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Sixteen African Countries Reach the ‘Beginning of the End of AIDS’
New ONE report shows mixed progress in the AIDS fight on the continent
JOHANNESBURG (November 26, 2013) – Sixteen African countries in sub-Saharan Africa have already reached the ‘beginning of…
ONE Statement on Meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn
Bono, Mo Ibrahim and ONE (represented by CEO Michael Elliott, co-founder Jamie Drummond, Africa Director Dr. Sipho S. Moyo and Board Chair Tom Freston) met with Prime Minister Hailemariam…
Announcing the ONE Africa Award winner
Agricultural Non-State Actors Forum (ANSAF) of Tanzania has been named winner of the 2013 ONE Africa Award.
Finalists for ONE Africa $100 000 USD Prize announced
The ONE Campaign today announced the six finalists of its 2013 ONE Africa Award. With a $100,000 USD annual prize, the ONE Africa Award celebrates the innovations and progress made by African civil society organisations towards achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa.
“You Choose” Report Released: African Citizens Want Governments to Prioritise Jobs, Education and Transparency
A new report published by the ONE Campaign, today, shows that African citizens want development programmes that will create more jobs, quality education as well as transparent and responsive governments.
Big Brother Africa’s Melvin Oduah Wins ONE’s African Union Video Chase
Nigerian Big Brother Housemate Wins with 51% of the Votes
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – As the world commemorates the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the ONE Campaign, today,…
You Choose Results: Malawians Want an Honest and Responsive Government
ONE connects thousands of ordinary Malawians with UN team working on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
LILONGWE, Malawi – The ONE Campaign’s survey of nearly 30,000 people from a cross-section of society…
Bono and ONE/(RED) delegation of business and political leaders meet with Ghanaian entrepreneurs to discuss technology and transparency
Bono, lead singer of U2 and co-founder of The ONE Campaign and (RED), met today with Ghanaian entrepreneurs to hear how technology is transforming Ghana and to discuss the ways in which digital innovation can spur economic development and increase transparency in health, agriculture and government services.
ONE Africa 2013 Award Launched
The ONE Campaign is announcing the opening of nominations and applications for the 2013 ONE Africa Award, which honors outstanding contributions by Africans who are leading the fight against poverty and preventable disease on the continent. Nominations and applications for the award, whose recipient will receive up to $100,000 USD in prize money, will close on the 19th August 2013.
ONE Releases Special DATA Report on Tracking Development Assistance
With less than 1,000 days to go until the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), ONE’s latest DATA Report: ‘Special Report Tracking Development Assistance’ reveals a mixed outlook for official development assistance (ODA) to the world’s poorest countries.
ONE reaction to G8 Summit
A transparency revolution has begun. The G8 has made an important contribution, with action on transparency in the oil, gas and mining sectors, on open data, on aid transparency and a significant step forward on tax transparency.
G8: EU can lead the fight on ‘phantom firms’
Brussels – Responding to the outcome of today’s G8 summit, The ONE Campaign calls on the EU to push for transparency on the real owners of companies.