
During the period of my visit to Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, I was informed of media reports on the clearance given to an aircraft carrying international guests coming to attend a wedding in South...
The loss of a child is a traumatising experience for the parents, who go through devastating emotional pain, at times undergoing the grieving process for years. The death of a newborn or stillbirth...
In a sign of growing optimism that Somalia is winning a struggle against pirates and al Qaeda-linked insurgents, Britain opened an embassy on Thursday in a set of four metal cabins at Mogadishu...