Informal cross-border trade key to monitor intra-African trade
Timely data collection on informal cross-border trade is critical to informing intra-African trade on the back of the…
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Conference on biodiversity kicks off in Addis Ababa
The Africa, Caribbean and pacific conference on the implementation of the outcomes of the United Nations Convention on…
Africa urged to accelerate AfCFTA full implementation
Africa should accelerate the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area while creating a conducive business…
Microsoft to connect 40 million people in Africa, Latin America
Microsoft, the United States based multibillion dollars software company, today announced a new and expanded Airband partnerships set…
Infrastructure investment accelerates AfCFTA implementation
Africa should promote supportive policies and infrastructure development to attract green investment and boost trade through the African…
West Africa meeting focuses on informal sector
West African experts met in in Lomé, Togo this week to review the draft study report on the…
Tunis host meeting on Africa food security
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA )Office in North Africa held a dissemination workshop on the project…
Africa pushes for access to clean cooking
Africa is mobilizing capital to boost access to clean cooking with series of new deals aimed at funding…
African enterprises set to expand business engagements
The International Trade Centre (ITC) in close collaboration with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, United…
My visit to the slaves’ cave in Ghana
By Dr. Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala – Everyone left today after we concluded our meeting in Accra, Ghana. I stayed…
Africa needs to allow free movement of people to catalyze trade
African countries should promote the free movement of people across their borders to boost intra-African trade, says the…
Meeting focuses on investment in electricity in Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the RES4Africa Foundation hosted a high-level public-private dialogue on…
Africa urged to build resilience against financial shocks
Experts call for urgent financing for African countries to help them build resilience against financial, health and climate…
EC, IMF host African fiscal forum
BY WOUBISHET SISAY – European Commission (EC) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday host the African…
Rising poverty, inequalities threaten Sustainable Development Goals
Development experts have warned that persistent poverty and inequality are likely to undermine prosperity, peace and security in…
Africa urged to invest more in data, statistics to attain SDGs
Africa is set to miss most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a result of lack of…
Cambridge, HP to improve learning for millions across Africa
Today, Monday 20 March 2023, Cambridge Partnership for Education and HP launch an inaugural EdTech Fellowship to improve…
Zambia, DRC prepare for battery electric vehicle value chain
BY YANET FANTAYE WOGAYEHU – Zambia and Democratic Congo (DRC), among the top African countries with huge mineral…
Radisson Hotel expands presence in Africa
Radisson Hotel Group, one of the fastest-growing hotel companies in Africa, plans to strengthen its robust African presence…
Africa advised to deepen integration to see economic benefits
African countries need to do more to accelerate the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and the ratification…
Redington becomes Canon’s authorized distributor in Kenya
Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) today announced its business partnership with Redington as a new authorized distributor…
Rolls-Royce announces new leadership for Africa
Rolls-Royce plc announced the appointment of John Kelly to the position of President – Middle East, Türkiye and…
Orange launches social venture prize in Africa, Middle East
Orange today launches the 13th edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East…
Transformative change in SDG implementation vital
African leaders have made the case for increased investment in technology and innovation to accelerate the implementation of…
African airlines traffic up 124 percent
African airline traffic increased by 124 percent in January 2023 compared with January 2022, says the International Air…
Africa advised to upgrade energy transmission, distribution infrastructure
The second annual report on ‘European financial flows on SDG7 to Africa’, commissioned by the Africa-EU Energy Partnership…
Platform urged to scale up its support to African countries
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed called on developing Africa’s common positions on emerging issues in support of…
Africa needs fresh commitment, investment to achieve SDGs
Africa needs a paradigm shift to deliver sustainable development by making a fresh commitment and increasing investment to…
Partners to bring connectivity to 20 million people in Africa
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, announced a new collaboration to deliver internet access to 20…
Taking stock of progress on SDGs implementation
African countries should learn from the experience of each other including successes, challenges and lessons learned, with a…