The report underscores that while Africa has achieved steady economic growth in recent years, much of this progress has been driven by factor accumulation, capital and labour, rather than sustained productivity gains The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will soon release its flagship Economic Report on Africa 2026Continue Reading
Participants concluded that achieving a visa-free Africa will require aligning migration policies, digital identity systems, and border infrastructure, alongside sustained political commitment African policymakers, business leaders, and development institutions have renewed calls for visa-free travel across the continent, describing the free movement of people as essential to unlocking Africa’s economicContinue Reading
An economist at the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) has urged Ghana to strengthen its export competitiveness as a pathway to sustainable economic transformation. Edward Brown, ACET’s senior director for research, policy, and programs, made the remarks on Tuesday during a virtual transformation dialogue organized by the WorldContinue Reading
If African nations can collectively support upstream scalability, midstream connectivity, and downstream certainty, gas production will not merely surge — it will transform the entire continent for the better By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). Natural gas will be a pivotal component of Africa’s energy future asContinue Reading
The US delegation presented the country’s trade strategy in Côte d’Ivoire, developed by a specific working group (the US Embassy Prosperity Working Group) A senior African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) official met with a high-level United States delegation at the Bank’s headquarters on 17 November to discuss ways to deepen cooperation andContinue Reading
