News
A selection of the most important news related to Africa, Asia, and Europe found in different media outlets from around the world
May 17, 2019
NGOs continue to raise the alarm. African countries are being cheated out of billions in tax revenues — mainly by large foreign companies in the energy […]
DW, May 17, 2019May 16, 2019
The European Commission makes available €4.2 million under the External Investment Plan to help banks in Africa and the European Neighbourhood to better assist underfinanced sectors […]
Modern Diplomacy, May 16, 2019May 15, 2019
Dairy farmers from North Africa on April 10, 2019 protested outside the European Union (EU) headquarters in Brussels in Belgium against unabated export of dairy products […]
DTE, May 15, 2019May 14, 2019
History is replete with people’s failures to anticipate the impact of technological change. Are we making the same mistake with financial technology (fintech)? Could it, in […]
WEF, May 14, 2019May 13, 2019
U.S. service members with the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa have spent the past few weeks helping victims of Cyclone Idai, a devastating storm […]
US Dept. Defense, May 13, 2019May 10, 2019
Atlas AI, a Silicon Valley-based public benefit corporation founded in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation, and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), an […]
SeedWorld, May 10, 2019May 9, 2019
President Trump should visit Africa in 2019 and engage in regional summits and bilateral meetings. That would encourage American investors and business leaders to shift toward […]
The Hill, May 9, 2019May 8, 2019
Ghana’s economy is skyrocketing. That is what the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predict for this year. The IMF talks of a growth […]
DW, May 8, 2019May 7, 2019
The growth story in Sub-Saharan Africa in the past few years has been one of faltering recovery from the worst economic crisis of the past two […]
World Bank, May 7, 2019