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Chinese yuan vs U.S. dollar in Africa
With a rising US dollar, many African countries are facing debt repayment woes and so are moving away from using the currency. Meanwhile, China...
World Bank and IMF Working Towards Africa’s Sustainable Growth
Recent maneuvers have shown the International Monetary Bank (IMF) and the World Bank are taking fully-fledged advantage of the new economic architecture and the...
UNDP And African Leaders Launch Timbuktoo Initiative to Unleash Africa’s Startup Revolution
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched today the bold and ambitious “timbuktoo” initiative together with African countries. In a special session of the...
Ethiopia-Somaliland Deal: A Slap in a Face for Somalia
"We will insist on a diplomatic agreement and I think Ethiopia will come back and see where they went wrong, but we are also...
African nations want to tell a different story in Davos
From South Africa to Rwanda to Nigeria, African countries put on a show of force at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos,...
Russia’s Geopolitical Ambitions and Propaganda in the New Era in Africa
Most of African political leaders are now reacting to post-Soviet politics and emerging economic possibilities in Russia. With emerging multipolarism, some leaders are already...
Why Ethiopia’s Commitment to Pan-Africanism Earns It a Permanent Seat for the AU
The prestigious headquarters of the African Union has stood proudly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia since the organization's founding over half a century ago. From...
Blinken to refocus on Africa as Russia, China make gains
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit sub-Saharan Africa for the first time in 10 months, the State Department said Thursday, redirecting his...
Time to Relocate to new Headquarter: Why the AU Must Consider a New Home
The African Union (AU) has long stood as a symbol of unity and cooperation among African nations. Its headquarters, located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,...
Sudan government rejects East African mediation move
Sudan's army-aligned government on Saturday spurned an invitation to an East African summit and rebuked the United Nations for engaging with the commander of...