Participants at the recently concluded 7th African Tourism Leadership Forum and Awards in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, emphasized the importance of intra-African trade for the continent. African leaders expressed their concern that not enough has been done to promote tourism, culture, and African heritage within the continent, compared to the efforts made to market […]
UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, Christian Shingiro, says that the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement opens significant opportunities for Namibian products, especially for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), through reduced or zero tariffs. Speaking at the National AfCFTA Implementation Committee and Private Sector Capacity Building Workshop, Shingiro noted that this agreement […]
A former American teacher, Brian Stupek, has taken it upon himself to embark on a 10,880-kilometre walk across the African continent to spread awareness about sound mental health. Stupek’s initiative Walking Africa started in Cape Town on 26 June 2024 and is expected to end in Tunisia, northern Africa. The 31-year-old Stupek is a former […]
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has officially declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by the agency since its inception in 2017. This declaration, under Article 3, Paragraph F of the Africa CDC Statutes, empowers the organization to lead […]
