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The potential and setbacks of AfCFTA
As a flagship project of Africa’s 2063 agenda, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is an ambitious…
Africa-France summit and the Mbembe’s effect
On 28 November 2017, President Emmanuel Macron set out his ambition to renew the relationship between France and…
Igba Boi: The Igbo apprentice scheme forged in the ruins of War
Nigeria's Igbo community has a reputation for being highly successful businessmen - partly thanks to a…
Africa’s e-commerce & tech startups grow despite COVID-19 pandemic
Recent reports revealed that e-commerce Healthtech startups will continue to expand and gain popularity in some…
Banning Cryptocurrency in Nigeria: Why & Implications For Economy, Small…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the 5th of February 2021, directed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), Other…
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history by taking over the WTO
Written by Patrick Smith*
Crashing through glass ceilings, let alone ones with reinforced steel, doesn’t often…
Reset or revamp: US-Africa policy under Biden administration
Weeks before Joe Biden assumed office as the President of the United States of America (USA), experts of US-Africa…
What can South Africa do to help find a way out of Zimbabwe’s on-going crises?
Written by Ian Scoones*
The economic and political crises in Zimbabwe seem to be never-ending and still getting…
After months of COVID delays, AfCFTA launches
African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday, after months of…
UK-Africa trade after Brexit: Time for a reset
As the UK prepares to leave the transition period with the European Union at the end of December 2020, there has…