Tag: Africa

Africa’s crypto winter: arrest of FTX’s boss prompts calls for tighter regulation

December 14, 2022

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

December 13, 2022

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

December 6, 2022

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

December 6, 2022

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

December 2, 2022

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

November 30, 2022

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

November 25, 2022

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

November 21, 2022

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

November 21, 2022

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

November 21, 2022

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