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AGOA no longer?

Washington has shifted focus, leaving 33 African states uncertain about future trade prospects but creating an opportunity for China

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which offers tariff and quota-free United States trade for 33 African states, looks set to follow the United States Agency for...

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Brussels offers hand of friendship

The hostility of the Trump presidency towards Ramaphosa’s government, has given Europe an opportunity to strengthen its ties with Pretoria

EU High Representative on Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas will hold talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa and ministers on 19 February, ahead of a G20 foreign ministers meeting the...

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Treasury increases borrowing after admitting defeat on tax targets

Mbadi has managed to reintroduce revenue measures from the Finance Bill without reigniting street activism but more than half of the expected gains have been lost

Treasury ministers are paving the way to take on more debt in the coming months, starting with a US$1.5 billion supplementary budget to make up for missed tax...

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Silence in Addis as M23 takes Bukavu

AU summit leaders show limited reaction to the fall of Kivu Sud’s largest city, despite rising concerns and calls for the rebel group to disarm

News of the fall of Bukavu, the largest city in Kivu Sud in eastern Congo-Kinshasa, over the weekend, while the region’s leaders gathered for the African Union summit...

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Abiy’s economy earns Fund praise

Kristalina Georgieva has lauded the government’s ‘impressive performance’ in its economic reform programme, although the World Bank is less optimistic

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva was effusive about Ethiopia’s ‘impressive economic performance’ following a two-day visit to Addis Ababa. This comes amid claims that Prime Minister...

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