The East African Community has finally sanctioned the creation of an East African Financial Services Commission, but the process of achieving regional monetary union is running way behind schedule.
Panellists on the concluding day of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos said that green shoots in the global economy must be nurtured by multilateralism, global integration and supply chain security.
The head of policy and advocacy at African farming alliance AGRA outlines three key messages for the business people and politicians assembled at Davos.
On the fourth day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, panellists discussed how Africa can face the future by adapting to the challenges posed by today’s economic and political headwinds.
The bank's cautiously optimistic economic outlook is partly based on the expectation that China will continue to re-open after three years of strict Covid-19 policies
The third day of the World Economic Forum in Davos brought a visit from the UN secretary general alongside incisive discussions on investment and labour flows.
Nigeria’s two big political parties are likely to pursue the tactics that have brought them success in the past, but Peter Obi's insurgent candidacy will test the strength of the country's youth vote.
A session on Day 2 of the World Economic Forum sought to argue that signs of the fragmentation of global trade and investment need to be reversed as soon as possible.
Any potential IMF package to bail out the struggling Ethiopian economy is very likely to involve a devaluation of the Ethiopian birr, but would that help or hinder recovery?
