Africa: The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and what it means for the continent
The African continent made a major historic move towards a long-held dream of economic integration spearheaded by the African Union on the 21st of March 2018 when 44 leaders signed an…
The Historic Peace Deal Between Ethiopia and Eriterea
Ethiopia and Eritrea recently inked an historic peace deal to end a 20-year stalemate caused by a state of war between the two countries through an initiative by the new…
Kenya’s mining industry is open for investment
Although Kenya is an economic powerhouse in the Eastern Africa region, its mining industry has been rather immature accounting for a dismal contribution to the country’s GDP. This is in…
Unmasking Africa’s predating donor from East Asia – China
The late Kenyan Scholar Prof Ali Mazrui’s documentary ‘Africa- A Triple Heritage’, has the best analogy on what China is doing to Africa Nations today. In the film, Mazrui shows…
Euro-African Relations: Actions Speak Louder than Words
There is a saying that goes, between saying and doing, there is the sea. The sea really is between Europe and Africa both literally and figuratively. Salty water and words…
Why Europe Needs Africa as an Equal Partner: Delving into the Immigrants crisis in the Mediterranean.
Europe and Africa came into close contact in Gibraltar and the interaction was uncomfortable to say the least, all because of what has become to be known as one of…
How the Abidjan Investment Plan is set to work.
The external investment plan (EIP) discussed at the Abidjan summit is the largest investment program ever launched for Africa, because other countries bordering the European Union can also benefit from…
Euro Africa RelationsWhy Africa can no longer be ignored
The 2017 Abidjan summit between Europe and Africa also focused on Young people and the title “Investing in young people for rapid and inclusive growth and for sustainable development” says…
Mobile Money : Kenya’s Revolutionary Discovery
Paying for a taxi ride using your mobile phone is now easier than it is in any other part of the world, thanks to the country’s mobile-money system, M-PESA, the first…
Second Lease of Life: The Story of Filmar
Filmar, an Italian Textile Company that has been struggling to keep afloat, has chosen Africa not only to survive the worst crisis ever experienced by Italian textile industry, but also…
