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The rapid economic growth Ethiopia has witnessed in the past decade has failed to bring about the kind of structural changes that would help reduce poverty in a meaningful way, a...

Kenya has lost a chunk of its global market share in horticulture in the last five years, a new study shows. Despite a jump in exports of fruits and vegetables from 100,000 ...

In last year’s Foresight Africa 2014 report, Africa Growth Initiative (AGI) scholars and colleagues highlighted many issues they believed would influence the course of ...

Below are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the “Making 2015 a Historic Year” dinner, in Davos, Switzerland, on 23 January. Thank you for joining us tonight...

Federation of Swaziland Employers and Chamber of Commerce (FSE&CC) Chief Executive Officer Bonisiwe Ntando says the country still needs to invest in building capacity of all st...

In a statement delivered at the opening of the 26th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carl...

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman formally delivered the United States’ letter of acceptance of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement to WTO Director General Roberto Azevê...

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has met with US Trade Representative Michael Froman as part of a stepped up effort to resolve a dispute involving US chicken imports into the...

A year ago in Davos, World Bank Group President Jim Kim encouraged investors at the World Economic Forum to take a closer look at green bonds, a relatively new but growing option f...

The buying and selling of goods and services between businesses in neighbouring EAC Partner States with the seller being in one Partner State and the buyer in the other, for exampl...

NEPAD’s impact and progress came under the spotlight on Sunday at the NEPAD Steering Committee meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the 24th African Union Assembly. The Co...

A supply glut and lower production have seen depressed earnings from tea and coffee in Uganda and Burundi. In results for the 2014 season, Uganda reported coffee exports of ...

ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Gender issues have adopted three key documents for the promotion of gender equality in the region. The text adopted by the Ministers at the end of th...

The year 2015 promises to be an exciting period for southern Africa, with crucial regional processes expected to be concluded and deadlines for a number of important regional and g...

The draft master plan for a Namibia-based international hub for Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries has been released. The report has been commissioned by the ...

Africa is a critical continent to watch in 2015. The year ahead holds incredible opportunity – as well as considerable risk. Africa is poised to receive the global attention it ...

Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware has issued a strong warning to South Africa: Drop your “unfair” duties on U.S. poultry or prepare to see your trade benefits disappear. Since 2000...

A communiqué approved by agriculture ministers and officials from over 60 countries has declared that sustainable production is key to tackling hunger and malnutrition, ...

President Jacob Zuma says African countries are already working together to remove red tape that hinders intra-African trade. The President said while doing business in the contin...

UBS has produced a white paper on the New Global Context, the theme of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21-24. The white paper ...