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Tag: Africa
Africa’s crypto winter: arrest of FTX’s boss prompts calls for tighter regulation
At the heart of the Africa’s crypto boom was FTX, an international exchange run by US crypto guru Sam Bankman-Fried, whose collapse in November has ... Read More
China’s Maritime Silk Road projects come with environmental costs for Africa — study
While some of the ports, bridges and other coastal projects constructed as part of Beijing’s so-called Maritime Silk Road help developing economies increase their capacity ... Read More
Climate Commissions of Congo Basin & Sahel: 24 African countries meet in Casablanca
Twenty-four African countries, member of the Congo Basin and Sahel Climate Commissions are gathered in Casablanca for an exchange and capacity building session, held at ... Read More
AfCFTA must boost intra-African agrifood trade, become food self-reliant
The Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) must aim at reversing the unsustainable trend of excessive dependence by many of its members on imports of ... Read More
Drought-ravaged Malawi to receive 260,000 tons of fertilizer donated by Russia, other African countries to follow
Russia has donated 260,000 metric tons of its fertilizer that was sitting in European ports and warehouses for use by farmers in drought-ravaged Malawi and ... Read More
Morocco, UNESCO pool efforts for preservation of cultural heritage in Africa
Faithful to its unwavering commitment to the development of South-South cooperation, Morocco has just signed with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ... Read More
Regulation time: FTX’s collapse prompts African govts to tighten crypto regulation
After the FTX cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse earlier this month that has left a trail of losses for companies and individuals, Africa’s financial regulators have sensed ... Read More
Accra Initiative: seven West African states discuss spillover of terrorism from Sahel
Seven West African coastal states held last week their first major talks — within the so-called Accra Initiative — on boosting cooperation against jihadist violence ... Read More
African women entrepreneurs call for support to help them benefit from AfCFTA
More than 200 African women entrepreneurs from 35 countries meeting in Cameroon’s capital have called for more support from lenders and governments to help them ... Read More
Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion to help fund Africa’s agriculture, health
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as the American billionaire and philanthropist ... Read More