The Greater Horn of Africa and the IGAD area experience yearly climatic disruptions like floods and droughts. ICPAC, IGAD, along with their regional and global partners, are currently working on initiatives to address this.
Over the years, African integration has not been fully realised, despite being sung as the foundation for unity among African nations. Here is one initiative that is thought to foster unity across African countries.
"...due to our current and future vulnerabilities, climate adaptation is not an option but a necessity for our region."
Young people in Africa encounter numerous challenges, such as unemployment and insufficient opportunities for essential training. The AU is dedicated to empowering youths.
Youth between the ages of 18 and 35 in South Sudan make up 72 percent of the country's population. The rate of unemployment remains more than 50 percent.
Kenya, being one of the largest economies in East Africa still grapples with poverty. Kenyan government now adopts a bottom-up approach to support small businesses.
While South Africa ranks as the African country with the greatest GDP, it is not anywhere closer to the top list of African countries with the greatest GDP per capita according to the latest rankings. Find out which country has the greatest GDP per capita in Africa.
Real GDP shrank by 27.6% in the 2023/24 period, following a growth of 2.5% in 2022/2023, largely due to the adverse economic conditions resulting from the conflict in Sudan which damaged oil drainage pipelines.
These are not symbolic gestures—they are structural shifts toward a more coherent, efficient, and African-owned development architecture, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, IGAD Executive Secretary.
After a ceasefire between Iran and Israel came to effect and has so far proved to be holding, the United States government now targets entities linked to Iranian oil sales in a bid to weaken the country's military.
