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Africa: Reflections From the Africa-United Arab Emirates Economic Forum On a Secure Legal Framework for Investment in Africa

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago010 mins

The Africa-UAE Economic Forum in Dubai on Thursday 18th and Saturday 20th December 2025, convened at a critical moment in Africa’s economic trajectory. With capital seeking stability, predictability, and credible legal protection, the forum offered an opportunity to confront one of the most persistent barriers to investment in Africa i.e. the perception that the continent…

Africa’s Next Peace Frontier Is Digital Sovereignty – Reflections From the Lomé Peace and Security Forum

eriinfo.com1 month ago011 mins

There are moments when a forum stops being a gathering and becomes a mirror. The Lomé Peace and Security Forum (11-12 October 2025) did exactly that–a quiet reframing of African peace and security through the lens of technological power. It exposed a shift African policymakers still treat as peripheral: the future of peace will be…

Africa: Reflections on Good COP 2.0 – A Human Story

eriinfo.com1 month ago09 mins

They came, and they saw, and they ‘conquered.’ The message was loud and clear: ignore Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) science, and millions of smokers will face preventable premature death. Good COP 2.0 was organised from 17 to 21 November, 2025 in Geneva concurrently with COP11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Independent…