African Union Commission (AUC)

African Institutions in Plan to Stabilise Food, Fuel and Fertiliser Amid Mideast War

By Busani Bafana
Fearing the Middle East war could drive millions into hunger and cripple economies, Africa’s leading institutions are drafting a strategy to mobilise domestic and "innovative" finance and harness national competitiveness to stabilise food, fuel, and fertiliser supplies.

It Is Time For Africa to Fund Its Health Security

By Busani Bafana
Relying on foreign aid is bad for Africa's health and it must stop if the continent is to enjoy health security.

Accord Calls for First Global Conference on Peace

By Vasu Gounden
On 21 November 2015, during ACCORD’s 2015 Africa Peace Award celebration, I made a call for the United Nations to convene the first ever UN Global Conference on Peace.

Fighting Hunger from the Pitch

By Ngala Killian Chimtom
A video ad is being screened before every match at the Africa Cup of Nations currently under way in Equatorial Guinea. Part of African Football Against Hunger, a joint initiative by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF), it shows a player dribbling a football, taking a shot and scoring – the winning kick is a metaphor for ending hunger in Africa by 2025.
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