April 2020

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Economy
‘Ecobank is intent on being the preferred trade bank in sub-Saharan Africa’
As the disruption of global supply chains brings to light the need to develop regional trade corridors and increase intra-African trade, Ecobank’s Group Head of Trade explains how the pan-African bank is working to meet its customers’ needs for trade financing
Economy
UN Experts criticize Kenya Police for Excessive Use of Force against Peaceful Protesters
A group of UN human rights experts* has condemned a violent clampdown on a peaceful protest in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, while urging the authorities to investigate claims of excessive use of force and arbitrary arrest – both against demonstrators and journalists – and to hold all per…
Economy
AfDB Annual Meetings: The week that Africa’s patience ran out
The programmes announced and promoted at the 2022 Annual Meetings reveal an AfDB bent on both publicising and addressing the global inequities that have shackled African development for generations.
By Angus Chapman
Economy
Rwanda aims to forge vaccine production hub in BioNTech deal
Having successfully vaccinated a significant proportion of its own population, Rwanda now aims to become a vaccine manufacturing hub through a deal with BioNTech.
By Lars Larsson

Economy
President Macky Sall calls for a better deal for Africa
The AU Chair wants to reshape the global financial architecture to address Africa’s marginalisation, which makes it tough for countries to recover from the pandemic and deal with new risks resulting from the war in Ukraine.
Economy
Establishing Mauritius as an international media hub for Africa
MediaCity Mauritius is being developed as a global, integrated hub for the creative industries in Africa. CEO Najib Gouiaa describes a strategy designed to attract major media players.

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