By Muoki Musila Mending Broken Trade Relations Rwanda and Uganda set out to evaluate their areas of strategic cooperation and the implementation status of the past agreements during the 11th Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) session held in Kigali between 22-24 …
The case of imported used cars Excluding South Africa, Africa currently accounts for only 0.5% of the global automotive market, and the equivalent of 600,000 units. Its motorization rate is significantly below the global average of 203 with just 45 …
A Single Currency, A United Region The dream of a unified East Africa, bound not just by geography and history but by a common currency, has captured imaginations for decades. As a proponent, I recently expressed optimism following the proliferation …
By Ezra Nnko China-Africa Trade The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is China’s proposal to build a Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st century Maritime Silk Road in cooperation with related countries to improve connectivity and cooperation on a …
The promise of a digitalized agricultural sector The intra-African trade in agricultural commodities has been on a downward spiral accounting for only 15% of all traded goods. Policy innovations have been at the forefront of unlocking the potential that the …
State of Food Security in the Continent Africa plans to become a global food exporter by 2050 which is a challenging undertaking considering that the continent imports about $50 Billion worth of agricultural products per year. This goal is expected to be …
Manifesting a Common Currency Before the East African Community Twitter Page refuted the claims, the East African Twitter space was awash with news of the community launching a regional currency, Sheafra. The fake news notwithstanding, the possibility of a common …
By Muoki Musila Accelerating Investment in Africa In conjunction with the World Economic Forum (WEF), the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement has developed a forward-looking Action Plan to engage the private sector for transformative investment in four key …
By Muoki Musila A Bitter Pill to Swallow The COVID-19 vaccine gap exposed both opportunities and challenges for pharma in African countries with unpreparedness being a bitter pill to swallow for most nations and the private sector. This perhaps underlines …
By Muoki Musila Digital Financial Services Start-ups The African Union Commission entered into a partnership with AfricaNenda to support an advocacy program in support of the Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa (2020-2030) which is seen as a gateway to …