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Why South Africa must look beyond AGOA
Why South Africa must look beyond AGOA

What is the AGOA US-Africa trade program?

With the US threatening to sever vital trade ties, South African businesses are on edge. Should Africa's most industrialized economy prepare for a major economic and trade shake-up?…
4 weeks ago
Checking facts and building trust in Burkina Faso
Checking facts and building trust in Burkina Faso

Checking facts and building trust in Burkina Faso

DW Akademie and Fasocheck believe that access to reliable, verified information strengthens democracy and transparency. This is why fact checking stories that impact people’s everyday lives and livelihoods is critical.…
4 weeks ago
USAID stop work order: What’s Africa's fate?
USAID stop work order: What’s Africa's fate?

USAID stop work order: What’s Africa’s fate?

A federal judge in the United States on Thursday extended a pause on the Trump administration's stop work order to thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers for one week, while…
1 month ago
Trump believers keep the faith after assassination attempt
Trump believers keep the faith after assassination attempt

Trump’s protectionism looms over Africa-US trade ties

Since 2000, African countries eligible for preferential market access under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) have seen a considerable increase in their exports to the US. But that piece of…
1 month ago
Across Africa | Africa and AI
Across Africa | Africa and AI

Africa and AI

Tech innovators tailoring artificial intelligence to the continent's context head to Paris for a global summit on the tech's next steps. A parallel event spotlights the regional push to develop AI in…
1 month ago
Eye on Africa - Congolese abroad protest against DR Congo conflict
Eye on Africa - Congolese abroad protest against DR Congo conflict

Congolese abroad protest against DR Congo conflict

International protests spring up in South Africa and Brussels as demonstrators call for the EU and the global community to do more to sanction those accused of enflaming the conflict in eastern…
2 months ago
Power moves: the women changing Africa's leadership
Power moves: the women changing Africa's leadership

Power moves: the women changing Africa’s leadership

From Ghana to Namibia, recent appointments of women to top political positions have been encouraging. But with more women in significant roles, are African nations really boosting female political representation?…
2 months ago
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