Representatives of 20 African countries recognize the urgent need to address the learning crisis as a critical enabler for wider development goals. Ten African Ministers of Education and a similar number of ministerial representatives collectively agreed to champion foundational learning as a priority for the 2024 African Union Year of Education (AUYoE) and beyond. They […]
Tanzania is to outlaw the export of raw lithium starting in 2024 in an effort to boost revenue from its enormous lithium reserves, which are essential to the production of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). News source According to a letter to miners cited in the Africa Report, in order for export licenses to be […]
Upon implementation, Rwanda has joined Gambia, Benin, Seychelles, and Kenya (once implemented on December 31st) to remove travel restrictions for African people. On Thursday 2nd November 2023, Rwanda declared that it will allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest country on the continent to announce such a measure aimed at boosting […]
The Central Bank of Somalia (CBS) said on Sunday that Ziraat Katilim Bank of Türkiye has established a branch in the nation’s capital, Mogadishu, making it the first foreign bank to do business in the East African nation in over 50 years. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Sunday in Mogadishu, where officials hailed the […]