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African Economic Conference: The do’s and don’ts of youth employment
African governments, working with civil society and the private sector,
should formulate deliberate policies to boost employability, particularly of
the continent’s youth, according to regional surveys...
Assessing the challenges and opportunities of Africa’s energy future
The International Energy Agency has significantly
deepened its engagement with Africa in recent years, including through greater
dialogue with governments and business leaders, increased training programmes
for...
Bring women to the table to build peace in Africa, say gender experts
Women bear the brunt of conflict and for peace building to be successful
they must be involved in conflict resolution and reconstruction at every stage,
said...
Sola Osofisan’s masterpiece ‘Blood Will Call’: A bowl of green apples, and a book review
"And as imagination
bodies forth the forms of things unknown, the poet’s pen turns them to shapes
and gives to airy nothing; a local habitation and...
A New Currency Offers New Hope for Zimbabwe
For many Zimbabweans queuing up outside banks last week, it must have felt like the beginning of a new era. A decade after the...
Africa: Urgent action needed to mobilise domestic resources as tax revenues plateau
The average tax-to-GDP ratio for the 26 countries participating in the
new edition of Revenue Statistics in Africa was unchanged at 17.2% for the third
consecutive year in 2017....
Russia, Africa and the Debts
Long seen as a strategic partner,
Russia has opened a new chapter and started building better relations with
Africa, and most significantly made its move by...
China’s ties with Africa go beyond the “debt trap”
Authors: Do Quynh Anh & Francis Kwesi Kyirewiah*
Over the past decades, there have been numerous arguments
about China’s relations with Africa which is seen as...
CHETRA Eyes Africa for Expansion
CHETRA is a Russian company that sells
industrial equipment and spare parts under the brand "CHETRA"
produced by the Promtractor plant, as well as supplies spare...
New development models to drive growth and employment for youth in Africa
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched the
Global Environment Outlook-6 (GEO-6) for Youth in Africa report on the margins
of the 17th session of...