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ONE welcomes appointment of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General of the World Trade Organization

ONE Campaign welcomes the appointment of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organization.

ONE Congratulates Africa CDC Director for 2020 Global Goalkeeper Award for role in fighting COVID 19

The ONE Campaign has today congratulated the Director of the African Union’s Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, Dr John Nkengasong, who has been awarded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2020 Global Goalkeeper Award.

ONE responds to G20 decision to suspend debt repayments

Today, G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors agreed to suspend debt repayments for the world’s poorest countries for the remainder of 2020 as part of its COVID-19 action plan.

A global pandemic demands a global response

Activists from The ONE Campaign today urged the world’s leaders to come together to commit to a coordinated global response to beat Covid-19 and prevent the pandemic being even more damaging, especially among the world’s most vulnerable people.

$100 000 ONE Africa Award 2019: Deadline Extended

After several requests to extend the deadline and interest toward the eleventh edition of the ONE Africa Awards 2019, the deadline for applications has been extended until 21 February  2020. 

Ground breaking law on rape in Senegal applauded

In response to the recent passing of Senegal’s amended law criminalising rape as a serious crime with a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of life

Nigerian songstress Cill wins Accountability Music Awards

Lagos-based musician Chioma “Cill” Ogbonna has won the 2019 Accountability Music Awards, winning the most votes among the finalists who represent the best of socially-conscious music from across the African continent.

ONE and Accountability Lab Partner with Trace Africa to Launch 2019 Accountability Music Awards

As the world commemorates International Anti-Corruption Day today, The ONE Campaign and Accountability Lab are partnering with the continental pop giant, Trace Africa, to launch the 2019 Accountability Music Awards.

Applications NOW open for the $100 000 ONE Africa Award

Today applications for the ONE Africa Award has been are open.

Africans Demand Action from Governments to Transform Agriculture

Thousands of Africans have demanded strong action from African governments to transform the state of agriculture.

ONE calls on government to take action to eliminate Gender Based Violence and Xenophobia attacks

In the past week, South Africa has experienced what can arguably be described as one of the country’s darkest moments since the end of the apartheid era.

ONE and AGRA Join Forces to Advocate For More Investments Towards Agriculture

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, (AGRA) has joined forces with the global campaigning and advocacy organisation ONE to mobilise multi-sectoral support for inclusive agriculture transformation in Africa.