The upward trend in African countries liberalizing their visa regimes and welcoming African travelers continues, according to the 2020 Africa Visa Openness Index published by the African Union Commission and African Development Bank on Thursday. This fifth edition of the Index highlights the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which threatens to reverse Africa’s economic gains of recent years, affecting… Read More

In order to recover rapidly from COVID-19, Africa must focus on building sustainable health, education and food industries, with income support for women, attendees at the opening ceremony of this year’s African Economic Conference (AEC) heard on Tuesday. The virtual 2020 AEC, titled Africa beyond COVID-19: Acceleration towards inclusive and sustainable development, has rallied together leaders and experts to examine… Read More

Heads of four regional development banks (RDBs) meeting virtually on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to working together to build back better in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was hosted by African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, the outgoing chair of the group. He was joined by Odile Renaud-Basso, new President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and… Read More

Le Projet d’appui à la transformation du Centre africain de formation et de recherche administratives pour le développement (PAT-CAFRAD), mis en œuvre entre mars 2017 et septembre 2020, a permis de renforcer les capacités institutionnelles du Centre basé à Tanger, au Maroc, et d’en faire un outil de coopération régionale de référence. Le projet a été financé à hauteur de… Read More