Ethiopia: Africa’s consumer-driven economic growth fragile, warns UNCTAD

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned that African economies will not sustain the current high economic growth rates driven by consumption of goods and services, which has partly lowered the manufacturing capacity. Speaking … Read More

Benin: Africa urged to follow the example of China in development programme

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Dr. Carlos Lopes, has called on African countries to follow the example of China in their development programmes. “It is important to keep the spirit of … Read More

The Diaspora for Africa

L-R: Ismael Betancourt, H.E. Maged Abdelaziz, and Dr. Kwame Akonor  By Isseu Diouf-Campbell The Africa Now: Policy Series, a collaborative partnership between Dr. Kwame Akonor, director of Seton Hall University’s African Development Institute and Ismael Betancourt, Director of the Institute for … Read More