Tag: Africa Observatory – Issue 10
Ethiopian PM Says Reforms Will Deliver 3 Million Jobs in 2019-20
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed plans to double jobs created in 2019-20 as he implements a reform agenda that opens up the economy for...
247 Immigrants Arrested, Including Africans
247 immigrants from Pakistan, Iraq, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan were arrested in the border villages of Havsa, Uzunköprü and Enez...
Is Egypt Using Syrian Refugees as A Bargaining Chip with Europe?
For Syrian refugees in Egypt, crackdowns from the state and racism in society are a part of everyday life. A migration expert spoke to...
Human Rights Lawyers Bring Case Against EU at ICC Over Migrant Deaths
Lawyers say EU policies had led to a rise in the number of migrants dying in their attempts to reach Europe.Documents have been submitted...
420 Million Children Live in Conflict Zones Around the World
Around the world, 420 million children live in war zones as homeless and deprived of many
rights. On June 4, 1992, the United Nations resolution...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
