Seven years after the signing of the AfCFTA and as countries grapple with creating jobs for Africa’s youth bulge, ECA asked thought leaders to offer their perspectives on jobs and value chains. Pamela Coke-Hamilton shares the importance of investing in tech for Africa’s agricultural value chains. It has been four years since the start of trading under the African Continental Free Trad...
ReadThe African Executive mourns Rasna Warah, a highly respected Nairobi-based journalist, writer, and insightful social media commentator, who passed away at the age of 63, following a diagnosi...
MoreThe African Executive, the flagship magazine of the Inter Region Economic Network (IREN), expresses its profound sorrow at the death of former German President Horst Köhler, a cherished frie...
MoreSierra Leoneans have been made to believe that the government is above the law, that our so-called leaders can do whatever they deem necessary at their own discretion, at any given time, wit...
MoreIn a world where misinformation and disinformation threaten to distort reality, a group of remarkable Sierra Leonean women has risen to the occasion, refusing to be sidelined. These women, P...
MoreThere is a Luganda proverb that says, "Emaala nga netoonya ne tumanya e milandira bwe gyenkaanya emyoyo." Roughly translated, it means: "It is only after a heavy storm that we can tell how d...
MoreThe land does not freeze without a warning; it speaks in signs for those who listen. For farmers, frost is both a thief and a teacher. It steals harvests overnight, yet it teaches those who...
MoreHow to Approach China? A new tally by the African Center for Strategic Studies finds that Chinese firms now hold stakes in more than a quarter of Africa's commercial ports. From West...
MoreThe 2025 African Union Commission (AUC) electoral process, despite being marked by division and disunity, shows how much Africa needs to unite under common reflections. It was a great reflec...
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