Africa’s top six priorities at COP28
Africa and the wider developing nations community will be asking for more “adequate and predictable finance” at the ongoing COP28…
AfCFTA – an opportunity to pursue climate policies – Melaku Desta
By Staff Reporter “As we strive to harness the potential of the AfCFTA, it is essential that we do so…
AU and UN discuss more alignment of Agenda 2063 “The Africa We Want,” and SDGs
By Staff Reporter The African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations (UN) have held a high-level seminar to explore…
Gearing up Africa’s energy transition by conducive policy and legislative frameworks
By Staff Reporter Supportive policies and robust regulations will boost private investment in the energy sector in Africa, one of…
ECA discusses African Middle Income Countries’ challenges and solutions to accelerate sustainable growth despite obstacles
By Staff Reporter The ECA Office for North Africa, in partnership with the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation…
African countries lost control to foreign mining companies – the 3 steps that allowed this to happen
By Ben Radley, University of Bath Within a few years of independence, African governments asserted sovereignty over their metal and mineral resources.…
Amb Phatse Justice Piitso: Remembering the historic declaration of independence of the first slave Republic of Haiti on the 277th anniversary of the father of this nation, Toussaint Louverture
In his seminal work, The Reflections of a Young Man, published in 1835, Cde Karl Marx wrote the following: “History calls those men the…
“Nothing About Us Without Us” a rallying call behind Disability Inclusion Week
By Staff Reporter Persons with disabilities are integral to global wellbeing as they contribute their intellect, skills and abilities in…
APRM marks its 20th anniversary in South Africa
By Staff Reporters The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), an institution of the African Union (AU) voluntarily acceded to by…
Amb Sello Moloto: The pitfalls of democracy
Our democracy has gone through a lot despite beingrelatively very young. It was put to a test as early as 1998 when the…