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The Government of Mauritius in collaboration with the Indian Ocean Rim Association hosted the First IORA Ministerial Blue Economy Conference, “Enhancing Blue Economy Cooperation ...

FAO publishes key findings of global forest resources assessment The world’s forests continue to shrink as populations increase and forest land is converted to agriculture and o...

The selection: Monday, 7 September On Wednesday, in Berlin: Africa Forum 2015 - 'Africa Beyond 2015' (OECD) Organised by the OECD Development Centre and the German Federal M...

The East African Community is pushing for a long-term preferential trade agreement with the United States that will remove uncertainties surrounding the Africa Growth and Oppo...

India’s Africa outreach in the form of the 3rd India-Africa Forum Summit has taken off with heads of state and government of 35 nations confirming their participation in the summ...

The $100 billion BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) has become fully operational following the inaugural meetings of the BRICS CRA Board of Governors and the Standing Commi...

G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors convened for the third time under the Turkish Presidency in Ankara on 4-5 September 2015. The meeting was attended by the Finance ...

Responding to the three I’s Inclusiveness, Implementation, Investment In November 2014, the G20 agreed that raising global growth to deliver better living standards and quality...

Kenya says it is still discussing with South Africa for an urgent solution to address irregular policies which government officials admit are hurting trade between the two countr...

COMESA is working with the government of Western Australia to develop a harmonized regional mineral policy focusing on the legal and regulatory framework. This is intended to level...

The following Executive Summary is from a note by the Staff of the IMF prepared for the Third G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting that took place on...

More than 400 representatives from government, academia, private industry, civil society, and international organizations have gathered in Dar es Salaam for a two-day conference to...

East African Community (EAC) Partner States are in the process to formulate a comprehensive energy security policy with a view to  enable the generation of affordable and reli...

The 14th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum took place from 25-27 August in the Gabonese capital, Libreville. Considered the central pillar of economic relations betwe...

The Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill affirms the country’s sovereign right to regulate in the public interest and pursue its broad transformational agenda. This is acc...

As United Nations Member States prepare to adopt a new set of Sustainable Development Goals, a ground-breaking collaboration of campaigners, public figures, companies and civil soc...

The selection: Thursday, 3 September The inaugural African Tax Research Network congress has started in Cape Town. Follow the discussion on twitter, #ATRN2015 How is Africa prepa...

THE KAMPALA RESOLUTIONS ON MANUFACTURING 1. The 1st Manufacturing Business Summit was held in Kampala Uganda at Speke Resort, Munyonyo on 1-2 September 2015. The Business sum...

The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will guide global development for a generation after they are formally adopted by Heads of States and Governments at the end of this mo...

Farming projects along lines of transportation are being promoted as opportunities to attract investment and increase food security. At a recent event in Nairobi, early-stage...