Africa

CLGF Conference focused on building resilience at the local level

From 13-17 November 2023, the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) welcomed its members and pa...
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AIMF Congress | Making partnerships between local authorities a driver of change

More than 500 Mayors and representatives of capitals and metropolises from 35 countries met in Coton...
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Anderlecht-Marsassoum partnership under the spotlights

On Monday 16 October, the “Espace 16 Arts” in Anderlecht (Belgium) hosted the preview of the doc...
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The German-African Councillors’ Round Table – A successful Premiere

In early August 2023, more than 30 councillors from Germany, South Africa, Ghana and Kenya came toge...
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10 years of cross-border dialogue between the Mayors of the Great Lakes Region

Bujumbura (Burundi) was hosting the 10th General Assembly of the Platform of Local Authorities of th...
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Promoting gender equality in the municipalities of Togo with AIMF

The President of the association “la Faîtière des Communes du Togo” (FCT), Mrs. Yawa A...
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The African Charter for Local Gender Equality unveiled

A brand-new tool was introduced to achieve gender equality in Africa’s towns and regions at Africi...
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Africities Summit | Youngest Mayor of Portugal: “Young people should be seen as change leaders”

It is essential to better involve young people in politics and decision-making, according to João F...
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No people-centred partnership with Africa without local governments

Local and regional leaders from Africa and Europe discussed on Tuesday (15 February) the future of t...
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Local governments are organising their forum during the Africa-Europe Week

[updated on 16/02/2022 with names of speakers and link to final Declaration] PLATFORMA, together wit...
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Discover how Cités Unies France and UCLG used the Module 4 on the ground in Ghana & Mali

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Cités Unies France (CUF) has identified the most impacted local co...
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Cités Unies France participates at the World Water Forum

On the occasion of the World Water Forum (21-26 March in Dakar, Senegal), Cités Unies France and th...
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The Belgian city of Kortrijk wants to exchange on environment & climate with an African partner municipality

The city of Kortrijk in Belgium is looking for a partner to start up its new international cooperati...
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One more step towards the Charter for Gender Equality in Africa

On 14 and 15 July 2021, a broad consultation workshop was held online in the framework of the drafti...
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Presentation of practices from 11 African countries to combat climate change

With the help of eLankidetza-Basque Agency for Development Cooperation, the African Institute for Ec...
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Building bridges between African and European young local leaders to tackle common challenges

“Three quarters of the African population is below 35 years old, yet they are often excluded from ...
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Africa-Europe partnership: Connecting young local leaders!

Europe and Africa face more and more common challenges, there is a growing need for greater cooperat...
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[EXPIRED] Call for a consultant to develop the text for the “Local Authorities Charter for Gender Equality in Africa”

Are you interested in a mission to provide guidance and support to gender equality work by local gov...
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Radio-shows promote accountable service delivery in Ethiopia during the pandemic

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the World Bank’s largest social accountability progra...
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Local and regional governments stay mobilised ahead of the European Union-African Union Summit

Despite the postponement of the European Union-African Union Summit to 2021, PLATFORMA and CEMR, tog...
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