Mayor’s Private Sector Conference

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South Africa says arresting Putin would be ‘declaration of war’

Putin’s arrest would undermine South African-led mission to end war in Ukraine, President Ramaphosa says. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shaking hands with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, before a meeting with…

Algeria and China reinforce cooperation

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Chinese president Xi Jinping hailed China's relationship with Algeria in a meeting in the capital Beijing on Tuesday with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The meeting takes place a month before the BRICS Summit…

Climate and violence hobble Nigeria’s push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia’s war

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Abubakar Salisu was terrified when he discovered arid sand in the middle of his farmland, rendering a broad strip unfit for crops. Now, extreme heat is killing his wheat before it is ready for cultivation. Wheat normally requires heat,…

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, (ANC), is hosting meetings with members of political parties from Brazil, Russia, India, China and others ahead of the BRICS Summit on August 22nd in Johannesburg.

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The conflict in Ukraine remains one of the main topics in everyone's minds. "We are for the silencing of the guns in Ukraine, the achievement of genuine peace and the peaceful coexistence between Russia, Ukraine and the neighbourhood".…

Operational Phase Of The African Continental Free Trade Area Launched

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Operational Phase Of The African Continental Free Trade Area Launched                       (right): H.E. Abdel Fattah al-Sissi - President of the…

African leaders gathered Sunday (July. 16) in Gigiri, Nairobi County for the African Union’s fifth Mid-Year coordination meeting.

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The summit aimed among other things to address critical issues of African integration and division of labour. The meeting was led by Kenya's President. William Ruto called for a reform of the AU focusing on the body's financial autonomy. "The…

A high-level summit between the African Union, the Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms organisation opened in Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday.

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The 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting is taking place from July 13 to 16 and will be attended by 51 foreign ministers from the AU member states. On Sunday, 15 heads of state will meet at the United Nations African headquarters in Gigiri, Nairobi. The…

Three years ago, amid a blaze of optimism, African leaders officially launched a new continent-wide free trade area after 17 years of haggling.

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But as the leaders travel to Addis Ababa for the annual African Union summit this weekend, transforming the blockbuster pact into reality remains a tough ask. The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), billed as the biggest free…

Top diplomats of the African Union member states met two days for the 42nd ordinary session of the Executive Council of the union.

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Speaking in the AU headquarters, Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairperson of the AU Commission, pointed to progress achieved when evaluating the first decade of the AU's development Agenda 2063. He also acknowledged remaining challenges. "In…

Road to IATF2023 Host Signing Ceremony and Egypt High-Level IATF Business Roadshow

Join us for our Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) Road to IATF2023 Host Signing Ceremony and Egypt High-Level IATF Business Roadshow.The event will host high-level Officials, Captains of Industries, Partners and Executives from Afreximbank.​​​​…