ECOWAS countries posted an economic growth rate of 6.4 per cent in 2011. (Image source: Elegant Machines)
Political leaders from across the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to harmonise budgetary and fiscal policies in order to ensure greater macroeconomic convergence across the region
The closing ceremony of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Image source: au.int/Flickr)
Africas intra-regional trade was expected to increase by US$34.6 billion in 2022 with establishment of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA)
The Ugandan government has refuted reports from Oxfam International that it is working with UK-based global company New Forests Company (NFC) on land grabs for investments of commercial forest plantations
Malawi has obtained a US$40 million grant from the African Development Fund to help support its economy. (Image source: Travis Lupick)
Malawi has been granted approximately US$40 million by The African Development Fund (ADF), part of the African Development Bank (AfDB), to cushion vulnerable groups from the negative impacts of recent economic reforms
Chinese President Hu Jintao greets Equatorial Guinea President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at an event in Shanghai. (Image source: Embassy of Equatorial Guinea)
China has offered US$20 billion in loans to African countries over the next three years
