London Sets the Stage for Contemporary African Art
Pascale Marthine Tayou’s installation, Summer Surprise in The Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court at Somerset House, introduced visitors to the 5th edition of 1:54 Contemporary African […]
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Parents in the driver’s seat: A new research agenda for primary education in Africa
By: Milou Vanmulken We have reached an era where the need for Universal Primary Education is widely acknowledged by global actors. As part of this […]
Traxtion Group targets African rail market
AFRICA: The Sheltam group has been rebranded as Traxtion Group, following a 30% investment from Harith General Partners’ Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund 2. Traxtion […]
Only modernised commercial farms will fill Africa’s plate, economists warn
African farming must modernise and replace its ageing workforce if the continent is going to be able to feed its rising population, a report by […]
DW special: Why does Africa go hungry?
The number of people in Africa suffering from hunger had been receding for some years. But it is now on the rise again. 26 million […]
Africa’s rapid urbanization can drive industrialization, says new UN report
19 October 2017 – A United Nations report out Thursday makes concrete recommendations on how the right African policy framework can harness the continent’s rapid […]
TTIP will not only impact people in the EU and the US, but Africa stands to lose too
The on-going Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the U.S. and the European Union are fast becoming a primary concern of NIAS. While […]
Africa – China trade grows by 19% in 2017
Trade between Africa and China is shooting up by 19 percent every year, according to official figures released Thursday by Chinese leaders. In the first […]
The Gambia: Yahya Jammeh’s exit from power, another step forward for Africa’s democratic maturity?
On the 21st of January, 2017, 22 years after he seized power in a coup, The Gambia’s ex-president, Yahya Jammeh, flew out of Gambia into […]
The Case for Mainstreaming Gender in Trade Policy
Is trade policy an effective instrument to narrow existing gender gaps? Can more gender-sensitive trade policies hinder the spread of the anti-globalisation backlash? This article […]