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The Committee on Trade and Development discussed on 16 March a goods agreement between MERCOSUR (the Southern Common Market) and India, which the parties are hoping to expand so th...

The Panama Papers shed crucial light on how illicit financial flows work. It’s essential for Africa’s development, but any hope of change is still distant. When African Union ...

Calls for renewed vision and expanded Africa-for-Africa cooperation and South-South Cooperation Results achieved through Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF) financed pro...

China is negotiating for the creation of a free trade agreement with the EAC. The EAC has already signed co-operation agreements on trade with the US and the EU. Recently, China ...

Greater efforts in preparedness response, recovery and development interventions are needed from humanitarian actors for African nations to meet the immediate needs of their citize...

Jubilee Debt Campaign warns that developing countries are struggling to make debt payments as revenues deteriorate The collapse in global commodity prices and a stronger US dollar...

The 12th CAADP PP is being organised on 11-15 April 2016 in Accra, Ghana, under the theme “Innovative Financing and Renewed Partnerships to accelerate CAADP Implementat...

On March, 30, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Nigeria. The Nigerian economy is facing substantial cha...

In Niger’s eastern region of Diffa in the south of the Ténéré Desert – a vast sandy area across Niger and Chad up in the Sahara desert – are the ruins of a centu...

FAO Food Price Index up slightly in March as sugar prices jump World cereal production in 2016 is set to amount to 2 521 million tonnes, just 0.2 percent off last year’s large o...

The selection: Friday, 8 April 2016 AU-EU College to College meeting: communiqué During the meeting, discussions touched upon the preparations of the next Africa-EU Summit,...

Plan to help countries meet Paris COP21 pledges The World Bank Group on 7 April 2016 announced plans to help developing countries add 30 gigawatts of renewable energy – enough t...

Following a day of fruitful discussions in workshops and informal meetings, the United Nations Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) High-level Symposium officially opened on 7 April...

AfDB Group President Akinwumi Adesina concludes Friday, a five-day visit to three Southern African countries – Mozambique, Malawi and South Africa – where he pledged support fo...

A two-day international conference on intellectual property and development opened today at the World Intellectual Property Organization with calls from speakers for the IP system ...

Africa has made great strides in tackling hunger – achieving a 30 percent drop in the proportion of its people facing hunger over the 1990-2015 period – but climate change, con...

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on 7 April 2016 approved a total of US$29.9 million for Mauritius, Mozambique and Seychelles to support their efforts to collaborate and...

The selection: Thursday, 7 April 2016 tralac’s Annual Conference started today in Swakopmund: all the downloads The EU-AU College-to-College meeting is being held today in Addi...

Despite lower capital inflows and higher capital outflows since 2010, emerging market economies have remained resilient. A new study, published in the IMF’s April 2016 Worl...

The G20 officially launched the Global Platform on Inclusive Business (GPIB) on 5 April 2016 in Nanjing, China. The Platform is a global partnership that will provide support to po...