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Gabon, Sierra Leone adhere to Fund for Export Development in Africa

Gabon and Sierra Leone have become member of the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the impact investment arm of the African Export-Import Bank (“Afreximbank”), set up to support intra-African trade growth, value-add export development, and industrialization. “The accession of these two countries is a crucial step in strengthening its ability to provide significant […]

Twenty-Eight African Nations Contest SADR Membership in African Union

The days of the self-proclaimed SADR as a member of the African Union seem to be counted after 28 African countries called for suspending the membership of the Algerian-based republic from all the bodies and activities of the African Union. This came in a motion submitted by the 28 African nations to the President of […]

North African States Need Collective Efforts to Reduce Soaring Unemployment- UN Labor Agency

The International Labor Organization has warned that unemployment rate in North African states has hit unsustainable levels standing at 28.8%, twice the global average, and called for concerted efforts to improve employment in the region. The warning came following a two-day high-level international conference in Geneva on “Youth and Employment in North Africa” with participants […]