December 04, 2020
Africa: Time for a Reset for U.S.-Africa Trade Relations
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement is a Game Changer Read more »
South Africa: Explosion Sets Engen Oil Refinery on Fire
An explosion has set the Engen oil refinery in Durban South aflame, IOL reports. Read more »
December 02, 2020
Africa: Africa Desperate for Debt Relief to Recover From Covid-19
The economic and health costs to Africa of the Covid-19 pandemic are unprecedented by any measure. With the death toll rising above 50,000 and more than two million confirmed… Read more »
November 30, 2020
South Africa: Last Day To Have Your Say on the Draft Cannabis Bill!
The draft Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill for South Africa is flawed, restrictive and discriminatory as it focuses only on criminalisation. As the draft is currently open… Read more »
November 27, 2020
Africa: Is Timber The Key For Africa's Sustainable Cities?
Can the future of Africa's cities be growing on trees? Read more »
November 24, 2020
Africa: Scheme to Stop 'Conflict Diamond' Sales Is Not Working - Report
The international scheme to prevent the sale of diamonds from funding violence and war appears to have become “increasingly dysfunctional and has lost credibility,”… Read more »
Africa: Coronavirus Pandemic Hurting Small-Scale Miners, Says Report
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit small-scale mining hard, slashing incomes, exposing miners to greater risks and even increasing the use of child labour, says a new report issued on… Read more »
Zimbabwe: How to Fix the Turmoil in Gold Mining Sector - Report
Expanding gold mining in Zimbabwe is key to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's plans to revitalise the country's economy, especially at a time when the price of the metal is soaring on… Read more »
November 18, 2020
Africa: Africa Experts in Top Posts on Biden-Harris Team May Signal New Policy Direction
Africa experts have leading roles on incoming U.S. administration's transition team; South Africa's Ramaphosa among world leaders who have spoken with the President-Elect. Read more »
November 17, 2020
Africa: What are the Current Challenges for Tobacco Harm Reduction?
On November 4th, 2020, the United-Kingdom based public health organization Knowledge Action Change, which aims at promoting health through the concept of harm reduction, issued an… Read more »
November 16, 2020
Africa: Zambia's Debt Default - A Lose-Lose Situation
It’s almost a year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and no country has been spared the brutal economic and social impact. Read more »
November 14, 2020
Rwanda: Small Batches of Rwandan Coffee Pack Big Punch in World Market
They may be from the smallest country in eastern Africa, but coffee farmers in Rwanda can still compete in the international market with giant coffee exporters like Colombia,… Read more »
November 11, 2020
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction: is the Context Still Unfavorable to its Global Implementation?
On November 4th, 2020, the United-Kingdom based Public Health Organization Knowledge Action Change, which aimed at promoting health through the concept of harm reduction issued a… Read more »
October 26, 2020
Africa: Go After The Laws that Hold African Women Back
We must change the status quo, dismantle and go after laws that hold women back and create inequalities, Senait Fisseha, Director of Global Programs at the Susan Thompson Buffett… Read more »
Africa: African Union Seeks to Seize Initiative Over Nile Dam Talks
Days after President Donald Trump accused Ethiopia of breaking a deal he had negotiated over Egypt's rights to water from the Nile, the African Union is kick-starting renewed… Read more »
October 20, 2020
South Africa: National Broadcaster Wants DStv, Netflix Users To Pay TV Licence Fee
Is the South African Broadcasting Corporation scared of competition? Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Shows Why Agricultural Research Needs Greater Gender Equality
In the months since coronavirus first emerged, scientists around the world swiftly pivoted to the pandemic response with many focused on developing a vaccine and mitigating the… Read more »
October 16, 2020
Benin: Feed the People! The Audacious Ambitions of Rural Benin Women
Produce innovative versions of a staple food for a regional market. Feed hungry people, now and in the future. While you're at it, train farmers - mostly women - in improved… Read more »
October 15, 2020
Africa: Stripe Acquisition of Paystack Could Spur More Tech Deals
The fast-growing San Francisco-based payment processing company Stripe is buying Nigeria's Paystack, a leading African fintech firm, in an acquisition that signals growing interest… Read more »
October 14, 2020
Nigeria: Leading the World Trade Organization - The Case for Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala
The selection process for the leadership of the World Trade Organization in Geneva is down to two finalists. Both are women – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's former minister… Read more »
October 12, 2020
Africa: Multilateral Approaches to Improve Population Health: How Can Public, Private Sectors Work Together?
In parallel to the 75th United Nations General Assembly which was held from September 22nd 2020, a round of Conversations on Leadership organized by the Wall Street Journal was… Read more »
October 07, 2020
Africa: Okonjo-Iweala Named One of Two Women Finalists to Lead the World Trade Organization
Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala along with South Korea's Yoo Myung-hee are widely reported to have been selected as the finalists in the contest to lead the World Trade Organization… Read more »
September 30, 2020
Tanzania: Key U.S. Congress Members Raise Concerns About Elections and Treatment of U.S. Investors
The ranking Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa are packing a resolution urging the government of Tanzania to respect human and economic… Read more »
September 29, 2020
Africa: Curb Capital Flight to Help Fund Covid-19 Response in Africa
Curbing capital flight and other illicit financial flows from Africa can generate $88.6 billion a year. These funds can help respond to the COVID-19 crisis and build the resilience… Read more »
September 28, 2020
Africa: New Research Set to Produce More Productive, Sustainable Cattle
Geneticists believe that newly-published research on the resilience of African cattle can help breed new generations which yield more milk and meat than at present. Read more »