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Could UN funding for AU peace missions become the norm?
The African Union (AU) and its regional economic communities have deployed about 27 peacekeeping operations in Africa since the 2000s. These missions have faced...
Global decarbonization: industrial opportunities for Africa
Decarbonization at a global level is happening and will be stepped up as the impacts of climate and weather extremes threaten social and economic...
Resetting the agenda for education, learning in conflict-affected settings
Conflict, insecurity, and the resulting humanitarian crises have imposed major disruptions on education systems in many parts of the African continent. Between 2020 and...
Improving rural reach of DFS through CICO networks
Cash-In/Cash-Out (CICO) service points allow customers to convert their e-money into cash or vice versa and facilitate digital financial services (DFS) uptake and use...
CAF greenlights new format for World Cup 2026 African qualifiers
The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved a new format for the World Cup 2026 African qualifiers.
The new format...
CAF reveals vast increases in Champions League, Confed Cup prizes
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Friday that the prize money for the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup will be increased...
The private sector needs to robustly engage in the AfCFTA
The Ethiopian economy has been largely guarded from international and regional competition due to the country’s very limited engagement in global and regional agreements...
The road to digitalization: Lessons from fuel stations
On Monday, April 24, 2023, all 153 gas stations in Addis Ababa started implementing Digital Fuel Transaction, meaning that all payments now need to...
Mobile payment disruption in Ethiopia: strategies for traditional banks, payment switches
As M-Pesa gears up to enter Ethiopia’s digital payment services market and Telebirr vamps its efforts to remain competitive, the existing banking sector is...
African currencies are under pressure amid higher-for-longer US interest rates
Most sub-Saharan African currencies have weakened against the US dollar, fanning inflationary pressures across the continent as import prices surge. This, together with a...
