Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala says ‘ready to go’ on day one as WTO boss

By Reuters,

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) first female and first African director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala began work on Monday, ending a six-month le...

Okonjo-Iweala , WTO

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history as first woman, first African WTO head

By Reuters,

Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received unanimous backing on Monday to...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , World Trade Organization

African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remain

By Reuters,

African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday, after months of delays caused by the global coronavir...

AfCFTA

Kenya’s economic rebound tied to COVID-19 vaccine access

By Kepha Muiruri,

The potential rebound of Kenya's economy in 2021 has been tied down to the access of COVID-19 vaccines and their eventual distribution. According t...

coronavirus , Kenya's economy , vaccine

Tech partnerships offer best options for African development

By Agencies,

Technology offers the best opportunity for Africa’s advancement, and African countries have the right to choose which countries and companies they p...

Amina Mohamed emerges as one of early WTO frontrunners

By Reuters,

CS Amina Mohamed, Kenya’s candidate to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) top post has said she is seeking Washington’s backing. On Monday,...

Amina Mohamed , WTO

USIU-Africa and the Academy of International Business Africa hold joint conference

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USIU-Africa and the Academy of International Business-Africa hosted a joint conference from January 7 –9. The conference themed ‘Facing the Dis...

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USIU-Africa and Academy of International Business Africa hold conference on disruption in global business

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USIU-Africa and the Academy of International Business-Africa hosted a joint conference from January 7 –9, 2019. The conference themed ‘Facing t...

USIU-Africa

BWIRE: Time to fast-track cross border convention

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire It's not interesting at all. While political talk over the realization of the East African Community have been on the table for lon...

Save the world with a message from space, says United Nations advocate

By Reuters,

Want to grab some headlines for the United Nations' global goals to cure world ills like poverty and inequality? Send them on a rocket into space. ...

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Indonesian palm oil association says EU discriminatory

By VOA,

In a bid to increase renewable energy use in Europe, the European Commission adopted a new regulatory framework in June 2018. With the EU Renewable En...

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CMA backs local currency bond issuance to hedge against volatility

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has backed the adoption of local currency in the issuance of government debt in the international market, this to ...

Capital Markets Authority , Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , International Monetary Fund (IMF) , Paul Muthaura

China January factory activity shrinks for second month in a row as orders fall

By Reuters,

Activity in China’s vast manufacturing sector shrank for the second straight month in January, pointing to further strains on the economy that could...

China factory

Chinese media cautiously welcomes U.S. trade truce

By Reuters,

The trade war truce agreed by China and the United States at the weekend could help them resolve their differences amicably, but lasting improvements ...

US-China trade conflict , US-China trade truce

US, China agree trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit

By Reuters,

China and the United States agreed to a ceasefire in their bitter trade war on Saturday after high-stakes talks in Argentina between U.S. President Do...

china , Chinese President Xi Jinping , U.S President Donald Trump , U.S-China trade war , USA

Loss of U.S. House leaves Republicans more tied to Trump than ever

By Reuters,

Republicans’ loss of control of the U.S. House of Representatives will leave the party with a more conservative congressional caucus that is even mo...

democrats , Donald Trump , republicans , US midterm elections

Bitcoin volatility sinks to lowest in nearly two years

By Reuters,

Bitcoin has experienced one of its worst annual price performances of its short 10-year-old life but also appears to have become more stable in the pr...

BWIRE: Unnecessary trade rows strangle EAC

By Victor Bwire,

Media reports that Uganda has banned cross border trade with Kenya, largely along its border point in Busia County is a pointer to the disquiet that h...

Busia , EAC , uganda

EU, Japan sign trade deal for a third of world’s economy

By CNN,

The European Union and Japan signed a huge free trade deal on Tuesday that cuts or eliminates tariffs on nearly all goods. The agreement covers 600...

EU trade , JAPAN , President Donald Trump , The United States

Obama warns against ‘strongman politics’ after Trump news conference

By Reuters,

Barack Obama has said the world should resist cynicism over the rise of strongmen, in an apparent reference to populist leaders who hold power in a nu...

Obama in Kenya , Obama in South Africa , south africa , Trump