Lawyer for Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, at the ECOWAS court, Femi Falala, wants Cape Verde to be slapped with sanctions for refusing to obey a March 15 ruling by the court.
The ECOWAS court has ruled that Alex Saab should be immediately released from detention as Cape Verde did not...
Sub-Saharan Africa's economy is expected to grow by 3.3% this year and 3.5% in 2022, buoyed by rising commodity prices, the lifting of some anti-coronavirus restrictions and a pick-up in global trade, a World Bank report said last week Wednesday.
It said sub-Saharan growth would rise to 3.8% in 2023.
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The Senegalese President and current Chairman of the African Union, Macky Sall, regretted that the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), which opened on Saturday in Tunis, was marked by the absence of Morocco, a "prominent member of the African Union".
"Senegal regrets that this meeting of the...
On the eve of the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit planned for December 13-15 in Washington, the Corporate Council, in partnership with the African Union and the U.S. State Department, hosted a discussion which was a combination of online and offline, with a number of experts from the United States and...
There are many aspects of African culture that are admirable and have tremendous merits, e.g., our respect for age, our appreciation of community, recognition of marriage as a union of two families and not two individuals, etc. However, there are aspects of our culture that contribute directly to our...
At the opening ceremony of the 2023 Africa CEO Forum held in Abidjan, key policy chiefs emphasised the importance of balanced public-private partnerships (PPPs) to achieve economic transformation in African nations, including Ghana.
Under the theme 'From 300 to 3,000: how to deliver the next generation of African champions,’ the...
In an official report after their landmark meeting, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Sergey Katyrin, and the Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwah, have discussed the current state and future prospects for developing bilateral...
At one time or another, nations and individuals confront crisis points – moments of existential challenge that also open up new possibilities. African countries, at just such a crisis point as a result of the novel coronavirus, face three possible outcomes post-pandemic: play catch-up, stand still or fall even...