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Each year, Africa Day is an opportunity to celebrate the continent’s achievements and to reflect on its challenges, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said on Monday, h...

Are women and men on a level playing field? That was the question of debate on Monday, May 25 as the African Development Bank (AfDB) unveiled its first-ever Gender Equality Index f...

Boosting international trade may not be the best way to improve food security, as it makes many countries vulnerable to food shortages caused by market fluctuations,...

The selection: Monday, 25 May Africa and the New Global Landscape: AfDB 2015 Annual Meetings start today in Abidjan Bank Governors, usually Finance and Economy Ministers or Centr...

The Tripartite Free Trade Area stretching from Cape to Cairo – which has been in the works since 2008 – will be launched on 10 June in Sharm el-Sheikh, in Egypt. Trade and Ind...

South Africa and the United States have agreed to facilitate deliberations between the South Africa Poultry Association (SAPA) and the US Poultry and Egg Export Council towards fin...

Malusi Gigaba writes that our socio-economic development is and must be linked with the rest of Africa for the AU’s Agenda 2063 to be realised. Africa Day presents a chance for ...

Policymakers and professionals will Tuesday meet at a consultative forum in Kigali to review the state of matters in regard to regulation of professional services committed by Rwan...

A three day African Union Customs Experts meeting organized by the Department of Trade and industry of the African Union Commission, in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Revenue...

African countries are at a critical juncture in their development trajectories. Confronted with internal challenges of poverty and unemployment, the resource basis of many producti...

The selection: Friday, 22 May ECOWAS Summit: communique The Heads of State and Government reiterate the importance of the free movement of persons and goods and the Common Extern...

Former president Thabo Mbeki said there was a need to strengthen the “legal and regulatory framework” to be able to deal with the problem of illicit financial outflows from Afr...

African countries are one step closer to realizing the goals of universal energy access through following a coordinated approach to energy sector development at the country level a...

The fundamental goal of this Administration is to radically transform the South African economy in such a way that it promotes a higher level of more inclusive growth. This is the ...

This week, delegates from across the world are meeting at the University of Johannesburg to discuss financial transparency and human rights. It sounds boring, but tackling illicit ...

It used to be the most efficient way, to ship Zambian copper through Mombasa. When a better supply chain option emerged through the TAZARA railway, the volumes were diverted to Dar...

Kenya loses an estimated Sh639 billion annually in tax evasion by multinational corporations, significantly hampering economic growth. A report released by the Tax Justice Network...

The selection: Thursday, 21 May Transformative regionalism, trade and the challenge of poverty reduction in Africa (UNCTAD) The paper identifies the key elements of Transfor...

Communiqué of the 9th Session of Joint Ministerial Commission between the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of India, Durban, 18-19 May 2015 At the invitation of Her Exce...

Regionalism has played a vital role in fostering peace and security in Africa over the past few decades. However, fully exploiting its potential for economic development remains a...