The sound of a US$4 billion loss to the African continent because of China’s coronavirus outbreak is sobering, but that’s the estimate from one expert report that warns of financial losses if 2019nCoV continues to spread – and those losses are possible even without a single case ever being confirmed…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
With the stroke of a pen, African heads of state gathered in Kigali, Rwanda on March 21, 2018, signed off on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) deal – which some pundits have characterised as the largest free trade agreement since the World Trade Organization. This signing comes at…
Dr. Richard Munang is currently the United Nations Environment Africa Regional Climate Change Programme Coordinator.
Infrastructure is not an option, but a necessity to fuel a growing economy. While people in developed countries might take for granted the presence of its busy roads and effective sewerage systems, developing countries have long been grasping on straws to balance addressing their infrastructure needs vis-à-vis their everyday necessities….
