By Owusu AKOTO By 2050 nearly a quarter of the world’s population–about 2.5 billion people–will live in Africa. This young, energetic population is a tremendous...
By Edward BOATENG As African Foreign Ministers gather in Accra this week, the search for a new African Union (AU) Head has officially begun. This...
The COVID-19 death toll is still mounting in the developed West, but the pandemic’s impact on Africa could be much worse. African and international...
Partner AfCFTA to provide financing for SMEs United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc. and the Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) have signed...
At the 12th Extraordinary Summit on Industrialisation and Economic Diversification and the Extraordinary Session held in Niamey late November, the African Export-Import Bank offered...
The use of child labour on cocoa farms in top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana has risen over the past decade despite industry promises...
Central Bank Accountability: As noted in the first part of this series, of those who run the central bank, the most important, in my...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said last week Tuesday that West Africa’s plan to adopt a common currency was being put at risk by some...
By William Selassy ADJADOGO France in recent years has changed its approach with regards to its relationship with Africa. The new relations is rooted in...
“It is expected to be granted in the second quarter of 2018,” Lindiwe Mekwe, acting CEO of the Petroleum Agency of SA, told Reuters. France’s...