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Among the world’s 30 fastest-growing cities, 21 are in Africa. You’ve heard of fast advancements in Asia’s economy. Now get ready for Africa’s.     Twitter TWTR, -2.41%  CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted about his plans to move to Africa in 2020, saying he wants to live there for up to six months. Africa may be…

Between December 11 and 12, 2019, the inaugural meeting of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development under the theme: “An Agenda for Sustainable Peace, Security and Development in Africa,” was held in Aswan, Egypt     One of the greatest threats to Africa`s immense potential for growth is…

 Salah Hammad, head of the African Governance Architecture (AGA) Secretariat, spoke about the inaugural Africa Governance Report (AGR), amongst other issues, at the recent launch of  the AGR in Nairobi, Kenya     We have just concluded the launch of the inaugural Africa Governance Report (AGR). What are the specific…

The 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union will be taking place on select dates that fall between January 21  and  February 10, under the AU’s theme for 2020: “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development.”     The…

Africa has taken three significant steps in recent months on its journey to a stronger economic future.   In March, the African Union launched the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This landmark agreement aims to create a single market expected to generate a combined GDP of more than $3.4 trillion…

Prof Eddy Maloka, CEO of the continental secretariat of African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), spoke about the inaugural Africa Governance Report (AGR), at its launch in Nairobi, Kenya     We have just concluded the launch of the inaugural Africa Governance Report (AGR). What actually inspired this Report? I think…

Mansur Ahmed, the interim president of the newly formed Pan African Manufacturers Association (PAMA), the umbrella body of manufacturers in Africa, spoke on the sidelines of the 2019 Africa Industrialization Week (AIW), held November in Addis Abba, Ethiopia     The Pan African Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has just been launched…

 Jasper Eradiri, who was at the 2019 Africa Industrialization Week (AIW) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is the Secretary-General of the All Africa Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (AAASME), a continental advocacy body working to support the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) ecosystem in Africa   How did the…

Climate change, high population pressure and unsustainable land practices are the converging factors undermining livelihoods, and leading to low agricultural productivity in the drylands of West and Central Africa (WCA) regions, says Jibrin Jibrin, a professor of soil science cum director of the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA), an Africa…

Aurelia Patrizia Calabro, director of United Nations Industrial Development Organisation’s Ethiopia regional hub cum representative to the African Union, speaks about the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA3), on the sidelines of the 2019 Africa Industrialization Week   How is the implementation of the Third Industrial Development Decade for…