Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled a new visa policy, which, he says, is intended to attract innovation, specialized skills and knowledge from abroad. The president had last November in Egypt announced the new visa policy, which he described as a “strategic decision to bring down barriers that have hindered the free movement of our people […]
With the UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, starting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, next week, a recent study has found that air pollution in African cities is growing rapidly and is more deadly than feared, but green solutions could save tens of thousands of lives. Urban pollution has been largely neglected in Africa, according […]
Lackluster growth, rising indebtedness and heightened uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East are impacting economies across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, says a new report by the World Bank. According to the World Bank’s MENA Economic Update, the regional economies are expected to return to low growth akin to […]
