BY ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA Further regional integration is key to sustain the exceptional economic growth experienced by East Africa over the past decade. ‘How to leverage new opportunities for regional integration’ is the theme of ECA annual meeting in East Africa, which for the first time is taking place in the capital city of […]
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Arguably, the long-term benefits of AfCFTA outweigh the short-term challenges a country may face if it joins. BY METKEL SEWRA | SHABAIT Forty four out of fifty five African countries signed the consolidated text of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement during the 18th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union (AU) […]
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BY REUTERS Djibouti commissioned a $3.5 billion, Chinese-built free trade zone on Thursday, deepening ties with the Asian giant and helping the Horn of Africa nation generate more jobs for its youths. Djibouti, with a population of 876,000, already hosts Chinese, U.S., and French naval bases and it also handles roughly 95 percent of the […]
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