Swiss Federal Council Adopts a First Continent-wide Strategy for Africa

By the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs, Switzerland At its meeting on January 13, 2021, the Federal Council approved a strategy on Su...

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Bachelet: De-escalate the Volatile Situation in Ethiopia's Tigray and Oromo Regions

On November 6, 2020, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on all relevant actors to de-escalate the volatile situa...

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Sub-Saharan Africa: A Difficult Road to Recovery

By International Monetary Fund (IMF) The regional outlook is broadly unchanged since the June 2020 Regional Economic Outlook Update. In 2020...

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Sourcing Tantalum From Non-Allied Nations Prohibited: DoD Interim Rule

On September 29, the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD") issued an interim rule that will require DoD contractors to cease supplyin...

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Sudanese Transitional Government, SRF Signs Landmark Peace Deal

Last week, the Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC) signed a historic peace deal with leaders of the Sudan Revolutionary Front (Al-J...

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Somali National Army's Brigade HQ Training Completed

According to the latest reports, the Somali National Army (SNA)'s first Brigade HQ to be trained in Somalia for a generation has complet...

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South Sudan Floods Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Pibor Area

Severe flooding is displacing thousands of people around Pibor, South Sudan, worsening an already dire humanitarian emergency, Médecins Sans...

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Emerging Markets at par with the Rest of the World in 5G Adoption

Emerging markets have always been behind developed countries in adopting the latest generation mobile networks, with a few exceptions....

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AfCFTA Could Boost Africa’s Income by $450 Billion, World Bank Report

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a major opportunity for countries to boost growth, reduce poverty, and bro...

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IMF Report: Sub-Saharan Africa is Facing an Unprecedented Health and Economic Crisis

On April 15, 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa . Accordi...

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COVID-19 and its Impact on Africa

By Meghna Ria Muralidharan Center for African Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India Sinc...

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Cabo Verde Implements the IMF’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System

Image Attribute: File photo of fishermen of Cabo Verder / Source::  Schland from Pixabay Cabo Verde has launched a National Summa...

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