African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Funds United in Fight Against COVID-19 in Africa

Africa investor (Ai) today convened the African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Fund Leaders Forum COVID-19 Virtual Roundtable, an exclusive Forum of the continent’s most influential Chairmen, CEO’s and CIO’s of African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Funds, to discuss the role and response of African institutional investors in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic across Africa.…

Africa.com Convenes Top African Business Leaders with Harvard Business School Faculty to Respond to COVID-19

Join Top African Business Leaders Online for Four-Part Webinar Series Johannesburg, South Africa, April 12, 2020 – / As COVID-19 takes hold of African economies, African business leaders are challenged with new risks and uncertainty. Africa.com has partnered with faculty of Harvard Business to lead a four week webinar series, “Crisis Management for African Business…

Nigeria to join Africa’s $3 trillion free-trade club

Nigeria will sign an Africa free trade agreement at the coming African union summit, according to a statement posted on the Nigeria presidency’s Twitter feed on Tuesday. Nigeria, the largest economy on the continent, was one of the last countries that had not committed to signing the deal and its decision to join the bloc…

Nigeria to join Africa’s $3 trillion free-trade club

Nigeria will sign an Africa free trade agreement at the coming African union summit, according to a statement posted on the Nigeria presidency’s Twitter feed on Tuesday. Nigeria, the largest economy on the continent, was one of the last countries that had not committed to signing the deal and its decision to join the bloc…

Africa on its way to becoming a free trade zone

The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement is one of the most ambitious projects of the African Union, and it is now, miraculously, in force. But that’s just the first step. The next phase will be crucial negotiations about the operational framework. The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) came into force on 30…

Africa on its way to becoming a free trade zone

The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement is one of the most ambitious projects of the African Union, and it is now, miraculously, in force. But that’s just the first step. The next phase will be crucial negotiations about the operational framework. The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) came into force on 30…

Kenya inks Brexit free trade deal with May

Kenya has secured a deal to export agricultural products to Britain after it leaves the European Union. Visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday on a visit to Nairobi that her government looks forward to increased trade with non-EU nations as a Brexit selling point. Ms May was speaking on the third stop…