Tag: Africa

Positioning for growth: winds of change for Arab-Africa trade and investment?

September 6, 2022

The landmark multi-billion-dollar Arab-Africa Guarantee Fund (AAGF), which is due to start operations in 2023, could provide a boost to the Arab-Africa trade that has ... Read More

Nigeria still preparing for AfCFTA as eight African countries ready to start trading

September 6, 2022

Nigeria continues to lag behind in making the AfCFTA trade agreement operational, as a number of other African countries have been chosen to begin exchanging ... Read More

UN committee appeals to Benin and Zimbabwe to tackle minority group discrimination

September 5, 2022

The United Nations is urging governments of Benin and Zimbabwe to address alleged discrimination against minority and marginalized groups in their respective countries. The UN ... Read More

Ozone pollution: scientists look to solve hidden threat to Africa’s food security

September 1, 2022

The ozone gas can cause substantial losses by quickly aging crops before they reach full production potential and scientists are particularly worried about Africa, which ... Read More

China pledges to waive some Africa loans to defy debt-trap diplomacy claims

August 26, 2022

China has announced plans to waive 23 interest-free loans to 17 African countries that were due in 2021 amid a growing rivalry with the West ... Read More

Pandemic and Ukraine war are pushing Africa’s power companies to the brink

August 25, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine have been pushing many electric grid utilities in Africa — which have long been strapped for ... Read More

Japanese Premier to be absent at TICAD 8 summit in Tunisia

August 22, 2022

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will miss the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) summit planned to take place late this month in ... Read More

Morocco: King Mohammed VI Delivers a Speech to the Nation on 69th Anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People

August 20, 2022

King Mohammed VI on Saturday delivered a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and ... Read More

Tokyo urges Japanese private sector to invest — and beat China — in Africa

August 18, 2022

Japan, which lags behind other major economies when it comes to investment in Africa, has been increasingly concerned that the pandemic has weakened African economies ... Read More

8th TICAD meeting: Japan seeks to rebuild influence in Africa

August 12, 2022

A Japan-supported international conference on African development — the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD 8 — will be held in Tunisia, ... Read More