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Trade, Industry & Investment

Increasing the volume and quality of intra-Africa trade for social economic transformation

African States and development partners have invested heavily towards supporting integration and the promotion of intra-Africa and extra-Africa trade. These investments have gone a long way to assist the countries, through their respective regional economic groupings, in implementing integration programmes...

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Seize the opportunity offered by Africa’s continental free trade area

Since the turn of the millennium, Africa has experienced a steady and unprecedented economic growth. However, poverty continues for people across the continent, especially in the sub-Saharan region. Unemployment and inequality have remained high. The rural population and the urban...

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Accelerating Industrial Development In Africa

Africa is highly diverse in its economic, social and political structures. But the continent’s countries share common characteristics and face similar challenges, such as low levels of socio-economic development, high vulnerability to risks and persistent gender inequality. Africa also remains...

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Addressing the capacity gap to improve Africa’s investment climate

Africa has a wealth of natural resources and investment potential that it can harness to boost economic growth and transform the lives of its people. From oil and gas resources to mineral deposits to arable land, the opportunities are endless....

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Applying the ‘Strategic Econsystem’: Trade Promotion and Economic Development in Africa

Exceeding the global average in past years with an expectation to further accelerate, Africa is experiencing unprecedented economic growth. Foreign trade contributes considerably to the sustainable development of the continent’s economies.

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Supporting African SMEs’ drive towards inclusive and sustainable trade-led growth

By 2050, Africa’s collective labour force will be bigger than that of China or India. Creating jobs for hundreds of millions of young labour market entrants will mean the difference between realizing a demographic dividend and risking a social time...

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Unlocking Africa’s potential for a growing services sector

Africa’s services sector holds tremendous economic promise. It contributes almost half of the continent’s output, and a number of African countries have emerged as services-oriented economies. Indeed, growth in services has been vibrant in Africa, at more than twice the...

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Building an Automotive Industry in Africa

The automotive manufacturing industry is a key component of modern manufacturing in an economy. However, it is not located in all economies and is not often associated with African economies – something that is about to change. Automotive production does...

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The case for greater economic integration in Africa

There have been many economic integration attempts in Africa over recent decades, resulting in the proliferation of regional economic communities. Despite geographic proximity, cultural affinity and these integration efforts, intra-Africa trade remains relatively low at approximately 16% of the total...

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COVID-19 in AFRICA

AU Appoints Special Envoys to Mobilise International Economic Support for Continental Fight Against COVID-19

COVID-19 cases in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region have increased by 43%

Update Kenya: Government extends ban on international flights for another 30 days

African Development Bank approves $2 million emergency assistance for WHO-led measures to curb COVID-19 in Africa

African finance ministers: urgent need for $100bn immediate emergency financing for COVID-19

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Africa’s Pulse – An Analysis Of Issues Shaping Africa’s Economic Future

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Transforming Africa’s Socio-Economic Landscape Through Entrepreneurialism

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