President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has warned that water scarcity and inadequate sanitation could fuel migration, displacement and conflict across Africa if urgent action is not taken.

African leaders are not relenting in their push for permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council, marking 20 years since the adoption of the Ezulwini Consensus and Sirte Declaration.

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has asserted that Africa holds the tools to drive its own economic transformation and must seize them.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has forcefully condemned Africa’s continued exclusion from permanent membership of the UN Security Council, calling the situation “indefensible” and out of touch with modern realities.

Burundi’s President, Évariste Ndayishimiye, has been elected Chairperson of the African Union at the 39th Ordinary Summit of the continental body.

Ndayishimiye takes over the rotational AU chairmanship from Angola’s President, João Lourenço.

African leaders are seeking the guidance of God as they make decisions on issues intended to advance the development of the continent.

Uganda has pledged US $1 million to the African Peer Review Mechanism, APRM, to support its operations.

The announcement was made by Uganda’s Vice President, Jessica Alupo, during the 35th APRM Forum of Heads of State and 

Government at the African Union headquarters on Friday.

Africa must not be a battleground for competing interests but rather a partner of choice guided by principles, mutual respect, and shared prosperity.

A continent where young people are uncertain about their future is a continent at risk of failure.

African leaders are set to consider a draft Memorandum of Understanding between the African Union, the Regional Economic Communities and the Regional Mechanisms on the utilisation of the African Standby Force.