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What must Africa do as to boost trade with itself?

Study on African mediation highlights the significance of the mandate

Laurie Nathan |University of Pretoria Every mediation to resolve a major conflict in Africa is based on a mandate that shapes the process and outcome of peacemaking. This is true…

Africa’s high-speed rail network project explained

An integrated high speed rail network earmarked for Africa

S.African government loses appeal over failure to arrest Bashir

ICC declines to refer S.A to UN on Sudan’s Bashir arrest

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court on Thursday rebuked South Africa for not arresting Sudan’s president on a genocide warrant when he visited Johannesburg in…

Combating climate change and drought in Africa

Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe donates $1mn to the African Union

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Monday he was donating $1 million to the African Union (AU), hoping to set an example for African countries.

Despite Brexit, the EU still holds valuable lessons for African integration

During the independence struggle, leaders like Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah argued that Africa could only rid itself of the scourges of slavery, colonialism, imperialism and racism as a single united entity….

G5 Sahel States reaffirm fight against terrorism

Accelerating Africa’s agriculture plan

Gauteng Premier on tackling intra Africa trade bottlenecks

AU’s Gabriel Setlhoke talks on expanding intra-African trade

Intra Africa trade & inclusive growth

Op-Ed: America’s snub of the African Union should spur regional powers into action

In April 2017 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stood up one of Africa’s most powerful people, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki. Tillerson invited Faki to Washington for…

African ministers meet to put A.U reforms in action

Improving food security in Africa

Addressing Africa’s rapid urbanisation

At African Development Week in Dakar, Senegal, Smita Srinivas, Visiting Senior Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science spoke to CNBC Africa about the effect of a lack of…

Combating inequality and unemployment in Africa

The theme for African Development Week highlights three crucial issues for the continent – growth, inequality and unemployment. For the last ten years many African countries have seen good growth,…

Intra-African investments: Progress and challenges

Regional integration was an important topic at African Development Week. Progress has been made in negotiations around the continental free trade area, which is a major pillar of continental integration.

Creating Africa’s inclusive market platform

A platform to promote inclusive markets on the continent was the topic of discussion at a side event at African Development Week. The African Inclusive Markets Excellence Centre is set…

African Inclusive Markets Excellence Centre explained

The creation of an African Inclusive Markets Excellence Centre was initially proposed at the ninth joint annual meetings of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic…

Half of Africa will live in urban areas by 2035

It is estimated that by 2035 about 50 per cent of Africa’s population will live in urban areas. High on the agenda at this year’s African Development Week is the…

Kenyan President snubs election crisis meeting

Using innovation as a key catalyst to develop economies

Getting to grips with the skills shortage challenge

Policy interventions essential to optimise South Africa’s agricultural output

Africa’s economies ranked by GDP, which is really the largest?

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Tag: African Union

What must Africa do as to boost trade with itself?

Study on African mediation highlights the significance of the mandate

Africa’s high-speed rail network project explained

ICC declines to refer S.A to UN on Sudan’s Bashir arrest

Combating climate change and drought in Africa

Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe donates $1mn to the African Union

Despite Brexit, the EU still holds valuable lessons for African integration

G5 Sahel States reaffirm fight against terrorism

Accelerating Africa’s agriculture plan

Gauteng Premier on tackling intra Africa trade bottlenecks

AU’s Gabriel Setlhoke talks on expanding intra-African trade

Op-Ed: America’s snub of the African Union should spur regional powers into action

African ministers meet to put A.U reforms in action

Improving food security in Africa

Addressing Africa’s rapid urbanisation

Combating inequality and unemployment in Africa

Intra-African investments: Progress and challenges

Creating Africa’s inclusive market platform

African Inclusive Markets Excellence Centre explained

Half of Africa will live in urban areas by 2035

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