Tag: Africa
Mene Seeks Korea-Africa Trade Expansion Through New Business Committee
The Africa-Korea Business Committee, is as a key mechanism for translating commitments…
AfDB Pushes $680 Million Rice Plan to Cut West Africa’s $3.5 Billion Import Bill
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for a shift from planning…
AfCFTA Chief Sees Korea as Key Partner for Africa’s Trade, Tech Ambitions
The secretary-general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) called for…
Africa Loses US$25 Billion Annually to Power Outages as Forson Demands Industrialisation Over Raw Export
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson says Africa loses about US$25 billion…
MTN Launches 2026 Y’ello Care Campaign Focused on Expanding Healthcare Access
The telecom group cites Ebola outbreak and Africa’s healthcare gaps as it…
Africa Needs Up to $50 Billion a Year to Meet Water, Sanitation Goals, AU Says
AU commissioner urges lenders to rethink “bankability” of water projects as financing…
Ato Forson Calls for Urgent Digital Sovereignty as Africa Risks Repeating Historic Value Extraction Pattern
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has urged Africa to prioritise digital…
Yaw Nsarkoh Calls for “Sobriety” in Africa’s Xenophobia Debate, Urges Structural Solutions Over Emotion
Yaw Nsarkoh urged Africa to address xenophobia through structural reforms, stressing unemployment,…
As Africa Celebrates AU Day, Tanzania and Uganda Set a Good Example
Africa Day reflections highlight shifting East African trade patterns, with Tanzania becoming…
Ghana Foresees Visa-Free Entry for All People of African Descent
Ghana has launched its first e-visa platform and removed visa fees for…
African Union Day: Measuring Progress on Political and Economic Integration
The 2026 Africa Day observance reflects uneven progress in advancing continental integration…
African Businesses Face Rising Costs From Fragmented Cross-Border Payment Systems
AfCFTA, banks push for interoperable digital payments to boost continental trade