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A report by fDi Intelligence shows that there were 998 projects financed by foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa last year.  Egypt, South Africa, and Morocco were responsible for the greatest share, with Egypt (136 projects in…

U.S. blockchain research firm Chainalysis reports that monthly cryptocurrency transfers to and from Africa of under $10,000  (typically made by individuals and small businesses) jumped more than 55% in a year to reach $316…

Illicit financial flows (IFFs) drain billions of dollars out of Africa every year. Curbing these flows will contribute to increasing resources required to realize the AfCFTA. In turn, the Free Trade Area can…

South African President and African Union chairman, Cyril Ramaphosa, called on the continent’s Regional Economic Communities (RECs) to prepare to start trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…

The EC launched a public consultation on “Reducing packaging waste – review of the rules”, as the first step to revising the EU Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste of…