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Mayor’s Private Sector Conference
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European Union seeks more trade deals with Kenya
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The European Union has opened trade talks with Kenya to tap opportunities in agriculture, green energy, infrastructure, and technology.
According to Martijn Boelen, EU trade counsellor and regional trade adviser, the forthcoming EU-Kenya…
Botswana ratifies pan-African trade deal
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Botswana has ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, moving one step closer to allowing the country and its businesses to access a market of 1.2 billion with a value of more than $2.6 trillion.
The AfCFTA…
‘We want a bigger share’: Botswana, De Beers row over diamond profits
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Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi warned Sunday that his country could sever ties with South African diamond giant De Beers if talks to renegotiate a sales agreement prove unfavorable for his country.
The 2011 sales agreement governing…
How Nigerian startups could do more for democracy
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With 18 days before the first round of the Nigerian elections, one thing’s for sure: technology will be integral to the process.
Ballot boxes are being prepared to welcome the nearly 93 million eligible voters who registered using the…
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,…
Group Urges Nigerian Government to Adopt ‘Maputo Protocol’, Protect Women, Girls’ Rights for Development
News, News ArticleA 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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…