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If she is chosen to head the World Trade Organization, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, an experienced development economist, would make a broken institution relevant again. She has the … Read More
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a major opportunity for countries to boost growth, reduce poverty, and broaden economic inclusion, a new World Bank report has found. If implemented fully, … Read More
The global community is set to Thursday commemorate the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, as proclaimed by the UN General Assembly, under the theme “Committed to the Cause – … Read More
African Economic Outlook (AEO) report of the African Development Bank says the impact of COVID-19 on South Africa’s economy will reverberate across the entire Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. … Read More
The African Union recently launched the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Consortium for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial (CONCVACT). CONCVACT aims to secure more than 10 late stage vaccine … Read More
2020 is the year the AU declared the period of ‘Silencing the Guns in Africa’, and expectations are high. Let the silencing start with Mali with solutions that put the … Read More
Globally, women have only three-quarters of the legal rights afforded to men, with the worst inequalities relating to family relationships, employment, control of economic assets, and violence. Ensuring that the … Read More
The global community will Saturday celebrate the Nelson Mandela International Day, in commemoration of the life of Nelson Mandela – a fierce advocate for equality and the first black president … Read More
In March, following the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Africa, the AU Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) and African Development Bank’s Gender, Women and Civil Society Department (AfDB-AHGC), initiated … Read More
African leaders have shot themselves in the foot by postponing the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) until 2021. Sub-Saharan economies are already minor players … Read More
