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Migration debates are becoming illogical and indecent The last joint AU-ECA Conference of Ministers of Finance, Economic Development and Planning, held in March, was extremely ric...

It is imperative for East African Community (EAC) to listen carefully to the issues Tanzania is raising related to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) the bloc concluded ...

The selection: Wednesday, 13 July 2016 Today, in Dar es Salaam: SG CEO Forum and EABC Public Private Dialogue Today, in Washington: launch of the Commission on Global Poverty's i...

The Executive Council is meeting from 13-15 July to prepare the agenda of the AU Summit with appropriate recommendations for consideration by the Heads of State scheduled to take p...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 12 July 2016 published a Fiscal Transparency Evaluation (FTE) report for Kenya. The evaluation was carried out at the request of ...

In preparing this paper, Stephen Lande and Dennis Matanda leverage their extensive first-hand experience with both the African Union and Africa’s regional economic communities. T...

The High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development began its 2016 annual session on Monday, 11 July, with a focus on its role as a central global platform for ensurin...

The final review of the 2016-­2020 COMESA Medium Term Strategic Plan began on 12 July with representatives of Member States making their final input into the plan. The new...

Africa must invest in technology transfer models to strengthen value addition of its products to move away from selling raw materials, experts have said at the ongoing AU summit ...

Brexit could be the ideal time for UK companies to begin trading with Africa, particularly Ethiopia, and opportunities should be seized upon, according to experts. Free of the&nbs...

Understanding of the scientific basis for action will be needed to achieve the ambitious and transformative goals of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, according to a new rep...

Ecobank Research has identified the top 5 destinations in Sub-Saharan Africa which, despite market volatility and the fall in commodity prices, provide good opportunities for inves...

The selection: Tuesday, 12 July 2016 The SADC Heads of State and Government Summit will take place in Swaziland, 30-31 August. The theme: ‘Resource mobilization for investment i...

The Group of 20 (G20) Meeting of Trade Ministers concluded in Shanghai, China on 10 July 2016. Ministers endorsed the central role of the WTO in global trade governance and reitera...

The Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the African Union officially opened on 10 July 2016 at the Kigali Convention Center in Rwanda in the presence of H.E Dr Nkosazana D...

Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank Daniel Mminele said there were many questions that needed to be answered about the future of BRICS as an economic bloc. Speaking ...

Encouraging Rwandans to consume locally-produced goods as well as putting in place strategies that boost people’s purchasing power are crucial in attracting more foreign investor...

This paper presents evidence suggesting that the relationship between income and economic structure is shifting over time, with countries across the income distribution uniformly i...

Investment, Trade and Industry minister, Vincent Seretse has expressed concern at the failure by some Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states to implement the 1...

The G20 Trade Ministerial Meeting, held on 9 and 10 July 2016 in Shanghai under the China Presidency, has agreed a set of non-binding Guiding Principles for Investment Policymaking...