Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Claver Gatete has said that though African trade has witnessed remarkable growth over the last two decades, its share of global trade remains at a paltry 15 per cent. He said despite the rising trade volumes from $210 billion in 1996 to $1.2 trillion in 2015, the continent … Read more
Executive Vice President in charge of Governance of Afreximbank Dr George Elombi has said the East African Community stands out within the continent’s regional economic blocs for the diversity of its trade and for the level of integration of its members. He said the two qualities demonstrate how dynamic intra-regional trade can enhance economic activity … Read more
Former President Mahama has been named among the 2016 African Leadership Persons of the Year, having won ALM’s African Political Leader of the Year Award. Immediate past Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama will today, Thursday, 23rd February, 2017 be awarded an African Leadership Magazine (ALM) Award in an International Summit on Public Accountability and Transparency … Read more
Zimbabwe is so desperate for cash it has cut the retirement age for soldiers from 60 years to 50. Only those who fought in the 1970s liberation struggle are allowed to remain in service until 65. In another cost-cutting measure this week, Zimbabwe freed nearly all its female and juvenile prisoners as it cannot feed … Read more