Many African countries reacted quickly and effectively to mitigate the health and economic risks posed by COVID-19. Less well documented is the agility with which the region’s private and public actors have adapted their digital practices in light of pandemic-related constraints. But the success stories are spectacular.
For example, person-to-person...
Ghanaian companies have expressed great displeasure with the decision of the government of Benin to blatantly disregard the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) protocols regarding trade and charge 20 percent duty on products imported into the country by Anglophone states.
According to the companies, even though Benin has withdrawn...
It is envisaged that the Intellectual Property Law governing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to become the growth accelerator for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs); and with that, the creation of more jobs in member-countries.
The World Economic Forum states that MSMEs account for...
Thousands of protestors marched on the streets of Venezuelans at the Diego Ibarra Square in the capital Caracas, over the continued detention of President Nicolás Maduro’s frontman Alex Saab in Cape Verde.
The protestors demanded the release of Alex Saab who is under house arrest in Cape Verde.
Clad in T-Shirts...
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, newly-selected head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), said on Tuesday she will push for concrete results in addressing the dual economic and health crises facing the globe.
Her immediate goals are to ensure vaccines are produced and distributed worldwide, not just for rich nations; and to...
The ongoing global health crisis has left a trail of devastation in its wake. As we approach the first anniversary of the COVID-19 wave being officially acknowledged as a pandemic, we can all testify that it has decimated many businesses and in some instances claimed the scalps of entire...
The World Trade Organisation's incoming chief on Monday warned against ‘vaccine nationalism' that would slow progress in ending the COVID-19 pandemic and could erode economic growth for all countries - rich and poor.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told Reuters her top priority is to ensure the WTO does more to address the...
The fourth Ghana International Petroleum Conference (GhIPCON) will be held in Accra on the 10th and 11th of March, 2021.
GhIPCON is Ghana’s foremost Petroleum Downstream Conference organised by the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) under the auspices of the Ministry of Energy and in partnership with the National...
Angola can balance environmental protections with ongoing hydrocarbon exploration, just as is foreseen by its constitution
Last month, reports that Angola was drafting legislation to permit oil, gas and mining activities in 14 national conservation areas, including the Luengue-Luiana National Park, which represents part of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area...
In the last century, the fashionable and accepted route to success for young Africans was to complete their education and join the corporate world. A few university students aspired to become entrepreneurs; however, most educational institutions did not offer entrepreneurial programmes. With few exceptions, African families used to guide...