Inequality remains a major barrier to Africa’s development goals, particularly the Agenda 2063 vision of inclusive growth, health and education, according to remarks by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS and veteran advocate for economic justice. In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) late Wednesday, Byanyima said the world’s economic system is “wired”…
Ghana is set to lead a major international push for reparations over the transatlantic slave trade after African Union (AU) member states unanimously backed an initiative by President John Dramani Mahama. The proposal seeks to have the United Nations declare the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity and to call for reparations, including…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — At the 39th African Union Summit, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a forceful call for climate justice and global institutional reform on February 14 at the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, underscoring Africa’s outsized suffering from climate change despite its tiny share of global emissions. Speaking to heads…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — African leaders have chosen Burundi’s president to lead the African Union (AU) for 2026, but not without a few light-hearted moments and diplomatic conversations at the high-level summit. At the 39th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa on February 14, H.E. Évariste…
Beijing — China has announced it will eliminate tariffs on almost all products imported from 53 African countries, a major trade policy shift aimed at boosting African exports and deepening economic cooperation between Beijing and the continent. The zero-tariff policy will take effect on May 1, 2026, and will apply to all African countries that…