Africa
Ghana sustains 14.5% interest rate for sixth consecutive time
Zainab Iwayemi The monetary policy committee, Ghana has again maintained a 14.5 percent interest rate, marking the sixth consecutive…
Afreximbank, AU move 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair to December 2021
…Covid-19 vaccines roll-out cited for date shift …Inaugural fair recorded $32.6bn concluded deals …Organizers refrain from adducing expected deals …
After the commissioning and handing over of the AfCFTA office by the president of Ghana to the AU, what next for Nigeria and West Africa?
Charles Abuede Africa, a continent of 55 countries that can boast of over $2.6 trillion in combined GDP, and…
Africa moves towards one big market as AU inaugurates AfCFTA permanent secretariat
By Omobayo Azeez The ambition of African countries to make the continent one big market has just received another boost…
East Africa remains Africa’s strongest economy despite COVID-19 growth cut
Economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed East Africa's growth projection for 2020 down to 1.2 percent, but…
AfCFTA implementation postponed due to coronavirus
The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement will not begin on July 1st this year as…
