Tag: Africa

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

Crypto winter: in wake of FTX’s collapse, Africa’s crypto community calls for urgent regulation

November 17, 2022

The recent collapse of FTX exchange platform has sent shockwaves around the world, taking with it billions of investors’ money, including in Africa where crypto ... Read More

Algeria serves as gateway to Iran’s influence in Africa- US media

November 16, 2022

Algeria’s role as a facilitator of Iran’s destabilization acts in North Africa has been exposed by Algerian writer and opposition figure Anwar Malik, who cites ... Read More

Global action needed to improve access to fertilizers, avert food crisis in Africa – WTO-FAO study

November 15, 2022

There is an urgent need for global action to address the fertilizer crisis, most importantly by keeping the fertilizer market open to meet global demand ... Read More