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The selection: Thursday, 15 December 2016 Ongoing, in Marrakesh: The 2016 Atlantic Dialogues. Access updated session transcripts here. Diarise: AU/UNECA 2017 Conference of Minist...

As economic and political headwinds slow global trade in commodities and manufactured goods, businesses seeking to boost sales through exports should explore opportunities linked t...

Construction‚ cement‚ poultry‚ milling and retail sectors have been singled out as the top sectors plagued by cross-border price-fixing‚ collusion and bid-rigging at the ex...

Nigeria expects its 2017 deficit to rise to 2.36 trillion naira ($7.75 billion), President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday, as the government tries to drag Africa’s biggest ec...

The selection: Wednesday, 14 December 2016 Starting today: Donor, borrower country representatives of the World Bank Group meet in Indonesia to finalize details for the 18th IDA r...

Global poverty is increasingly concentrated among a group of 48 countries, which are falling further behind the rest of the world in terms of economic development, according to a U...

Infrastructure plays a vital role in Africa’s economic growth, and building quality into every stage of the life-cycle of projects is essential if investment in infrastructure is...

To be held in 2017, tri-nation summit may also see more contribution to developmental projects The proposal for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Ind...

The process to bring the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) into force is entering the home stretch, with the Geneva-based organisation reporting that only eight more ratif...

Civil society leaders at global meeting call for justice, rights, partnerships and a Global Compact that brings real meaning to migrants’ lives More than 200 representative...

In July 2016, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published a report titled “Trade Mis-invoicing in Primary Commodities in Developing Countries: The c...

The selection: Tuesday, 13 December 2016 President Paul Kagame yesterday hosted the fourth AU Reform Advisory Group meeting: update An assessment of the short term impact of the ...

The East African Community (EAC) is behind schedule as regards establishment of the East African Monetary Institute, a key body meant to carry out preparatory work for the East Afr...

Donors agree on US $7.06 billion to the African Development Fund (ADF); increased financing for fragile countries; and scaled up support to the private sector A global coalition o...

East African Community laws on the one-stop border posts (OSBPs) and the vehicle axle load control will not take effect until January over a technical lapse. The laws were d...

Climate change in Africa is least-researched and poorly understood, but a new report could help decision-makers get reliable scientific information about i...

Despite growing economic dynamism in many developing regions, international migration flows are not being diverted towards these new alternative poles but rather are concentrating ...

In North America and Europe, substantial research has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of various communication strategies for improving the compliance of taxpayers. Fo...

East African Community experts have concluded consultative missions in Vietnam and Japan, a benchmarking exercise aimed at borrowing a leaf on how the Asian nations developed their...

The selection: Monday, 12 December 2016 Kenya’s Amina Mohamed: It is time to unleash Africa’s full potential Starting tomorrow: In Brazzaville: UNECA-convened meeting on the ...