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GENEVA - African stakeholders and the broader Global South convened at the South African Permanent Mission on 17 September 2025 to press for urgent reforms to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The roundtable, titled “Making the WTO Work for Business and Consumers: A South-South Dialogue on WTO
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a landmark $31 million grant for Uganda’s first results-based climate project, recognizing the country’s success in reducing deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions. The project, led by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on behalf of the Ugandan
15 December 2025 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in South Africa, the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), and partners including the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and African Bank have officially launched Township Spark, a new blended-finance guarantee
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and Member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, H.E. Wang Yi, held the 9th China–African Union Strategic Dialogue at AU Headquarters in