The AfCFTA is an unmissable opportunity to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic by allowing the free movement of pharmaceuticals and PPE as well as the free exchange of technical expertise
The long-awaited trading within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) finally began on 1 January 2021, marking a...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday lashed "vaccine nationalism" - accusing rich countries of bulk-buying coronavirus vaccines and hoarding them to the detriment of others.
Addressing the all-virtual 2021 World Economic Forum (WEF), Ramaphosa said low- and middle-income countries were being shouldered aside by wealthier nations able to acquire...
In recent decades, the US-Africa relationship has disappointed both sides. Republican and Democratic US presidents alike have treated the continent with benign neglect, if not with outright contempt, and the United States has duly fallen behind China, India, and France in terms of overall trade with Africa.
Although Barack Obama,...
Lawyer Pinto Monterio, the counsel for the Columbian businessman, Alex Saab who is wanted by the U.S authorities on charges for money laundering has disclosed that he has been denied access to his client.
Alex Saab, who is said to have links with Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, is under house...
The United States government has so far provided some US$19million to fight COVID-19, which is helping to mitigate the immediate and medium-term effects of the pandemic on health and basic education systems, the hard-hit private sector, and northern Ghana in particular.
In the health sector, the support includes clinical care...
One-third of all African stories in news outlets on the continent are sourced from foreign news services
One-third of all African stories in news outlets on the continent are sourced from foreign news services according to a new report from Africa No Filter The ‘How African Media Covers Africa’, highlights the fact...
It would benefit the continent immensely if African countries open up their economies for investors, as it will speed up the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, European Union Ambassador to Ghana, Diana Acconcia, has said, adding that such a move won’t undermine the rules...
Imagine you wanted your child, Kofi, to take a swim class. You hire the best tutor you can find, Teacher Ama. She then proceeds to teach Kofi every single muscle movement necessary to make him an expert swimmer. Kofi learns breathing techniques, body positioning, arm-and-leg coordination, and he memorises...
A World Bank report has re-emphasised the importance of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement in becoming a game changer on the continent, especially, as African countries seek to bounce back from the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the World Bank, economic growth in the...
… to commemorate 2021 International Year on Creative Economy for Sustainable Dev’t
UNEP Goodwill Ambassador for the Creative Economy, Roberta Annan, will be speaking at the UNCTAD Trade Police Dialogue under the auspices of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
The event is scheduled to take place...