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Here you will find our selection of articles, publications and events.

Cutting Carbon Emissions Requires Green Industrialization

4th March 2026         Commitments made at the COP 30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil, last year offer tangible opportunities for Africa, a senior official from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) said this week. Karin Reiss...

New 5-year plan blueprint for future China – Africa relations

The partnership between China and Africa continues to provide a strong foundation for collaboration among countries in the Global South. China’s 15th Five-Year Plan, endorsed at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, reinforces long-term planning...

Ghana Commits to Championing Sustainable Climate Action Across Africa

  Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment, as Chair of the Africa Group of Negotiators (AGN), to promote a unified African climate position aimed at advancing resilience and sustainable development across the continent. Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources Kenneth...

Kenya to Support African Embassies in Advancing Intra-African Trade Deals

  On the sidelines of the African Heads of State Summit, Kenya announced the launch of BiasharaLink and Deal House, two interconnected digital trade platforms designed to transform African embassies into transaction-enabling hubs for trade and investment. Unveiled at a...

Rwanda Eyes Stronger Trade, Infrastructure Partnership with Ethiopia

23rd February 2026   Rwanda has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening trade and infrastructure cooperation with Ethiopia, while paying tribute to Addis Ababa’s historic military support during one of the most challenging periods in Rwanda’s history. In an interview with the...

Govt not arbiter of AfCFTA goods, services

20th February 2026     The Ministry of International Relations and Trade has clarified that it does not determine which products Namibian exporters trade within Africa, emphasizing that such decisions rest with businesses. However, the ministry strongly encourages the...

The AfCFTA Secretariat and AGRA seal new partnership to fast-track Intra-African Trade and agricultural growth

20th February 2026   The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) have reinforced their strategic partnership to accelerate intra-African trade, placing agriculture at the centre of efforts to boost farmer incomes...

Nigeria–Morocco pipeline project powers new vision for Africa’s energy unity

18th February, 2026     Africa’s energy strategy is increasingly shifting from isolated national projects to coordinated regional infrastructure, with large cross-border gas pipelines positioned as tools for both energy security and economic integration. Comments from...

Who wins and who loses as trade policies shift?

17th February, 2026   The UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) analysis highlights how recent United States trade measures are reshaping global export competition by altering relative prices rather than simply restricting trade overall. Changes in tariffs and preferences...