In 2024, the UN Secretary-General declared, “Cities are on the front lines of shaping a world that is more prosperous,…
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Migration should be embraced, says AU/IOM Migration Ambassador
“Migration is not a problem to solve, but an opportunity to seize,” says Walter Kasempa, AU/IOM Migration Ambassador Walter Kasempa.…
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Japan set to boost intra-African trade through digitalization
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of Japan represented by the Mission of Japan to…
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Africa’s blueprint for inclusive trade
By Laura Naliaka – The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) protocol on women and youth in trade is Africa’s…
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German Parliamentary State Secretary visits Ethiopia
Parliamentary State Secretary Niels Annen (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, BMZ) was the first high-ranking representative of the…
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Africa told to prioritize job creation
With over 10 to 12 million young Africans entering the workforce annually, but only around 3 million formal jobs created…
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Agricultural value chains for a crisis-driven world
By Pamela Coke-Hamilton – Seven years after the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and as countries…
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African experts advised to redefine prosperous future
Ahead of the 2025 Conference of Ministers, a three-day meeting of Experts closed with the Economic Commission for Africa’s Deputy…
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Africa urged to scale up development financing
The role of sub-regional multilateral development banks (MDBs) in advancing Africa’s development objectives took center stage during a high-level panel…
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Africa told to ease Africans free movement to realize AfCFTA
By ANWAR HUSSEN MOHAMMED – In order to implement African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Mr. Antonio Pedro at the…
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Africa advised to accelerate intra-continental trade
Africa – rich in critical minerals – is advised to accelerate intra-continental trade and harness its natural resources for sustainable…
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African Development Fund provides €44 million for Chad road construction
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved grants worth €44.16 million to Chad on 22 November…
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