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AGOA: A mutually advantageous trade between Africa and US
The annual U.S.–Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum — better known as the AGOA Forum — opened August 2 in Washington with U.S....
More expected of a unified Africa after World Cup
It has long been argued that, due to myriad socio-, political- and economic
challenges, the true potential of African business has remained in the dark:
unable...
South Africa: Boosting job creation and exports key to growth, says OECD’s Gurría
South Africa should leverage the positive impact of the World Cup to improve living standards by boosting job creation and exports, said OECD Secretary-General...
Angola and United States sign Strategic Partnership Dialogue
The United States and Angola have signed the U.S.-Angola Strategic Partnership Dialogue, which formalizes increased bilateral partnerships in energy, security, trade and democracy promotion....
Zimbabwe: Mugabe rejects western assistance
President Robert Mugabe on Thursday shocked his inner circle when he boldly declared that the southern African country does not need Western aid to...
Africa’s growing wealth: The real challenge is cohesion
Africa, in the last decade, has experienced a marked economic growth fueled by emerging economies. South-South cooperation, as well as intra-African trade, has jump-started...
Brazil prioritize relations with Africa
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has made Africa a priority in Brazil’s foreign policy; to help the developing continent build a future...
Is Ghana amongst the worst-branded in Africa now?
On June 9th this year, a certain Daniel Fisher, a Senior Editor at Forbes Magazine specialising in macroeconomic and legal issues, wrote an article...
Progress in Regulatory Reform Expands Business Opportunities throughout Nigeria
Nigerian states have been actively reforming to encourage business activity over the past two years, finds Doing Business in Nigeria 2010. Launched...
EAC- EC economic partnership agreement negotiations held in Dar Es Salaam
The third negotiations session between the East African Community (EAC) Partner States and the European Commission (EC) on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) ended...
Algeria-Morocco: French car maker Renault moves to north Africa
Renault will open a new manufacturing unit in the northern Moroccan city of Tangiers-Méditerranée, where the French group plans to manufacture up to 400,000...
TV Brazil International bridges gap with Africa
Brazil Monday launched its international television network in the Mozambican capital of Maputo. TV Brazil International will be broadcast in Portuguese and beamed to...
Ugandan livestock export to be banned
The government of Uganda will soon ban the exportation of live animals to
foreign countries.
This has today been revealed by Uganda's minister of state...
Partnership key to unlocking Africa’s immense growth potential
"Africa urgently needs to build partnerships at local, bilateral and international level to help overcome the many obstacles faced by African nations
"One of Africa's...
Collier Warns Against Expanding AGOA to Non-African Least Developed Countries
Eminent development economist Dr. Paul Collier, Director of the Center for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University, warned last week that expanding...
Tanzania-World Economic Forum: Record Participation for 20th World Economic Forum on Africa
Tanzania's President Kikwete to host the meeting, which will feature around 1,000 participants
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 29 April 2010: The World Economic Forum announced...
Ageing Population in South Africa Drives Joint Replacements Market, Observes Frost & Sullivan
The joint replacement market in South Africa is set to experience continued growth in the medium to long term, driven by an ageing population...
AGOA’s Architects Unveil New Africa Economic Policy for Obama Administration
Ten years after passage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a coalition of its original architects and supporters today unveiled a comprehensive...
African economies have “passed stress test”
African economies have shown resilience in the face of global financial adversities, have passed the stress test and can be expected to achieve economic...
Kenya ratifies Common Market Protocol
The Cabinet of the Republic of Kenya under the chairmanship of His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki today ratified the EAC Common Market Protocol in...
Ethiopia – Djibouti: Row erupts over new port directive
A row has erupted between Ethiopia and the government of Djibouti over the latter’s promulgation of a new directive, issued last week, that will...
Ethiopia: Trade and Industry Ministry sound concerns over foreign investments
Ethiopia has sounded its concern over foreign investors’ failure to actualize their investment projects, a Trade and Industry Ministry report sent to the country's...
Nigeria: Manufacturers frown at China’s dumping of cheap products
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), have bitterly condemned China's exaggerated dumping of "cheap and substandard" products on the Nigerian market, describing the situation as...
Ugandan businesses to manufacture goods from Sudan
As business grows and Ugandan businessmen and manufacturers scavenge more for ready market in southern Sudan, companies in Uganda have decided to start manufacturing...
Caribbean & Latin America Leaders agree to create Latam bloc
Latin American and Caribbean leaders have agreed to create a new regional bloc that excludes the US and Canada.
The announcement came at the close...
Sudan Uganda sign joint trade committee agreement
Southern Sudanese and Ugandan traders have welcomed the signing of
an agreement that establishes a joint trade committee responsible for addressing trade problems between the...
IMANI Alert: : Watch These Oil Numbers!
Finally! We have something to applaud the Ministry of Energy for! Those who have been following our releases should by now be familiar with...
East Africa enjoying the power of regional trade
Nations of eastern and southern Africa have been working for most of this decade to build an alliance to strengthen their position as an...
Uganda economy records nearly US$2 billion in ’09 from regional trade
President Yoweri Museveni has reaffirmed the need for regional integration as one of the avenues that can boost economic growth and prosperity.
In his...
Southern Sudan-Uganda: First trade show opens in juba
The first ever trade show exhibition involving traders, businessmen and
industrialists from Uganda and southren Sudan is to be held starting on
Wednseday in the southern...