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It’s not just money that is needed – Using a bundled approach to increase productivity in the AU’s Year of Agriculture
31 Jan 2014The majority of people in Africa are engaged in the same profession: farming. Most of these individuals are small-holder farmers with fewer than 5 acres of land and little access t...
read moreObama presses for “fast track” trade powers, climate action
31 Jan 2014US President Barack Obama made a public call on Tuesday for Congress to pass “fast track” trade powers, as part of a larger effort to advance ongoing negotiations with the EU a...
read moreRisk perceptions hurting investments in Africa
31 Jan 2014At the 30th Session of NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee meeting ahead of the AU Summit the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa sai...
read moreDeal signed for Asia Africa Europe cable system
30 Jan 2014Seventeen telecommunications companies have signed a construction and maintenance agreement for the planned Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) cable system.
The cable will interconnect ...
read moreThe AU Summit and 10 years of agriculture
30 Jan 2014The 22nd African Union Summit began on Tuesday, 21 January 21 in Addis Ababa with the 27th ordinary session of the AU’s Permanent Representative’s Committee, chaired by Ethiopi...
read moreAfrican countries need united action on infrastructure development – AU chairperson
30 Jan 2014AU Commission Deputy Chairperson, Erastus Mwencha, on Tuesday called on African countries to unite in implementing the continent’s approved programme for infrastructure developme...
read moreSouth Africa was continent’s top FDI recipient in 2013
30 Jan 2014Foreign direct investment flows to Africa increased nearly 7 percent to an estimated $56 billion last year, nearly a fifth of which went to top recipient South Africa, a United Nat...
read moreAzevêdo calls Bali “a leap forward in favour of developing countries”
29 Jan 2014Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, in a speech at the Confederation of Indian Industry Partnership Summit in Bangalore on 28 January 2014, said that “besides being a boost to the...
read moreAfrica and India cultivate agricultural research ties
29 Jan 2014Africa and India are gearing up to further enhance cooperation in agricultural science, technology and innovation, and move beyond dialogue to a range of practical options from a v...
read more“Africa needs to speak with one voice”, says Commissioner Fatima Haram Acyl
29 Jan 2014The Commissioner for Trade and Industry of the African Union, Mrs. Fatima Haram Acyl, gave an assessment of the role of existing African Union trade and industry frame works for th...
read moreAU urges Africa to deepen economic integration to eradicate poverty
28 Jan 2014African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Monday called on Africa to deepen economic integration in order to eradicate widespread hunger and poverty on the con...
read moreWTO members gear up for trade facilitation deal
28 Jan 2014A number of World Trade Organization (WTO) members agreed on Saturday to step up efforts to implement a trade facilitation deal that could add US$1 trillion to the global economy. ...
read moreRules and tools for Africa’s growth
28 Jan 2014After several decades in the shadows, Africa has entered the spotlight as one of the best investment destinations since the economic crisis of the West. The tone has changed from d...
read moreCircular economy can generate US$ 1 trillion annually by 2025
27 Jan 2014Over US$1 trillion a year could be generated by 2025 for the global economy and 100,000 new jobs created within the next five years if companies focused on encouraging the build-up...
read moreWest Africa, EU to resume EPA negotiations
27 Jan 2014West Africa and the European Union will resume their suspended Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations for the creation of a free trade before the end of January.
This i...
read moreSD holds its breath
27 Jan 2014This week, Swaziland will attend crunch talks on the revenue-sharing formula under the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
This week, Swaziland will attend crunch talks on the r...
read moreEU-US trade and investment talks: Why they matter
24 Jan 2014Talks to free up more trade and investment between the European Union and the United States got under way early in 2013. A good agreement in 2014 would be a positive thing, and not...
read morePooling of strengths vital for integration – Hon Kandie
24 Jan 2014The Chair of the Council of Ministers, Hon Phyllis C. Kandie, has reiterated the need to collectively pool strengths together if the Community is to remain relevant in the fiercely...
read moreBali Package – Trade Multilateralism in the 21st Century
24 Jan 2014In this column, Roberto Azevêdo, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), writes about the Bali Package of agreements reached in early December 2013.
At the Ninth ...
read moreAfrica’s billions that the poor won’t touch
24 Jan 2014With its two-trillion-dollar economy, recent discoveries of billions of dollars worth of minerals and oil, and the number of investment opportunities it has to offer global players...
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