Innocent Gahigana (The New Times)-African countries have zeroed in on a continental joint forum to harmonise the work of their researchers and policymakers. The 2nd Africa Economic Conference (AEC) that ended last week in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia echoed the need for such forum to overcome the continent’s development challenges.
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(Press Release)- Journalists from all corners of Africa yesterday launched a new continental federation to provide a unified voice for newsroom staff campaigning for better working conditions and professional rights.
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John Kaninda (Business Day)- AFRICAN Union (AU) commission chairman Alpha Oumar Konare said that the upcoming European Union (EU)-Africa summit would be a measure of the bloc’s willingness to enter an “equitable and equal” partnership with the continent, regardless of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
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Rosalia Omungo (IPS)—An unexpected challenge has been directed at the economic partnership agreement (EPA) being negotiated between the European Union and the east and southern African group. Two lobby groups have filed a law suit in Kenya to halt the signing of the EPA.
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