The United Nations (UN) is developing strategies to maximise opportunities created by the African Union’s (AU) free trade agreement as member states begin to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The free trade area was agreed to during...

A delegation from the Spanish Chamber of Commerce is expected to visit Zambia to explore local investment opportunities in the tourism sector, a Zambian government official said on Friday. Zambia’s Minister of Tourism and Arts Charles Banda said that the...

African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) says the agency will partner with the Nigerian military and other stakeholders to curb violence in Nigeria. Mrs Gloria Akobundu, National Coordinator/Chief Executive, AUDA-NEPAD said this in a statement by Mr...

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday South Africa must embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and harness the opportunities it offers in order to eradicate the biggest challenges society faces.  The 4IR is the current global trend in which new...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) said that discussions on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFT) would top agenda at the extraordinary summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in July 7 and July 8...

South Africa’s biggest challenge was trying to forge unity, togetherness and purpose in the new dispensation, former minister and Old Mutual Group chairman Trevor Manuel said. Manuel said the country has an identity issue that stems from the apartheid era....

The African Energy Chamber’s investment drive towards China is proving fruitful as it pursues its strategy of channeling Africa’s global outreach to energy investors and stakeholders worldwide. On Tuesday, the biggest names in the Chinese energy industry participated in the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on the Impact and Readiness Assessment of the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, agreement. By this, he will be signing the Phase one of the agreement in the...

A $1-billion (more than R14 billlion) Belt and Road Africa Fund which will strengthen the co-operation between business sectors in China and Africa was announced on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting, currently underway in Dalian, China.  ...

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced it now has over 27,000 Agents on its Firstmonie Agent Network. This feat reinforces the bank’s steering role at promoting financial inclusion in the country. The over 27,000 Firstmonie Agents are present in...