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Kenya has entered a deal with Ethiopia to build a crude oil pipeline to run from the coastal town of Lamu to Addis Ababa months after Uganda pulled out. President Uhuru Kenyatta...

The Social Protection and Labor Global Practice at the World Bank recently completed a Jobs Diagnostic in Kenya to look at ways that the country can create better jobs, especi...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an agricultural transformation strategy for a competitive and inclusive agribusiness sector that creates w...

Governments must act faster to help people and firms to make greater use of the Internet and remove regulatory barriers to digital innovation or else risk missing out on the potent...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 22 June 2016 rallied corporate leaders and entrepreneurs gathered for a summit in New York to focus on key areas required ...

On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, the African Development Bank approved USD 245 million in loans and grants to the Governments of Uganda and Rwanda to finance a transport project that w...

H.E Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), led an AU delegation to attend the Third Forum on China-Africa Media Cooperation on 21-22 June 2016, ...

The selection: Thursday, 23 June 2016 Two new UNU-WIDER reports on mining, industrialisation and regional integration in Southern Africa: Mining-related national systems of innov...

The 3rd SACU Ministerial Retreat was held on Monday 20 June 2016, in Muldersdrift, Johannesburg, South Africa. The Retreat was chaired by Honourable Pravin J. Gordhan, and was atte...

There is uncertainty how the region will weather away a possible fallout as Britain votes on whether to leave the European Union today. Media reports indicate that East Africa’s...

Uganda will begin pumping its first commercial oil in 2018, which could be a major source of socio-economic transformation if revenues are well invested to diversify the country’...

New BCG report tracks the spending behaviors of African consumers and reveals where the strongest growth of future demand will likely come from If projections hold, Africa will ha...

The effects of mega-regionals like TTIP, TPP and FTAAP on the African economies Africa’s place in global trade – The Forgotten Continent Africa’s history of international t...

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission on 22 June 2016 adopted a Joint Communication, entitled “Elements for a n...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for stronger ties between Africa and European countries in a bid to boost trade between the two regions. Stefan Nalletamby, the Bank...

The selection: Wednesday, 22 June 2016 Tomorrow, in Addis: implementation strategy meeting for the AU’s Education Strategy for Africa 2016-2025 Launching, 13 July in London: Ac...

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows soared in 2015, according to the latest World Investment Report 2016, subtitled Investor Nationality: Policy Challenges, but ...

Zambia is facing tough conditions for growth. Despite the current slowdown, investment in mineral and non-mineral sectors in the country remains attractive. This is according to th...

Experts question SA’s ability to meet eligibility criteria. Trade experts have expressed concern over South Africa’s eligibility to retain duty-free access to markets in the U...

The future of the Internet as we know it is at risk, but a new report from the Global Commission on Internet Governance is set to guide us on how to keep it open, accessible, secur...