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A High-Level Dialogue on Energy (HLDE) held last week on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly, released a report that aims to support the implementation of recommendations by the HLDE…
Africa’s private sector is the weakest link in advancing regional and global trade and investments in Africa. Foreign Aid is government to government “transactions” while foreign trade is mostly business to business…
Remittances to African countries are expected to decrease by 5.4 percent from $44 billion in 2020 to a projected total of $41 billion in 2021, due to the effects of Covid 19…
International school feeding charity Mary’s Meals is now reaching more than two million children in 19 countries with life-changing meals every school day, thanks to an impressive grassroots movement taking action all…
Africa has made significant progress to implement the Global Compact for Migration but more action is needed to sustain the momentum amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the reports presented at a…
In the month of August 2021, air passenger traffic reached 46.8% compared to same month in 2019 while capacity was at 54.6%, according to African Airlines Association (AFRAA).
Ethiopian Airlines Group and the Boeing company have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on positioning Ethiopia as an aviation hub for Africa.
Africa presents a $2.1 trillion consumer spending market for businesses seeking to explore new opportunities for their products and services.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced today that it invested in a new fund by Convergence Partners Africa, an investment management firm focused on the technology, media and telecom sectors in Africa.
Africa’s trade recovery is underway with double exports from Africa in April 2021 compared to April 2020.
African countries mark the third anniversary of the Zero Malaria Starts with Me movement.
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and NKC African Economics (an Oxford Economics company) launched today a joint report on “Best Practices in Job Creation, lessons from Africa.”
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will continue to support the LAPSSET Corridor Infrastructure Project linking the East African countries of Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan with the potential of increasing trade,…
African countries need lots of resources to recover from COVID-19 pandemic, says the President of African Development Bank (AfDB).