I’ll focus my remarks on four immediate challenges I see for the region; on what they may mean for the longer-term; and on the need for timely multi-faceted action to address them, all with the view to improving the prospects for realizing Agenda 2063 objectives. Four Immediate Challenges I believe we would all agree that foremost among them is returning the region to a path of dur...
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MoreSub-Saharan Africa’s plunge into a new debt crisis is alarming. An estimated 40 per cent of the region’s countries are at high risk of debt distress — double the proportion of five years ago...
MoreThe Kenya government’s handling of one of its citizens, Dr Miguna Miguna, by making his entry into his own country difficult is worrying. The government is on record of defying court orders...
MoreFrom volatile foreign exchange rates to complex customs clearance procedures to unreliable logistics, African distribution companies face a range of challenges. At the same time, they have g...
MoreI’ll focus my remarks on four immediate challenges I see for the region; on what they may mean for the longer-term; and on the need for timely multi-faceted action to address them, all with...
MoreThe 16th IREN Eastern Africa Media Forum Theme: The East Africa Scenarios Date: April, 2018 Young nations that comprise the East African Community are facing Statecraft nightmares....
MoreSMEs are key to strengthening productivity and delivering more inclusive growth. The role played by SMEs in our economies and societies is very significant. In most cases crucial. In OECD co...
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