Barely out of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while its impact on the socio-economic fabric of the continent continues to be felt, the war in Ukraine and the rise in fuel prices are plunging the continent into a new period of uncertainty. Africa will have to stand together to cope with...

While many African leaders view the African Continental Free Trade Area as a tool for transformative growth in Africa, effective implementation has been elusive. Jamie MacLeod and David Luke from the London School of Economics discuss the barriers that need to be overcome to transform trade across the continent. By Jamie...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to increase intra-African trade in transport services by nearly 50%, according to the latest estimates by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The estimates on, ‘Implications of the African Continental Free Trade Area for demand for transport, infrastructure and services’, released by ECA...

AfCFTA Secretariat and UNDP released last november Futures Report highlighting value chains that can boost Made in Africa. As the world deals with the COVID 19 pandemic, search for recovery strategies is on - with intra- African trade posited to support countries in pushing back headwinds of a pandemic-induced recession....

A dry port that should facilitate trade with the hinterland countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is being built in Côte d'Ivoire’s northern town of Ferkéssedougou By Issiaka N’Guessan  Dékokaha, a village located 5 km from the town of Ferkéssedougou. After the security corridor on the road to Ouangolodougou,...

In the wake of genocide, Rwanda united in reconciliation, attaining remarkable progress in becoming a more peaceful and prosperous nation. On the 28th anniversary of these tragic events, commemorated each year in April, ANA looks at Rwanda's model of reconstruction, where commemoration rhymes with development. By Dounia Ben Mohamed in...

April 7 marked  the beginning of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, perpetrated by the extremist Hutu government in 1994. In the 100 days that followed, more than one million members of the Tutsi minority were systematically murdered. Since 2003, this day, which was declared International Day of Reflection on...

Badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the land of a thousand hills quickly bounced back thanks to a series of judicious health, social and economic policies. Here is a reading of the situation.  By Ange Iliza, in Kigali Rwanda, a top economic performer in Africa, continues to build on its...

Determined to develop Rwanda's financial center, the country's authorities have pulled several levers to make this ambition a reality. Focus on the five winning strategies.  By Ange Iliza, in Kigali  Announced in early November by the Kigali International Financial Center (KIFC), the launch of the Virunga Africa Fund - a...

Rwanda has long placed technology and innovation at the heart of efforts to boost the country's economic development. COVID-19 has highlighted the urgent need to develop digital capacities that can build more resilient systems for a healthier society. Africa's entrepreneurial young generation are well placed to harness the Fourth Industrial...