Trade facilitation in WTO’s Bali Package: What’s in it for Africa? The adoption of the Bali Package on December 7 last year in Indonesia generated no small amount of euphoria among trade officials at the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Finally, a lasting peace is within grasp for the peoples of eastern Congo It is often said a week is a long time in politics. If so, a year must be a lifetime. It is a year since 11 African countries signed a framework agreement to bring peace to the Democratic...
Trans-border hydropower the way ahead for Nile Basin The water-energy nexus is one of the most important issues facing sub Saharan Africa today.
Sentenced to life in 2009, former Rwandan Justice minister appeals A former Rwandan Minister of Justice Agnes Ntamabyariro was back in court Thursday to appeal a life sentence with special provisions which she was handed by the Nyarugenge Intermediate Court five...
No honeymoon for Africa’s under-18 brides Despite international efforts to peg the age of marriage at 18, more than a million girls in the developing world have been married off before this, according to the Child Brides website.
Rwanda men’s volleyball team tipped for Worlds slot The Minister for Sports and Culture has backed the national team to win matches at the 2014 FIVB Men’s World Championships qualifiers to be held from February 12-18 in Cameroon for a ticket to...
Dar faces sanctions over poaching spree The United Nations could slap sanctions on Tanzania and other African countries for failing to end poaching, which is threatening to wipe out elephants and rhinos.
Will resource boom in Africa see end to poverty? With its two-trillion-dollar economy, recent discoveries of billions of dollars’ worth of minerals and oil, and the number of investment opportunities it has to offer global players, Africa is...
Is Africa still good for global brewers? Global brewers Diageo and SABMiller are struggling to grow their sales volumes in Africa in the face of rising competition, tough regulatory environments and constrained consumer spending.
What ails African carriers, making air transport expensive on the continent? On a continent larger than China, India, the US, and Europe combined, air transport is inevitably going to play a key role in facilitating integration.
