Editorial credit: QubixStudio / Shutterstock.com The United Nations will from next week begin negotiations on an international tax convention which the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists say will ‘tackle inequality and tax abuse”. Nigeria has taken the lead calling for a legally binding UN Tax Convention. The resolution, filed on Oct. 11 on behalf of […]
By Joe Bavier | November 4, 2023 JOHANNESBURG, Nov 4 (Reuters) – The United States is looking for a “more useful and effective” trade program with Africa, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Saturday, as talks are underway to update a two decade-old duty free initiative. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which grants […]
Editorial credit: Daniel-Alvarez / Shutterstock.com By Ebenezer Obadare and Robert I . Rotberg | October 12, 2023 The UN-authorized Kenyan peace mission to Haiti is a welcome gesture, but it falls drastically short of the help the country urgently needs to establish a modern state. Professor Robert I. Rotberg is a long-time CFR member. He is also […]
Editorial credit: Ericky Boniphace / Shutterstock.com By Ellen Loanes | October 4, 2023 Once again, the international community will intervene in Haiti, this time to stabilize the security situation in the capital of Port-au-Prince, where gangs have terrorized civilians for the past two years. The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution Monday authorizing a […]
By Linda Hohnholz A two-day summit is expected to act as a catalyst for unlocking investment opportunities for Botswana which remains a relatively unexploited tourist region. The Botswana Tourism Organization (BTO) and International Tourism and Investment Conference (ITIC), in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have today announced that the upcoming ITIC Tourism Investment Summit will take place in Gaborone, […]
By Juergen T Steinmetz The African Tourism Board has been following the developing tragedy in Morocco with 2000+ dead after a devastating earthquake last week. Cuthbert Ncube, president of the African Tourism Board issued this statement on the earthquake in Morocco with more than 2000 dead at this time. “It is with great pain to realize so […]
By Prime Minister Mia Mottley| September 11, 2023 It is with great joy and optimism that I join my fellow African brothers and sisters across the world to celebrate the African Union’s (AU) admission to participate in the Group of Twenty (G20) as a permanent member. That Africa, a continent with a population of 1.3 […]
By P.J. Patterson | September 6, 2023 The 7 September 2023, marks two years since the first CARICOM-Africa Union (AU) Summit, hosted by Kenya. The first Summit of Heads decided to establish for celebration, the 7 September of every year as Africa-CARICOM Day. The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Public Advocacy strongly supports the opportunity […]
August 28, 2023 In keeping with a decision taken at the Inaugural Africa-CARICOM Summit on 7 September 2021 for an annual acknowledgement to signal an ongoing commitment to strengthened relationships, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will mark Africa-CARICOM Day on Thursday, 7 September 2023. Following the Summit, the pace of initiatives to strengthen Africa-CARICOM’s cooperation has […]
By Katherine Walla, Atlantic Council As the United States looks to usher in a “new version” of globalization focused on resilience, inclusivity, and sustainability, it has eyes on its economic relationship with Africa, according to US Trade Representative Katherine Tai. Tai spoke at an Atlantic Council Front Page event on Friday alongside the African Continental […]