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Mayor’s Private Sector Conference

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Angola harnesses the potential of its creative industries

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Angola has more than 450 firms operating in the cultural and creative field with an annual turnover of more than $662 million, according to the country’s National Institute of Statistics. But these figures don’t cover informal activities,…
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Group Urges Nigerian Government to Adopt ‘Maputo Protocol’, Protect Women, Girls’ Rights for Development

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A non-profit organization (BAOBAB) for Women's Human Rights, has called for the protection and promotion of the rights of women and girls across Nigeria and Africa for rapid development on the continent. The group’s Director of Programmes,…
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Govt To Reopen Kenya-Somalia Border in Mandera

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Plans for the reopening of the Kenya-Somalia border in Mandera are nearing conclusion, with the renovation of the Customs Border Control Point set to begin soon. This follows a series of high-level consultations between the two countries…
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Top 5 economies in Sub-Saharan Africa to watch out for in 2023, according to IMF

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Just when Africa’s economy appeared to be recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, a range of internal and external shocks struck such as adverse weather conditions, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine – all of which worsened already rapidly…
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AfCFTA Trade in Services Regulatory Audit Reports launched

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The AfCFTA Secretariat, in partnership with the World Bank, has carried out Regulatory Audits on Trade in Services for all African countries. The launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area Trade in Services Regulatory Audit Reports…
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East African Community inches towards financial integration

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In December, the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) passed a bill establishing the East African Financial Services Commission (EAFSC), one of the key steps on the road to achieving regional monetary union. The EAFSC will work…
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Momentum builds for free movement under AfCFTA

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Trade experts, business executives, and advocates of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from across the continent have expressed concerns about the slow progress on the ratification of the Protocol on the movement of people. The…
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Tunisia milk market ‘collapsing’ as feed prices soar

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Noura paces around the center of Tunis in search of milk. "When I find it, I can not buy more than two bricks," she said about a shortage that illustrates the plight of a sector "in slow collapse. The Tunisian market absorbs 1.8 million…
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U.S.’s Yellen tours Ford Assembling plant in Pretoria, hails Africa’s economic potential

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US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen toured Thursday (Jan. 26) a Ford Motor plant in the South African capital. The plant is one of two in the country. Earlier that day, she met the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Yellen's stop to…
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ECOWAS parliament speaker links dollars for regional trade to inflation, seeks adoption of common currency

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The Speaker of the Parliament of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Dr. Sidie Tunis has called for more political commitment towards the adoption of the ECOWAS common current, while blaming inflation in the region on the use…