Continental free trade area to boost e-commerce in Africa –UNCTAD
Opportunities abound for Africa to engage in and benefit from e-commerce and the digital economy as the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) comes into […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
EU extends sanctions on anointed successor to DR Congo’s Kabila
The European Union on Monday extended sanctions on the ruling party’s candidate Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary for the presidential polls slated for December 23 in the […]
Kabila to remain in politics after December polls
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, on Sunday said he plans to stay in politics when he steps down after elections on […]
Angola: IFAD supports agriculture projects with $7.6 million
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will support the Angolan Government in the implementation of the Agricultural Recovery Project, with a $7.6 million financing, […]
Cameroon receives €150 million from AfDB to support competitiveness, growth
As a continuation of the first phase of the Program to Support Competitiveness and Economic Growth in Cameroon (PACCE I), the Board of Directors of […]
Côte d’Ivoire to set up Africa’s first ever floating solar farm
Côte d’Ivoire has announced the creation of Africa’s first floating solar energy farm, as the western African country seeks to increase its production of renewable […]
Somalia: US airstrike kills four al Shabaab fighters
The US Africa Command best known as AFRICOM Wednesday said it killed four members of al Shabaab militant group in Somalia, in an airstrike. “U.S. […]
Developing Urban Futures a chance for Africa to redesign its Cities as engines of growth, says Songwe
Africa needs to redesign its cities in a way that will create jobs for its growing youth population, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, […]
African countries urged to sign the Luxembourg Protocol
The Chief of Industrialization and Infrastructure at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Soteri Gatera, has urged African countries to sign the Luxembourg Protocol because […]
Chad Hosts Regional Summit over Boko Haram
Chadian capital N’Djamena is hosting this Thursday (Nov.29) a meeting of the heads of State of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Niger, Nigeria to look […]