Tag: AU

AGOA’s Limits on African Growth: Can China’s Zero-Tariff Policy Offer a Better Trade Deal?

Africa's growing trade uncertainty with Washington, following the proposed removal of South Africa and Rwanda from the African Growth...

Africa Eyes Trade, Security and Technology Gains at Russia Summit

African leaders are heading into the Third Russia–Africa Summit this week with a broader agenda than diplomacy alone, seeking...

Africa CDC Calls Emergency Health Meeting as Ebola Cases Surpass 9,500 Across Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is set to convene African health ministers on October...

Trade, Energy and Geopolitics: Kenya and Azerbaijan Seek a New Economic Partnership

Kenya offers Azerbaijan access to East Africa’s growing markets and regional trade networks, while Azerbaijan brings expertise in oil and gas, industrial development and connectivity between Europe and Asia. The challenge for both countries is to translate diplomatic goodwill into increased trade, productive investment, technology transfer and employment.

Ethiopia, China Deepen Agricultural Mechanisation Ties as Africa Seeks to Modernise Farming

Renewed cooperation between Africa –china on Agricultural machinery highlights how China’s agricultural technology, equipment manufacturing and technology-transfer experience could help Ethiopia and other African countries raise productivity, reduce post-harvest losses and strengthen food security.

Consumer protection and Empowerment in the Fight Against Counterfeit in Africa:Harnessing Population and Technology as a SpringBoard for Change

Counterfeiting has become an increasingly complex challenge to consumer protection, public health, legitimate trade, industrial development and intellectual property...

Why Burundi’s President Is at the BRICS Summit: Is Africa Knocking on the Bloc’s Door

Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye is attending the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, at a moment when Africa’s...

Burundi Envoy’s Exit Exposes Growing Distrust in East Africa’s Promise of Unity

The dramatic departure of a senior Burundian diplomat from the African Union Commission after he questioned Kenya's treatment of...

No Safe Haven for Child Predators: Why Africa Must Follow Algeria’s Lead

The horrific killing of a five-year-old boy in Algeria should serve as a wake-up call for governments across Africa:...

UNEP: World Faces 1.5°C Overshoot, but Rapid Action Can Still Reverse Warming

The world is entering a new phase in the climate crisis, with the 1.5°C warming threshold likely to be...

Ghana’s president  decries selective global injustice, champions climate action and tech equality for the Global South

Ghanian President John Dramani Mahama has called out the international community for “selectivity and indifference” in handling severe global...

Invest in health: Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) trains four countries to make the economic case for health spending

 The African Center of Statistics (ACS) at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) this week opened a five-day...