The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development, Odrek Rwabwogo, has questioned the continued use of restrictive visa requirements across African states, arguing that such barriers undermine the continent’s integration and economic growth goals. Speaking during the International Business Week at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Rwabwogo asked why a Ugandan still needs…
As the world races to harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) for economic growth, Artificial Intelligence 4 Social Impact and Development (AI4SID) is turning its focus to people rather than machines, championing human capital as Africa’s greatest AI asset. AI4SID, an initiative under the Africa Hub for Innovation and Development, is rolling out a series of programmes…
Altron group CTO Dr Bongani Mabaso. South African technology group Altron is the latest company to announce the deployment of an artificial intelligence (AI) factory, as tech companies jostle to establish and run industrial-scale AI operations. Altron yesterday announced the deployment of what it touted as “South Africa’s first operational AI factory”, powered by Nvidia…
It remains too difficult for Africans to travel between African countries. Africa-wide reforms have failed. The keynote continental agreement, the African Union’s Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, adopted in 2018, still has only four country ratifications from 55 members. A new report of the African Union bemoans the low (though slightly improved) level of…
The government of Ghana has thrown its support behind the Trans-Africa Tourism and Unity Campaign, an initiative to promote a borderless Africa and visa-free movement across the continent. The campaign, which began in Accra yesterday aims to raise awareness about African unity and the economic opportunities that can come from greater regional integration. At the…
Over the past two years, what began as a single idea has grown into a vibrant network of community hubs and digital communities spanning Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and soon beyond. Guided by the conviction that every teenage girl deserves a safe space to learn, lead and raise her voice,…
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on migration across Africa have reiterated their commitment to promoting the ratification of the African Union (AU) free movement protocol. This, they emphasised, would be done through advocacy campaigns, government engagement, and collaborations with regional institutions. The CSOs reiterated their commitment during a two-day high-impact hybrid workshop and advocacy dialogue held…
Accra, Ghana — The African Union’s vision for seamless movement across the continent is facing challenges. The protocol that would allow Africans to move freely across borders remains largely unratified. The African Union’s Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, adopted in 2018, aims to give Africans the right to live and work anywhere within the…
