Investing in Tech for Africa’s Agricultural Value Chains

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...

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The Whisper of the Cold: How Nature Warns of an Approaching Frost

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The Storm, the Roots, and the Identity Reborn

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Investing in Tech for Africa’s Agricultural Value Chains

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Intra-REC Services Trade Integration: Lessons from the EU, USMCA and ASEAN for the AfCFTA

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Editorial
Rasnah Warah: The Final Bow of An Icon

The 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...

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H.E. Horst Köhler: The End of an Era

The 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...

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Rasnah Warah: The Final Bow of An Icon

The African Executive mourns Rasna Warah, a highly respected Nairobi-based journalist, writer, and insightful social media commentator, who passed awa...

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H.E. Horst Köhler: The End of an Era

The African Executive, the flagship magazine of the Inter Region Economic Network (IREN), expresses its profound sorrow at the death of former German...

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Letters to Editor
Sierra Leone Should Welcome Constructive Criticism

Sierra 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...

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The Girls: Redefining Journalism in Sierra Leone

In 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...

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Sierra Leone Should Welcome Constructive Criticism

Sierra 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 thei...

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The Girls: Redefining Journalism in Sierra Leone

In a world where misinformation and disinformation threaten to distort reality, a group of remarkable Sierra Leonean women has risen to the occasion,...

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Perspectives
The Storm, the Roots, and the Identity Reborn

There 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...

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The Whisper of the Cold: How Nature Warns of an Approaching Frost

The 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...

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The Storm, the Roots, and the Identity Reborn

There is a Luganda proverb that says, "Emaala nga netoonya ne tumanya e milandira bwe gyenkaanya emyoyo." Roughly translated, it means: "It is only af...

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The Whisper of the Cold: How Nature Warns of an Ap...

The 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 harve...

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Regions
Do African States Possess a Coherent Framework for Responding to China's Rise?

How 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...

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Urgent Areas of Focus for New AUC Chiefs

The 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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Urgent Areas of Focus for New AUC Chiefs

The 2025 African Union Commission (AUC) electoral process, despite being marked by division and disunity, shows how much Africa needs to unite under c...

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