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AfCFTA To Boost Intra-African Trade – Secretary-General
The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will significantly boost intra-African trade…
Revisiting The African Continental Free Trade Area: Impact, Challenges And…
Trade is one of the key factors responsible for interaction among nation-states. It involves goods and services,…
Sudan Signs Preliminary Deal With GE To Boost Power Provision
The Sudanese government signed a memorandum of understanding with General Electric GE.N on Thursday aimed at…
Kanye West And Other Stars Join Global Protests Over Police Brutality In Nigeria
US rapper Kanye West has joined a growing list of international celebrities speaking out in support of large…
IMF And World Bank Must Lend More To Africa’s Stricken Economies, Critics Say
Multilateral institutions like the World Bank and the IMF have come under fire from African ministers and…
Why African Common Currency Should Be Digital
Francophone states of the West African Economy agreed on dropping the use of CFA Franc. It was created in 1945 by…
Nigeria Is African Market With Greatest Online Potential, Say SBC Digital Summit…
The dollar index slipped slightly on Monday but was little changed from Friday’s close as financial markets waited…
Why Is Africa Sending Money To Help Rich Countries Develop?
Research shows illicit money from Africa going to developed countries is a far larger than aid coming from them…
African Oil Giant Paves Way To Sell Stake After Aramco Splash
INTERNATIONAL - Nigeria is considering selling shares in its state oil company, which dominates Africa’s biggest…
How Have Major African Currencies Performed This Year?
Africa’s top currencies have been hit greatly this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but the Egyptian…
Exporters Explore Sea Option To Reach West, Central African Market
Nigerian non-oil exporters are tapping sea transport to reach the neighbouring west and central African markets as…
African Central Banks May Say They’ve Done What They Can for Now
African central banks meeting in the next two weeks may decide that they’ve done all they can for now to shore up…
Nigerian Banks Seen Adding Fuel To Kenya’s Deal-Making Frenzy
Nigerian banks seeking to escape the malaise gripping Africa’s biggest economy could find refuge by expanding in…
Hotel Rwanda Hero’ Appears In Rwandan Court Amid Tight Security
Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, appeared in a Rwandan…
More Than Speculation, Bitcoin’s Real-World Usage Booms In Africa
Bitcoin is seeing its practical use in the real world in Africa, where it is used as a hedge against currency…
Refinery News Roundup: Most Refineries In Africa Back Online
Chad's Ndjamena refinery, in Djarmaya, 30 km (17 miles) from the capital, is providing regular daily shipments of…
African Nations Say They’re Being Ripped Off By Wall Street
Macky Sall had a bone to pick with creditors. Sitting before the head of the International Monetary Fund, investors…
Insight-How Bitcoin Met The Real World In Africa
Four months ago, Abolaji Odunjo made a fundamental change to his business selling mobile phones in a bustling…
Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Nears 1.3m
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), on Sunday, said the number of coronavirus…
African Countries Aim To Procure 220m COVID-19 Vaccine
All 54 countries on the continent have expressed interest in COVAX, a global initiative which is co-led by the…
EY Advocates Reshaping Of Tax Agenda For Nigeria, Other African Countries
Ernst & Young, EY has explained the need for Nigeria and other African countries to reshape its tax agenda in…
Africa Is Declared Free Of Wild Polio By Certification Committee
Africa was declared free of wild polio on Tuesday by the independent Africa Regional Certification Commission…
Ivory Coast President Ouattara Nominated For Third Term
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara was formally chosen by his party on Saturday to run for a third term in an…
South Africa Lifts Toughest COVID-19 Restrictions
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday announced that stringent Covid-19 regulations would be eased on…
Angolan Court Sentences Ex-Leader’s Son To 5 Years For Fraud
Angola’s Supreme Court on Friday handed a five-year jail sentence to Jose Filomeno dos Santos, the son of the…
Scare As Africa Number Of Coronavirus Cases Exceed 1 Million
There is panic across the continent as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa has exceeded 1 million…
Africa Waits As Virus Sets Back ‘Game-Changer’ Trade Pact
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, intra-African trade was set back by border bureaucracy, long delays at…
Africa’s Skies Are Badly Polluted
GORéE ISLAND, a former slave-trading hub, is so close to Dakar, Senegal’s capital, that hundreds of amateurs swim…
Why Nigeria Is Becoming Africa’s Fastest Growing Forex Trading Nation
One of the forex market’s most attractive aspects is that it provides opportunities for novice and professional…
African Supply Bottlenecks Fuel Cobalt Price Surge
Transport delays from South Africa against a backdrop of increasingly robust Chinese demand have fuelled a price…