Making it easier for businesses in Africa to join the B2B e-commerce bandwagon
Standard Chartered (https://www.sc.com) has begun a series that explores digitalisation trends accelerated by the pandemic to build resilience, efficiency and…
Nothing About Us Without Us!
RUBY MARKS argues that while celebrating women’s achievements, we still need to identify what the remaining challenges are… International Women’s Day…
Reasons how agriculture can be made cool for the youth
Engage the youth in #agriculture. Cindy Euston-Brown calls on everyone to engage the youth in agriculture. Africa’s population is very young, with 60%…
How to turn Africa’s manufacturing sector into a high-tech powerhouse
By Craig Arnold Africa is one of the most exciting and potentially dynamic markets in the world, increasingly capturing the attention…
Women Ambassadors to the UN: No more time to lose
This piece has been signed by 49 women ambassadors to the United Nations in New York, including South Africa’s Permannent…
The 10th African Union Commission–European Commission’s Joint Communique
1. The 10th AUC-EC Commission-to-Commission (C2C) meeting was held at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa on 27 February.…
Africa-UK relations post-Brexit
Parminder Vir OBE ponders on the UK’s relationship with the world particularly with Africa post Brexit In 2014, I left…
Observing a continent on the move: Brexit X AfCFTA in the Age of Continentalisation
By Namatirai Zinyohwera As we get started, I guess the key question is can we actually draw any parallels between…
AfCFTA Secretariat and UNDP sign a strategic partnership agreement to promote trade in Africa
By Faith Adhiambo and Eve Sabbagh The AfCFTA Secretariat and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) today have signed a strategic partnership…
The world bows to an African princess
In celebrating Africa’s recent achievements through the appointment of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the seventh Director-General of the World Trade Organisation…