Morocco, Leader in Africa’s Macroeconomic Integration

Morocco ranked 1st in Africa in macroeconomic integration in “Africa Regional Integration Index 2019”, published lately by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Union Commission. With a score of 0.809, Morocco takes the lead in the continent macroeconomic integration. Mauritius came in the second place followed […]

Uganda rejects U.S. deportation deal amid rising pressure on African nations

Uganda has firmly denied reports that it has entered into an agreement with the United States to accept migrants deported under a Trump-era immigration policy. The denial follows a CBS News report citing confidential U.S. government documents, which claimed that both Uganda and Honduras had agreed to take in asylum seekers and deportees from third […]

Climate change costs Africa 5% of its GDP- study

Climate change and global warming costs African countries 5% of their GDP, according to the UN. The continent releases less than 10% of greenhouse gas emissions globally but continues to bear a disproportionate impact of global warming. African countries spend 9% of their budgets to counter climate change. Meanwhile, they only receive 1% of annual […]