Experts discuss free movement of people in Africa
Policymakers attending the meeting that discussed the partnerships for a free and regulated movement of people in Africa…
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Conducive energy regulatory environment to attract investment in Africa
The energy sector experts from the government of Seychelles, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the RES4Africa…
UN puts young African students on the path to innovations
Over 200 pupils and students from across Africa say artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are opening up an…
Price Watch points to construction sector key driver of growth
“A vibrant construction sector is an indisputable driver of GDP growth in a country,” said Bartholomew Armah, Director…
Africa Engineering Prize shortlists an Ethiopian innovator
This year’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation shortlist an Ethiopia innovator Pazion Cherinet, who introduced Orbit Health –…
Ethiopian Airlines distributes COVID-19 vaccine in Africa
Ethiopian Airlines, the multi-award winning and largest airline in Africa, announce that it has transported the first COVID-19…
President Biden promises partnerships with Africa on multiple fronts
The new President of the United States’ new President Joe Biden said his country will partner with African…
Achieving safe sanitation, wastewater management in Africa
The African Development Bank, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal have released the inaugural Sanitation and Wastewater…
Ethiopia sees jump in mobile payments despite COVID-19
By Eyerus Hadgu – Less than 35% of Ethiopians have access to financial services. Most bank branches are…
Africa50 launches podcast to attract investment in infrastructure
Africa50, in partnership with US based Foreign Policy magazine, has launched an exciting new podcast series called Africa…
Infrastructure key to African Continental Free Trade Area
The 6th PIDA Week opened virtually on Tuesday, 19 January 2021, with key speakers stressing the need for…
Africa common market needs public private partnership to succeed
The success of African Continental Free Trade Area, which goes operational on Friday January 1, 2021, depends on…
Africa continental trade goes operational today
Signed by 54 African countries, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the largest common market in the world…
Some 2,000 Africa girls conclude continental coding training
Approximately 2000 African Girls, among them 124 girls from Ethiopia, today concluded a continental coding boot-camp aimed at…
Ethiopia, Kenya leaders inaugurate one stop border post
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia and President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Wednesday inaugurated the one stop…
How trade digitization helps digitalization of AfCFTA
Participants at the 2020 edition of the African Economic Conference have been told that digitalization of trade across…
UN agency to host geospatial information for Africa meeting
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is ready to host the sixth United Nations Global Geospatial…
Weaving demography, peace and security nexus in the Sahel
BY MABINGUE NGOM – “The Sahel is facing one of the fastest-growing displacement crises in the world –…
African economies to experience lower growth in 2020
Most of African economies will be likely to experience lower growth lower than expected growth in 2020 compared…
UN agency launches report on extractive sector governance
Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, and Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Friday launched…
Ethiopian Cargo wins an award
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, Africa’s largest network cargo operator and multiaward winner, has been crowned with the…
Africa loses millions of dollars to aflatoxins
By Tandong Calistus Jong – Africa cumulatively loses more than 670 million US Dollars annually in lost exports…
Africa needs modern African statistical systems, Ethiopian President
The seventh meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom7) opened virtually on Tuesday with a clarion call…
Team Europe supports Africa’s COVID-19 response
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), through the African Union, today received the third…
Exponential growth possible for Africa’s automotive industry
The development of regional value chains could see new vehicle sales increase from 1 million to 5 million…
Meeting stresses private sector role in post-pandemic development
Delegates representing African finance and development ministries, and the private creditor community virtually met to discuss the role…
AfCFTA urged to ensure level playing field for African sugar producers
The African Sugar Development Task Force (ASDTF) called on the African Continental Free Trade Area to ensure a…
African leaders advised to prioritize digital transformation
Participants attending a virtual session of the African World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Implementation Meeting on…
Ethiopian Civil Aviation leads African safety audit
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) coordinated validation mission that carried out an audit assessment in the Ethiopian…
Africa’s Forex Markets Growing Rapidly
By Justin Weinger – Anyone who lives in Africa and uses forex trading platforms regularly already knows how…