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In January 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture of Guinea, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) published the rapi...

Investments in basic transport and electricity in developing nations are among the best ways to curb hunger by 2030, since a quarter of all food is now wasted after harvest, accord...

The IMF Executive Board approved February 2 a financing package for Kenya of about $700 million that the East African country’s authorities plan to use as insurance against exter...

Kenya is reaping the fruits of its transformative devolution program and also from increased investment in infrastructure to improve its prospects for economic growth and shared pr...

While the business community is upbeat about benefits to accrue when Kagitumba-Mirama Hills One-stop Border Post (OSBP) on Rwanda-Uganda border opens in April, there is need to ext...

An UNCTAD technical assistance project to reinforce the capacities of the Ethiopian Trade Competition and Consumer Protection Authority was launched in Addis Ababa on 29 January. T...

In order to achieve Africa’s socioeconomic transformation, the continent’s leaders have to embrace new thinking, and break with the past, according to Donald Kaberuka, Presiden...

The AU has made a “big breakthrough” by adopting a plan to drastically reduce its dependence on foreign funders within five years. AU commission chairwoman, Nkosazana Dlamini ...

Kenya is tipped to be among seven economies that will replace the BRICS as new frontiers for long-term investment. According to Fortune magazine, the other markets it ...

A Facility Support Unit (FSU) has been set up within the SADC Secretariat to facilitate implementation of the SADC Trade Related Facility (TRF), established through a Contribution ...

The long overdue review of institutions of the East African Community to align them with the expanding mandate of the bloc is costing the community “a lot of money,” the accoun...

The 2015/2016 Budget Speech for Botswana was delivered by Honourable O.K. Matambo, Minister of Finance and Development Planning, on 2 February 2015 The 2015/16 Budget Speech focus...

Sub-Saharan Africa is rich in energy resources but its potential remains mostly untapped. Despite the abundance of sunlight, solar projects have been developed slowly and often ine...

Low-income economies aspiring to make a decisive stride toward middle-income status may learn a lot from the experience of peer countries that have made the move, brainstorming par...

The 24th Session of the Summit of the African Union has concluded in Addis Ababa on 31st January 2015, with closing remarks from the newly elected Chairperson of the African Union,...

The 4th Joint African Union Commission/United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development was held in 2011....

The conclusion of the World Economic Forum raises concerns – particularly for Africa – as to how important issues discussed at the meeting will be addressed. Sustainable energy...

The Assembly late on 27 January 2015 passed the EAC Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2015 providing a supplementary expenditure to the tune of USD 2,040,520 out of the budget for t...

The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) on Wednesday passed the East African Community (EAC) Cooperative Societies Bill 2014 meant to provide a legal framework for c...

China’s “Maritime Silk Road” is expanding beyond Asia to the African coast. On Sunday, a Chinese State Council official told a conference in Hainan that more than ...