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Since Africa’s population has quadrupled since 1960, and is projected to double again by 2050, experts are pondering a crucial question for the future of the continent: how can enough work be created for the increasing numbers of youth arriving on the continent’s labor markets? Development economists have followed with a great concern that, in […]
Discussions about the fight against rising violent extremism in Africa, particularly in the Sahel region, are dominating a meeting of security experts in Dakar, Senegal, this week, which is happening against the backdrop of increasing Islamist militant attacks and growing instability. While scores of conferences, forums and training exercises have been held over the past […]
African exports to other continents surpass the continent’s intercontinental trade, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has found, with Africans preferring import tariffs provided by the United States, European Union, Canada, and Japan (the “Quad nations”). Despite growing calls for increased intraregional trade, companies in Africa are taking advantage of preferential trade […]
To protect its abundant natural resources, African countries need to make concerted efforts to combat illicit resource trade, according to reports from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Africa boasts a significant amount of the world’s natural resources, both renewable and non-renewable, including arable land, oil, natural gas, minerals and […]
US First Lady Jill Biden, who was on a two-day visit in Kenya over the weekend, called on wealthy nations to give more to countries in the Horn of Africa, which is experiencing its worst drought in four decades. Five straight seasons of poor rainfall have killed millions of livestock, destroyed crops and left some […]
Africa needs to accelerate the financing for energy access in the continent with clear targets and steps for ensuring the achievement of universal energy access by 2030 — this appeal was made during a recent presidential roundtable on the side-lines of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU). The event […]
The summit of the African Union (AU) in February 2023 has shown that the bloc is in the process of accession to the G20 grouping as a member while also becoming a participant of the BRICS+ meetings, which would in turn enhance Africa’s global influence. While Africa lacks a permanent seat on the UN Security […]
Antonio Tajani, Italy’s top diplomat, on Sunday slammed China’s influence in Africa arguing that leaving the continent in the hands of China is a mistake. “Taking an interest in Africa is crucial for the future. Leaving Africa in the hands of China is a big mistake for everyone here,” Tajani said at the Munich Security […]
Concern is growing across Africa about the implications of the European Union’s decision to proceed with the implementation of a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) as a way of preventing so-called ‘carbon leakage’ by imposing a tariff on imports equivalent to the carbon prices being paid by European companies. The CBAM will be implemented later […]
Morocco has renewed its strong and voluntary commitment to Africa and vowed to strengthen further its policy of active cooperation and solidarity with the continent, while reiterating its determination to work with African countries to achieve the objectives of the continental agenda 2063, aimed to build up a dynamic, strong, democratic and sustainable Africa. The […]