China Vows to Tackle Dead Pig Scam Amid Swine Fever Epidemic
The agriculture ministry said that criminal gangs in China are faking outbreaks of African swine fever on farms free of the disease. Then, they force farmers to sell their healthy pigs at sharply lower...
Can Trump’s Prosper Africa Make America Greater than China and Other Partners in Africa?
Prosper Africa aligns with the Trump administration’s Africa strategy, introduced by National Security Adviser John Bolton last December. It aims to promote prosperity, security, and stability in U.S.-Africa relations, and confirms the administration’s prioritization...
Africa Didn’t Get the Trade War Memo
The leaders of Nigeria and Benin signed the accord for the African Continental Free Trade Area at a special African Union meeting in Niger’s capital, Niamey, last weekend. Eritrea is now the only AU-recognized...
Greater Response Needed to Worsening West African Violence: U.N. Head
According to the head of the United Nations, Islamist attacks are spreading so fast in West Africa that the region should consider bolstering its response beyond current military efforts, and donors should back such...
West Africa Should Decide on Common Currency by 2020: Ivory Coast
Western African countries who meet conditions should declare together whether they will
join a common currency for the region by 2020, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara. Last month the 15-member Economic Community of the West African...
