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Africa Social Work and Development Network | Mtandao waKazi zaJamii naMaendeleo waAfrica
Africa Social Work & Development Network | Mtandao waKazi zaJamii naMaendeleo waAfrika

Africa Social Work & Development Network | Mtandao waKazi zaJamii naMaendeleo waAfrika

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Category: African Union

Happy Africa Day 25 May 2026

Posted on 25 May 202625 May 2026 By aswnetadmin No Comments on Happy Africa Day 25 May 2026
Happy Africa Day 25 May 2026

Happy Africa Day 🌍 Today, 25 May, we mark 63 years since the founding of the Organisation of African Unity…

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Africa Day Indaba 2026 for Australasia and the Pacific

Posted on 12 April 202624 April 2026 By Rugare Mugumbate No Comments on Africa Day Indaba 2026 for Australasia and the Pacific
Africa Day Indaba 2026 for Australasia and the Pacific

This year’s Africa Day Indaba 2025 for Australasia and the Pacific will be on 23 May 2026, online. The indaba…

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WATER is the Day of the African Child theme for 2026

Posted on 8 April 20268 April 2026 By aswnetadmin No Comments on WATER is the Day of the African Child theme for 2026
WATER is the Day of the African Child theme for 2026

Announced by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child of the African Union, which…

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African Union, Day of the African Child

AU Theme 2026: Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063

Posted on 18 February 202615 February 2026 By aswnetadmin No Comments on AU Theme 2026: Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063
AU Theme 2026: Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063

The African Union has officially adopted Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda…

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Overview of the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly

Posted on 17 February 202615 February 2026 By Maaza Mkelekile No Comments on Overview of the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly
Overview of the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly

The 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly took place on 14–15 February 2026 at the AU headquarters in…

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African Union

Ubuntu in the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR)

Posted on 25 July 202525 July 2025 By aswnetadmin
Ubuntu in the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR)

The charter (also accessible here in HTML version) was adopted in 1981. While the charter does not explicitly mention Ubuntu,…

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African Union, Children

Africa Day Indaba 2025 for Australasia and the Pacific

Posted on 30 April 202523 May 2025 By Rugare Mugumbate
Africa Day Indaba 2025 for Australasia and the Pacific

This year’s Africa Day Indaba 2025 for Australasia and the Pacific will be on 23 May 2025, online. Concept Brief…

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Our major events – ASWDNet

Posted on 12 November 202412 November 2024 By aswnetadmin
Our major events – ASWDNet

May – Africa Day Indaba Africa Day Webinar June – Day of the African Child Conference Indaba yaWatoto October –…

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Mpox – what you need to know

Posted on 19 September 202419 September 2024 By aswnetadmin
Mpox – what you need to know

Information from Africa Centre for Disease Control (AfricaCDC) What is Mpox? Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a rare viral…

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Our Aspirations for the Africa We Want

Posted on 21 June 202421 June 2024 By aswnetadmin
Our Aspirations for the Africa We Want

Copied from: https://au.int/agenda2063/aspirations Agenda 2063 provides useful resources for teaching, learning, practice and fieldwork preparation. It is also useful for…

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Our major events – ASWDNet

Posted on 4 June 202412 November 2024 By aswnetadmin
Our major events – ASWDNet

May – Africa Day Indaba Africa Day Webinar June – Day of the African Child Conference Indaba yaWatoto October –…

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Africa Day

Posted on 18 May 202418 May 2024 By aswnetadmin
Africa Day

Africa Day offers a platform to celebrate Africa’s rich cultural diversity, honor its history of resistance and liberation, and reaffirm…

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