Mediterranean Will Face Death Without Rescue Boats, UN Warns
The risk of migrants and refugees becoming shipwrecked in the Mediterranean and dying at sea is the highest it has ever been due to a lack of NGO rescue ships and the conflict in...
Empowering Africa’s Youthful Agripreneurs
At 23 years old, Aboubacar Karim is CEO and founder of INVESTIV, an Ivorian startup established in 2017 specialised in precision agriculture.
INVESTIV uses drones to provide farmers with information on soil quality, plant health...
Financing Climate-Smart Investments in Africa
At a time when climate change is making catastrophic weather events more common, boosting resilience in developing countries has become imperative. Success will depend largely on mobilizing private investment in climate-smart projects.
On the evening...
Tanzania Suspends $10 Billion Port Project in New Blow to China’s Belt and Road
Tanzania has suspended a $10 billion port project given unfair financial conditions in the biggest blow yet to China’s Belt and Road ambitions in Africa.
The port, to be built in Bagamoyo and operated by...
Overview of The African Elections of 2019
Twenty-four national elections are to be held in Africa in 2019. This reflects an established standard that elections are now the accepted method of selecting African leaders. The quality of these elections continues to...
Escalating Tensions Between Uganda and Rwanda Raise Fear of War
Formerly staunch allies, Uganda and Rwanda are at loggerheads. Since March 2019, their armies have been massing along their border. In May 2019, tensions rose after Uganda protested what it said was an incursion...
West Africa Targets $57b Investment, Integrated Ports, Rail Sector
West African countries will later this month meet in Lagos to chart path to integrated ports, road and rail transport sector, with new investments in excess of $57 billion for the region.
The new cooperation,...
Morocco: A Gateway for Investment Between Europe and Africa
With already 50 billion of Spanish investments in Morocco, there is growing interest in the North African country’s business sector. The latest data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, indicates...
Africa: The Long Road to Fixing Africa’s Infrastructure Deficit
The AFC is one of those initiatives which demonstrates that Africans are taking ownership and responsibility for our challenges, our problems, our opportunities and our potential. African states decided in 2007 to create a...
Zimbabwe Approaches South Africa for More More Power Supplies
Zimbabwe, which is experiencing massive load-shedding, is making frantic efforts to secure power supplies from neighbouring countries despite it owing foreign power utilities. It is pinning most of its hopes on South Africa and...
