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”…
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…
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…
Uganda has been ranked the third-best-performing country in Africa on the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index, underscoring the country’s progress in strengthening financial markets and maintaining macroeconomic stability. The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury (PSST), Dr Ramathan Ggoobi, welcomed the ranking, saying it reflects Uganda’s sustained reforms and resilience amid global economic uncertainty….
Decades before becoming one of Africa’s longest-serving presidents, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni repeatedly argued that the continent’s deepest crisis lay not with its people, but with leaders who cling to power, abuse authority and undermine the sovereignty of citizens. “Africa’s problem is leaders who do not want to leave power,” Museveni declared in his now-famous January…