On 11th January, the China-aided headquarters building project (Phase I) of the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) was officially inaugurated in the presence of H.E. Mr. Qin Gang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of...
From South Juba to Entebbe, from Marrakesh to Accra, on the cusp of technology in Africa, the need for responsible AI development and ethical data practices has never been more pressing. As technology continues to advance and shape the global economy, Africa is taking steps toward positioning itself as...
On January 30, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced the approval of a dual-currency trade Finance Line of Credit for the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID). The three-and-a-half-year facility, which comprises of US$50million and €50million, and additional co-financing of US$30million from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC),...
A presidential roundtable on the side-lines of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union has called for the acceleration of financing for energy access in Africa, with clear targets and steps for ensuring the achievement of universal energy access by 2030.
The event was organised by...
During the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, the Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) seeks to work towards the reduction of communicable diseases including HIV/AIDS in Africa. It was noted that the pandemic was raging worldwide...
With emerging geopolitical situation characterised by information war and confrontation, Russia is seemingly facing its steepest bumpy road in Africa. In order to succeed, Russia has to frankly acknowledge and swiftly address its own weaknesses, putting heads together and making conscious steps is the only way forward, especially in...
Medical Director at Africa Medical Information Centre (AMIC), Dr. Akshay Rath, is confident that the presence of his outfit in Ghana and the continent at large will boost access to higher training, higher quality patient care and modern medical facilities.
Its Accra Centre, inaugurated at the beginning of this year,...
Businesses looking to expand and take advantage of new markets often downplay calculating and managing risks associated with the means to expand and the regulatory frameworks of a foreign jurisdiction.
In this article, we go through examples, such as the case of a company’s inability to strategically navigate the complexities...
The Russian Foreign Ministry is preparing for the second Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg in July 2023. At the Russian Foreign Ministry, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Mikhail Bogdanov, has held a special meeting...
Experts at a pan-African virtual forum dubbed ‘The Africa we want series’ have proposed prudential actions that the continent should take to promote economic growth and favourably streamline its efforts toward Agenda 2063.
Agenda 2063 is Africa's master plan for transforming the continent into the global powerhouse of the future,...