Whenever the issue of maritime business is under discussion, the temptation is to dwell more on what...
27th April 2017Over the years, the ECA has been in partnership with AUC and other continental and Sub-regional bodi...
22nd March 2017Africa is generally less competitive than its main Developing and Transition Economy competitors
22nd March 2017Some of the wealthiest, most privileged, most powerful people are investing in contingency plans for...
15th March 2017Approximately 9 out of 10 people between the ages of 10 and 24 live in less developed countries.
8th February 2017We have to embrace peace so that we as people of South Sudan can be able to operate and positively c...
8th February 2017Out of 26 countries considered fragile in the 1990s, only 11 countries are considered to have built...
18th January 2017The great diversity of Africa is its biggest strength and its enduring splendour.
1st February 2016Low starting points and inequality both within and between countries will make Sub-Saharan Africa’s...
26th April 2016Russia and Ghana are linked by nearly 60 years of diplomatic relations, but business relationships a...
30th May 2016As Modi speeds up engagement with African countries, there is an important challenge that he faces w...
8th July 2016It is innovation, the bringing of something new into a situation, that brings change. In other words...
17th July 2016Do African economies equally view aid as a stimulus? Is this evident in the priorities and actions o...
15th August 2016Lack of credit support and investment guarantees from the Russian government and financial instituti...
4th September 2016The fact is that, despite significant growth in much of the continent, Africa’s entire GDP is still...
3rd October 2016If Africans equip themselves with arguments to defend Africa's position vis-à-vis the current exploi...
25th January 2016The youth of Africa will drive the growth and prosperity of the continent into the next generation -...
12th April 2016Together we will Light up and Power Africa, Feed Africa, Industrialize Africa, Integrate Africa and...
1st February 2016We need more energy. We need to reduce emissions. And we need to make sure the required investments...
28th April 2016Starting in 2007, a number of African countries have been issuing sovereign bonds in the internation...
15th April 2016We are bombarded by so many images that we see pain, but do not touch it; we hear weeping, but do no...
27th June 2016Given the number of times the word ‘diversification’ has been used in 52 years, everybody knows what...
9th May 2016God, through wisdom, had defined the five levels of human depravity. Apparently, it is these set of...
11th July 2016Across the world an increasing number of businesses are looking beyond short-term economic growth an...
27th June 2016The perils of corporate power is best portrayed in so colorful and dramatic terms in what the renown...
8th August 2016Who shapes the narrative of stories on Africa? Is our media Pan African in how it covers African sto...
17th July 2016One of the factors that make powerful countries powerful is their determination and ability to contr...
22nd August 2016Although the government signed the Maputo Declaration in 2003, it has devoted only between one and t...
8th August 2016We must resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship, pettiness and immaturity that h...
15th September 2016The latest Nielsen Africa Prospects Indicator report shows that Kenya has some of the most positive...
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