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Liberia has strengthened its commitment to economic growth and urban development with the arrival of a high-level delegation from TAF Africa Global Limited, led by Group Managing Director Mustapha Njie, following an invitation from President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. The visit forms part of the Government of Liberia’s strategic effort to attract credible, long-term investment…
The global economic environment has become increasingly volatile with rising frequency of major shocks worldwide. Amid spikes in energy, food and fertilizer prices caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the African Development Bank (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org), the African Union Commission (AUC) the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the UN Economic Commission for…
Amsterdam / Omdurman — Syrian-French photojournalist Abdulmonam Eassa has been named as one of the winners in the 2026 World Press Photo Contest, for emotive images captured in Sudan while covering the war for the French magazine Le Monde, making him eligible to win the 2026 World Press Photo of the Year. The Damacus-based Syrian-French…
As low and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to shoulder a disproportionate burden of smoking-related disease, access to pragmatic, evidence-based harm reduction solutions is becoming an increasingly urgent public-health priority. Philip Morris International’s newly released 2025 Value Report offers an important snapshot of how tobacco harm reduction—through the accelerated adoption of smokefree products (SFPs)—is beginning to…
Despite vast agricultural potential, Africa still imports billions of dollars’ worth of food and depends heavily on food aid. Dr. Meshack Malo is the Deputy Regional Representative for Africa at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and explains both the challenges and why technology and youth will determine whether the continent…
Washington — The World Bank Group has supported new Country Partnership Frameworks (CPF) with Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger for the 2026-2031 period. These frameworks aim to stimulate job creation, especially for youth and women, by strengthening human capital, infrastructure, and agricultural productivity, while supporting targeted reforms and private sector development. Grounded in the…
Cairo, Egypt — Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, has approved a $10 billion emergency facility to shield African and Caribbean economies from the fallout of escalating tensions in the Gulf, as policymakers race to contain a fresh wave of global economic disruption. The lender’s board signed off on the Gulf Crisis Response Programme (GCRP),…
Ugandan President Museveni to Be Sworn On May 12 President Yoweri Museveni is set to be sworn in for his seventh term in office on May 12, 2026, following his victory in the January 15 presidential elections. Alan Kasujja, Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre, confirmed that the ceremony will take place at the Kololo Ceremonial…
Smarter industrial policy can advance Africa’s economic transformation and create jobs WASHINGTON, April 8, 2026–Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic recovery from a decade of global shocks is showing signs of stalling, with growth projections for 2026 revised downward by 0.3 percentage points from estimates previously published in October 2025, according to the latest edition of the Africa…
Port Sudan, April 8, 2026 (SUNA) – Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Mohi-Eddin Salim, received Ambassador Bineta Diop, the African Union (AU) Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, who is visiting the country from April 6 to 9 at the head of a high-level solidarity delegation from the African Union. Ambassador…
