Linking policies on development and trade
07 Dec 18 NewsGermany’s Federal Government has announced a Development Investment Fund. The new scheme can become an important milestone for realigning cooperation with Africa – towards dove...
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2018 African SDG report calls for critical investments in urbanization
05 Dec 18 NewsThe 2018 Africa Sustainable Development Report calls on African governments to prioritize investments in water, sanitation and urbanization in order to leverage the health outcomes...
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Success and challenges in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Middle Income Countries
04 Dec 18 NewsHigh level meeting on middle income countries
Remarks delivered by Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the UNDP Bureau for Policy and P...
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COP24: Paris Agreement takes center stage as climate negotiations open in Poland
04 Dec 18 NewsThe core business of the 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) opened on Monday, 3 December 2018 i...
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03 Dec 18 NewsAfrican trade events to diarise: African Ministers of Trade meeting (12-13 December, Cairo); 1st SADCSTAN workshop to adopt Harmonised Transport Standards (10-14 December, South Af...
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G20 Leaders’ Declaration: Building consensus for fair and sustainable development
03 Dec 18 NewsThe G20 Leaders’ Summit concluded on 1 December 2018 in Buenos Aires with a press conference given by Argentine President Mauricio Macri. After two days of wo...
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Afreximbank President says Africa can meet $300 billion annual cost of development plan
03 Dec 18 NewsAfrica has the money to meet the estimated $300 billion annual cost required for the attainment of the 10-year plan under the African Union’s Agenda 2063, Prof. Benedict Oramah, ...
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30 Nov 18 NewsAfCFTA ratification update, @AUTradeIndustry:
“Great and welcome news. Getting closer to 22. Senegalese cabinet last night adopted draft law authorizing ratification of AfCFTA A...
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African Union Commission and the United States commit to advance efforts towards stability and development in Africa
30 Nov 18 NewsThe African Union (AU) Commission and the United States of America convened the 6th annual High-Level Dialogue at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa on 29 November 2018.
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PIDA Week 2018 ends with calls on Africa to accelerate implementation of game-changing infrastructure projects
29 Nov 18 NewsAddressing Africa’s infrastructure gap remains an imperative that African governments should continue to take seriously if the continent is to realise the aspirations its people ...
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27 Nov 18 NewsDiarise: Role of capital markets in mobilizing domestic resources in Africa – a capacity building workshop (5-7 December, Gaborone). Download the concept note (pdf)
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Let us make Africa’s infrastructure competitive, Zimbabwean Minister urges continent at PIDA Week
27 Nov 18 NewsAfrica needs to unite and work hard to reverse colonial infrastructure systems which promoted the extraction of profitable agricultural and mineral wealth for export at the expense...
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Mozambique making considerable economic and social progress, says African Development Bank Country report
26 Nov 18 NewsMozambique has made significant strides despite an economic slump over the past two years, according to the latest Country Results Brief from the African Development Bank.
Between...
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New EIB study on banking in Africa: delivering on financial inclusion, supporting financial stability
22 Nov 18 NewsDuring its Africa Day 2018 in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, the European Investment Bank released today its new study, ‘Banking in Africa: Delivering on Financial...
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COMESA, EU sign €48 million trade facilitation programme agreement
21 Nov 18 NewsThe European Union and COMESA have signed a €48.3 million trade facilitation programme. The COMESA Trade Facilitation Programme (CTFP) aims at deepening regional integration, imp...
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Building a new Zimbabwe: Targeted policies for growth and job creation
19 Nov 18 NewsThis report on Zimbabwe’s economic growth opportunities and trajectory was prepared at the government’s request following a political transition in November 2017.
After recent...
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Communiqué on the appointment of the Board of Trustees for the African Union Peace Fund
17 Nov 18 NewsThe Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on 16 November 2018 appointed the five African members of the Board of Trustees of the African Union Peace Fun...
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AUC and NEPAD rally partners for next phase of PIDA
15 Nov 18 NewsThe African Union Commission and the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency convened partners in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 13 November 2018 to rally support for the second pha...
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Africa Investment Forum exceeds expectations, participants unanimously agree
12 Nov 18 NewsThe curtain fell on a three-day marathon investment marketplace, on Friday, with transactions worth billions of dollars sealed.
The inaugural Africa Investment Forum ended on...
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08 Nov 18 NewsFeatured trade policy tweet, @CohenOnAfrica: US government withdrawal of AGOA privileges from Mauritania due to reports of slavery is essentially symbolic – trade with Mauritania...
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