Making Globalization Work for Africa
The current backlash against globalization, most notably from working-class citizens in advanced economies who are worried about stagnant wages and insecure jobs, highlights how the benefits of global economic integration were oversold, and its...
Nigeria Could Join Africa’s Free Trade Agreement in July, Afreximbank Says
Nigeria is set to enter Africa's free-trade agreement as early as July, Benedict Okey Oramah, president of Africa Export Import Bank, told The Annual Debate Africa Investment conference in London on June 5.
Nigeria, along...
South African Leader in Geneva to Deliberate Labor Issues
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday to attend the 108th session of the International Labor Conference (ILO).
Leaders from across the globe have assembled in the Swiss city to find...
Africa Tops ‘World’s Most Neglected Displacement Crisis’: Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia Etc.
Africa contributed seven out of ten countries bedeviled by displacement crisis classed as ‘most neglected’ according to a Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC, report released on Wednesday (June 5.)
The top four countries on the list...
Africa’s Technology Hub Rises in A Congested Lagos Neighborhood
The fading facades of century-old buildings in a neighborhood of the Nigerian megacity of Lagos house a vibrant technology cluster that’s caught the eye of Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
The Yaba area, home...
Attack in Central Mali Claims Over 100 Lives
Reports indicate that scores of people have been killed in central Mali in what is believed to be a terrorist attack. The local news portal, Mali Jet, said in its report that the incident...
Africa’s Fastest-Growing Region Banks on More Spending for Growth
East African countries plan to increase spending dramatically on infrastructure projects in budgets to be released Thursday. It’s not clear they can afford it.
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi will unveil plans to fund...
African Union Suspends Sudan, Demands Civilian Administration
The African Union said on Thursday it had suspended Sudan until a civilian government was formed, intensifying international pressure on the country's new military rulers to give up power.
Suspension is the African Union's normal...
Ethiopia Tries to Mediate Sudan Crisis
Ethiopia's prime minister has sought to mediate Sudan's political crisis by urging military rulers and civilian opposition to exercise "bravery" in resolving their standoff since the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir. The opposition, which...
Nigerian Refugees in Cameroon Will Return
Officials from UNHCR and those from Adamawa and Borno states said that about 90,000
Nigerian refugees in Cameroon "are safe'' and will return soon. The refugees were displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency. At the...
