By Fidel Amakye Owusu When Israel formally recognized Somaliland earlier this week, the international community responded with predictable outrage. The African Union (AU) condemned the move....
By Emmanuel Musaazi The African Diaspora is people of African descent who live outside the African continent due to historical and contemporary migration. This includes descendants...
By Dishant Shah Africa stands as the only continent without a dedicated regional financial safety net to manage economic shocks and address debt refinancing challenges. Debt...
By Mark-Anthony Johnson The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the flagship initiative of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, a strategic blueprint for fostering inclusive...
By Mary Alorh Somalia has officially assumed its seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), joining Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, and Panama as one of five...
By Emmanuel Musaazi Trump is back with a bang. But the crucial question remains: Were any lessons learned from Trump 1.0? Is Africa prepared to engage...
Reuters | Former colonial powers must apologize and pay compensation for their historic role in the enslavement of Africans, Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell told European...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When Portugal finally relinquished control of Angola in 1975, the nation was thrust into a devastating civil war that spanned nearly three...
By Mary Alorh Since the 1960s, interstate wars in Africa have been rare. Instead, internal conflicts and civil wars have dominated, often pitting rebel groups against...
AP | African leaders on Saturday elected Djibouti’s foreign minister to become the next leader of the commission than runs the continent-wide African Union (AU). Mahmoud...
Kenyan President William Ruto’s push to reduce reliance on the US dollar in African trade has gained traction with the launch of the Pan-African Payments Settlement...
By Godfred Zina The ongoing conflict in eastern DR Congo has resulted in significant loss of life, with over 700 individuals killed in a short span...
By Chike Ayodele Igwegbe The recent tensions between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Rwanda, and South Africa serve as a stark reminder of Africa’s...
By Mary Alorh The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) stands as a flagship initiative driving agricultural transformation across Africa. Since its inception, CAADP has been...
By Godfred Zina The African Union Commission Chairperson elections are scheduled for February 2025, with candidates from Djibouti, Kenya, and Madagascar, following Mauritius’ withdrawal from the...
The African Union (AU) has unveiled a new agricultural development strategy to boost agri-food output by 45 percent by 2035, transforming the continent’s food systems. This...
By JP Følsgaard Bak Will Africa’s industrialization be driven by African ownership and leadership, or will it follow the familiar narrative of foreign investors taking the...
By JP Følsgaard Bak “Africa is not a place, it is an emotion,” said Kwame Nkrumah, one of Africa’s most revered leaders and the first President...
Haiti has officially become the 12th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state to join the partnership agreement between CARICOM countries and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). The...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu After the Asian financial crisis of the 1990s, the creation of the G20 or Group of 20 emerged as a response to...
By Paul Nantulya The Ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), to be held in Beijing from September 4 to 6, takes place at a critical juncture....
Bloomberg | A credit ratings company being established to meet the unique needs of Africa’s sovereign borrowers is set to be ready by next year, an...
By James Boafo, Eric Stemn, Jacob Obodai and Philip Nti Nkrumah Global demand for critical minerals, particularly lithium, is growing rapidly to meet clean energy and...
By Gregory Simpkins When then-Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade congratulated his opponent on his victory and peacefully stepped down following the 2012 election, he was internationally praised...
Press Release | The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have today signed the Agreement for The Bahamas to host...
In an effort to enhance economic progress and promote regional collaboration, Jamaica, alongside the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the African Union (AU), and the University of the...
By Paul Nantulya The Pan-African movement marks its 105th anniversary in 2024. For decades, Pan-Africanist dialogue in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas championed the intellectual...
By Ryan Elcock With today’s global economy and geopolitical landscape, marked by shifting power dynamics, there is a need for economic certainty and resilience. Although the...
By Ueli Staeger and Babatunde Fagbayibo The African Union (AU) comes in for a lot of criticism. Most recently this is from within its own ranks....
By Bob Kikuyu The positioning of the African Union (AU) Summit at the front of the calendar year serves well as a platform to sound the...
Press Release | The Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is proud to announce the entry of Banque Centrale de Tunisie (BCT) into its network...
By Paul Nantulya and Leland Lazarus 2024 is a pivotal year for China and the Global South. China continues to make an active diplomatic push for...
By Gregory Simpkins The African ‘coup train’ keeps on rolling with the latest coup attempt in Sierra Leone. This time, however, the coup was thwarted before...
By Alan Hirsch President William Ruto of Kenya recently announced that Kenya’s borders would be open to visitors from the entirety of Africa, with no visas...
PR Newswire | Standard Chartered has today published its Future of Trade: Africa report, highlighting the outlook for African trade and providing a view of the...
AP | Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest nation on the continent to announce such...
By Paul Frimpong Over the last decades, China has been at the forefront of championing multiple global initiatives, including the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the Global...
Africanews | Kenyan President William Ruto has announced the impending removal of visa requirements for all African visitors by the end of this year. Speaking at...
By Gregory Simpkins It probably escaped the notice of most people that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in October 2023 declined to prosecute Maxime Mokom, a...
Reuters | Representatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event this week in the capital of Barbados, Bridgetown, to demand reparations...
By Gregory Simpkins In December 2010, an incident in Tunisia sparked a youth-led revolt that had an impact far beyond the country’s borders. The so-called Arab...
By Gregory Simpkins Now that the New Year is upon us, we in the African Diaspora need to plan for joint action to better ensure that...
By Gregory Simpkins For two decades, the United States has held a trio of conferences that used to be considered summits: the African Growth and Opportunity...
By Gregory Simpkins It has become fashionable in the developed world community to criticize Africa for the lack of unity among its component members, as evidenced...
AP | African Union (AU) chairperson Macky Sall said Tuesday that Africa “does not want to be the breeding ground of a new Cold War,” alluding...
By Gregory Simpkins On May 30, 2019, the framework agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) entered into force, But this continental body still...
The recent wave of coups in West Africa reflects both a generational divide and a history of military involvement in African politics.
The AU is often at the heart of agenda-setting, decision-making, rule creation, policy development and strategic leadership for the African continent.
The February African Union summit should tackle vaccines and travel bans, climate change misperceptions and AU financing.
By Hippolyte Fofack More than 20,000 Africans were killed in violent conflicts in 2020, an almost tenfold increase from a decade ago. Concurrently, and perhaps not...
"There will be no fatality, nor oil curse, or ruinous competition if there is political will to cooperate across the board" - Macky Sall
With less than a year to go to the end of his term, Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta is worrying about the legacy he will leave behind...
CARICOM and AU commits to foster increased trade and investment through specific agreements and the enhancement of transportation links between the two regions.
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, today appointed Lt. Gen. (Rtd.) Jackson Kiprono Tuwei, a Kenyan national, as the new...
Showing up at a summit can be key to a politician’s image and communications strategy, but the power of a well-planned absence or boycott is all...
By Carlos Lopes This year Africa celebrates fifty years since the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU); never before has the continent been so...
(AP) – African nations this week mark the 50th year since the founding of a continent-wide organization that spearheaded efforts to liberate Africa from colonialism. Now...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. PHOTO/File Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn was elected by African heads of state as chairman of the African Union today, replacing...
Omar al-Bashir and Salva Kiir try to push forward on stalled security, oil and border agreements.
The U.N. Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a plan to back an African-led military force to help the Mali army oust Islamic militants who seized...
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (l) and Incumbent African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping (r). PHOTO/File South Africa on Tuesday made a last-ditch effort for its candidate to head...
The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday threatening non-military sanctions against Sudan and South Sudan if they don’t halt escalating violence on their border...
(Reuters) – The United States on Thursday circulated to the U.N. Security Council a draft resolution that warns Sudan and South Sudan of sanctions if they...
African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping. PHOTO/File Following a deadlock during Monday’s African Union (AU) elections, with a tie between former wife to South African president...
South Africa on Wednesday pushed its campaign for Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to head the African Union (AU) executive, a key post to be decided...
South Africa President., Jacob Zuma. PHOTO/Reuters South African President Jacob Zuma told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that it “completely ignored” the African Union (AU)...
