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The prospect of establishing a common currency will be a top agenda at the upcoming BRICS Summit in Durban, South…
As a signatory to the ICC, South Africa is under a legal obligation to heed the warrant and arrest the…
EU insists it has not put sanctions on food and fertilizers from Russia Malawi receives the first consignment of 20,000…
Official data has shown that the cost of transacting in international currencies is often 2 or 3 per cent higher than dealing in local alternatives. The higher cost often creates significant international trade obstacles. Ultimately, the progressive decision-making of the Russian government could save Africa from the damaging effects of a strong dollar. Consequently, international trade will become accessible to businesses in Africa. This will boost economic growth in the respective partner countries.
World trade is increasingly relying on new technologies to meet demand and Asia is likely to take centre stage…
At the close of 2022, between September to December, food prices soared around the world and with no signs of…
The Russia-Ukraine war has impacted Africa’s economic growth by increasing food shortage Africa is facing impending food crisis that will…
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Xi Jinping has elevated the China-Africa friendship to its most significant level since Mao Zedong’s reign. With Xi getting a third five-year term and perhaps staying in power even longer, those relations will strengthen further. Thus, Africa will remain pivotal in China’s plans for global economic control.
Food security in Africa has always been the centre stage of all major global meetings. Photos of starving naked children have been paraded so much that hunger and Africa have become synonymous.
However, after years of talks, recommendations, solutions, funding, monitoring, evaluation, more talks, more recommendations, more funding…and then more years of new talks, new recommendations, new solutions, new funding… it’s exhausting; Africa is still hungry!
The cool acronyms, the endless list of organizations, the countless projects and initiatives, the billions upon trillions issued every year, its all mind-boggling.
Global Development Goals (GDG), Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), World Food Organisation (WFP), International Monetary Fund (IFM), World Bank (WB), African Development Bank (AfDB), Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)…it goes on and on.