BEYOND BORDERS
Why Africa must prioritise merging currencies for free trade
Traders’ efforts are weighed down by the fact that they have to use their valuable time and capital to purchase third currencies.
Will historical emitters heed Africa call for debt-for-climate swaps?
Africa holds solutions to climate change. Ignoring its demands will have implications on everyone and could negate climate efforts by other parts of the world namely Europe and the United States, experts say.
Is full legal protection for Africa climate migrants finally in sight?
People lay hopes in ongoing negotiations by African leaders to adopt a legal instrument that seeks to, among other things, ensure the dignity, protection and rights of climate migrants in accordance with international and regional commitment and frameworks.
Africa: New platform seen bridging the disconnect between citizens and Govts
In absence of a platform like CEP and other avenues for citizen participation, it would act as a stumbling block in the quest to achieve Africa's future, one that rest with its estimated 1.3 billion people projected to hit 2.5 billion by 2050, as envisioned in AU Agenda 2063.
‘Extremely untrue’, Officials deny Africa climate summit agenda hijack claims
Civil Society Organisations said the summit agenda was unduly influenced by McKinsey and Company, US-based consultancy firm seen as pushing agenda of Western powers and corporations it represents.
Rwanda varsity shines in inaugural Africa rankings
Launched in 2015, the 89-student population UGHE, alongside Adventist University of Central Africa (AUCA), another local higher learning institution with 2,855 students across its three campuses, are the only Rwandan higher learning academies that are present in the ranking.
Africa: Media fraternity key asks to Govts on freedoms
Media practitioners asked UNESCO to lead efforts to create an African media fund to finance and enhance media sustainability and viability. They say the move is necessary to protect the media from political and economic pressures.
Weighing the future of Africa media: Experts' take
A binding instrument adopted in November 2019 obliges States in Africa to promote a conducive economic environment in which all media can flourish, including through the adoption of policies for the provision of financial or other public support for the sustainability of all media.
Pan-African payment system rollout reaches three more countries
PAPSS rollout is planned to reach five regions of Africa before the end of 2023, while all central banks and commercial banks are projected to be signed up by end of 2024 and 2025 respectively.
AU condemns ‘racist’ statements by Tunisian authorities
Tunisian President Kais Saied called for urgent measures to stop influx of sub-Saharan Africa migrants whom he linked to crimes and claimed are part of a plan to alter his country’s demographic makeup.
France courts African govts to speak up against Russia
At least 28 out of 54 African countries voted for the resolution of UN general assembly condemning Russia’s aggression, while several others abstained.
Rwandan passport gets you to 61 destinations visa free in 2023
There are at least 27 countries Rwandan passport holders can travel to visa-free while 34 others only require visa on arrival.
Ready for intra-Africa air travel via Asia, Europe in 2023?
Protectonist regulations only expose African taxpayers to all sorts of inconveniences, complicate air travel to levels Africans suffer from the most and comes back to haunt air transport sector.
Agro-industrial hubs to cut Africa’s $45bn food import bill. We want this money back - SACKO
CAAPs has been hailed as one of the most promising means to vastly improve the competitiveness of African industries and enterprises by achieving economies of scale, promoting local processing and value addition of agricultural products, and availing employment to a larger part of the African youth...
African leaders root for AfCFTA full operationalisation
The AU leadership is banking on full operationalization of the AfCFTA to drive the much needed industrilaisation of the continent that has borne the brunt of series of global crises including the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
Intra-Africa trade could boost resilience to crises, unlock $22bn export potential - Experts
Officials figures estimate intra-African trade at between 15 per cent to 18 per cent annually, the lowest of any region of the world.
