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As the world battles a pandemic, Africa has become polio free. Lessons learned can help its fight against COVID-19.     “Could you patent the sun?” This is how American virologist Jonas Salk responded when asked whether he would be patenting his breakthrough polio vaccine. The polio virus, which once…

Olawale Rasheed is the director of the African Railway Roundtable (ARR), focused on advocacy for accelerated implementation of Africa’s Integrated High Speed Railway Network Project (AIHSRN)     Newspage: What is the African Railway Roundtable all about? Rasheed: African Railway Roundtable is inspired by the belief that expansion of railway…

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) Tuesday  signed an agreement to work together to tackle aflatoxin contamination of grains in the region so as to help ensure they are safe for human and livestock consumption and they meet export standards.    …

Owing to its large and growing youth population, Africa, more than many other regions, desperately needs to provide the education and skills training necessary for the jobs of the future. By empowering their people through technology, African countries can leapfrog many development hurdles.     Key features of the Fourth…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it utterly condemns the overthrow of Mali’s democratically elected government of President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita adding that it, “categorically denies any kind of legitimacy to the putschists and demands the immediate reinstatement of the constitutional order.”     It would be…

Ahead of the commencement of trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on January 1, 2020, on Monday, the government of the Republic of Ghana, officially handed over the new AfCFTA secretariat building in the country’s capital Accra, to the African Union     The official handover cum…

Benjamin William Mkapa, who passed on at the age of eighty-one in the early hours of Friday, July 24, was President of the United Republic of Tanzania, between 1995 and 2005. Beyond his bold economic reforms in Tanzania, Mkapa was famous for his peacemaking tour de force across Africa’s Great…

The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships form a selective programme designed to mentor future African leaders. Through this annual fellowship programme, we seek to deepen and broaden our growing network which continues to contribute its skills and learning to a better Africa. The Fellowships offer the opportunity to work in the executive…

Globally, the measures to curb COVID-19 are having unintended effects on the digital economy by encouraging the sourcing of goods and services online, while also highlighting persistent digital inequalities. Africa has significant digital infrastructure and skills gaps – with between 5% and 50% of the population having consistent access to the…

Ahead of the current AfCFTA operationalisation timeline of 1st January 2021 thanks to the decision of African leaders on fast-tracking of processes leading to the commencement of trade under the Agreement, the African Union says outstanding AfCFTA negotiations must move online too.     However, AU member states have outlined…