10 Things to Know About Africa Day
Celebrations on May 25th, crowned as Africa Day, recite the annual commemorations of Africa’s independence, freedom and liberation strife from colonial imperialists. The reinforcement of this liberation was the first union of...
AfCFTA Is Officially in Force — Now the Real Work Begins
The founding agreement of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) enters into force today. The required number of ratifications has already been deposited and the agreement can now become a binding...
The Return of Russia to Africa
As Moscow attempts to re-establish old Soviet ties and buy influence in the continent, it is presenting itself as the alternative to old self-interested colonial powers. Some of the reasons for Russia’s...
African Leaders Call for Adequate Support of The Africa Solidarity Trust Fund
African leaders have called on other African States and friends of Africa to support the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund which is an initiative of the Food and Agricultural Organisation an agency of...
Ethiopia Says Coup Attempt Against Leader of Amhara State Failed
Ethiopian officials say efforts are under way to apprehend the coup plotters, who attempted to oust Ambachew Mekonnen, the regional government head in Amhara, north of the capital Addis Ababa. Ethiopia said...
How Africa Can Benefit from China’s Belt and Road Initiative
The extension of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of the People's Republic of China to Africa could be viewed as an afterthought. The BRI, which launched in Kazakhstan and Indonesia in...
Opinion: Africa’s New Free Trade Zone Is Still Just a Dream
Trade within Africa has enormous potential. Whether a new free trade zone on the continent will realize that potential is up to the more than 50 nations participating in it, writes DW's...
Dwelling on Africa: Country Report “Ethiopia”
Ethiopia is an East African country with a surface area of about 1.1 million square kilometers, neighboring Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia in the east, Sudan in the west and Kenya in the south, and is...
Dwelling on Africa: Country Report “Somalia”
Somalia is one of the countries with the greatest economic potential not only in Africa but
also in the world with its rich animal population, arable land, underground resources, thousands of kilometers of coastline and...
Dwelling on Africa: Country Report “Senegal”
As in many African countries, the ethnic origin of the Senegalese people is also diverse. There are many ethnic groups that make up the population of Senegal. 43% of them are Wolof-Serer, 24% are...
