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Southern Africa: President Pledges to Drive Deeper Economic Integration As South Africa Takes SADC Chair

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago06 mins

President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged to use South Africa’s chairship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to deepen regional economic integration and advance resilient, sustainable and inclusive industrialisation. Accepting the SADC chairpersonship from Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the 46th Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government in eThekwini on Monday, President Ramaphosa…

U.S. to use new economic tactics on Iran; Navy to relieve carrier

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago05 mins

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking with CNBC on Aug. 4th, 2026. CNBC The U.S. will be applying economic measures “that have never been seen on Iran,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. “It will be a combination of economic isolation like ‌the world has never seen before, and the continued blockade in ‌the Strait of Hormuz…

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Africa: How Can Governments Tackle Poverty When Climate Change, Conflict and Economic Shocks Hit All At Once?

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago011 mins

Multiple and often overlapping crises such as floods or drought due to climate change, violent conflict and economic instability are creating new forms of vulnerability. Collectively they’re known as a polycrisis. These have severe effects on countries in sub-Saharan Africa with high poverty levels where weak institutions and limited public resources make it harder to…

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Africa: Crossed Wires – European Population Collapse and the Economic Cost of Civility

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago01 mins

[Daily Maverick] Falling EU fertility, an ageing workforce and cautious regulation threaten Europe’s competitiveness; policymakers must balance family policy, skilled immigration and AI-led automation to sustain prosperity.

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Africa: Participants At Africa-Arab Economic Forum Praise Pertinence of the Event

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago06 mins

Luanda — Participants at the 21st Meeting of Senior Officials of the Coordination Committee of the Africa-Arab Partnership reaffirmed, on Thursday (6), in Cairo, Egypt, the relevance of organizing the Economic Forum between the two regions. According to the final communiqué of the event, it should take place on the sidelines of the 5th Africa-Arab…

Africa: South Africa Feels the Economic Cost of Anti-Migrant Xenophobia

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago023 mins

Johannesburg — “Intellectually, xenophobia is not being contested, instead people are looking for scapegoats.” South Africa’s Afrophobic anti-migrant protest movement has vowed to keep marching until every undocumented migrant has left the country, despite the campaign’s impact on the economy and the country’s standing across the continent. The March and March movement set 30 June…

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Africa: Portfolio Diplomacy – Rethinking African Economic Statecraft in a Multipolar World

eriinfo.com1 month ago013 mins

Walk through Nairobi and the twenty-first century global economy comes into view. Chinese-built expressways carry commuters to office towers occupied by American technology firms. French retailer Carrefour has become one of the country’s largest supermarket chains. Japanese vehicles dominate the roads while Indian pharmaceutical companies supply hospitals and pharmacies. Increasingly, Gulf investors are financing the…

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Africa Urged to Unlock Untapped Livestock Potential for Food Security, Economic Growth

eriinfo.com1 month ago010 mins

Addis Ababa — Africa must unlock its vast and largely untapped livestock potential to strengthen food and nutrition security and accelerate inclusive economic growth, experts told ENA. For millions of Africans, livestock is more than a source of food or income. It is the foundation of livelihoods, particularly for pastoral communities. Yet experts say the…

South Africa’s newfound economic resilience

eriinfo.com2 months ago010 mins

The renewed conflict in the Middle East has once again placed geopolitical risk firmly back on the global agenda and through it all, the resilience shown by the South African economy has been impressive in relation to most economies, with the rand holding up far better than it has during past global shocks. This resilience…

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Africa’s Economic Transformation Needs Stronger Reforms, Partnerships – Finance Minister Says

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

Africa’s journey towards economic transformation requires bold reforms, stronger institutions, sustained investments, and deeper partnerships to unlock the continent’s vast potential, The Gambia’s Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy K.M. Keita, has said. Speaking at the closing of the 2026 meeting of African Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group…