Sudan took another big step this week toward rejoining the international community and losing its label as a pariah state by officially signing an
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Africa Forges Ahead with Free Continental Trade Bloc Despite Pandemic
Despite a second wave of coronavirus in many African countries, the continent on January 1 launched the world’s largest trade bloc after the World
China-Vietnam Border Wall Would Target Smugglers, Chinese Economic Refugees
Reports that China is building a wall along the border with Vietnam to keep its own citizens at home spotlights economic hard times on
Venezuela’s Oil Exports Sink to 1940s Level Under Tighter US Sanctions, Data Show
Pressured by strict U.S. sanctions, Venezuela’s oil exports plunged by 376,500 barrels per day (bpd) in 2020, according to Refinitiv Eikon data and internal
US Private Investment Initiatives Pump Billions Into Africa
How big is the U.S. commitment to Africa? Let us count the ways, says Victoria Whitney, chief operating officer of the Prosper Africa initiative,
Rapid COVID-19 Tests for Kenyan Truckers Revive African Economies
The International Organization for Migration is providing rapid COVID-19 tests to thousands of truck drivers across Kenya as part of an effort to reinvigorate