Africa demands sanctions on theft of traditional knowledge
A group of African countries has called for a planned international treaty on protecting genetic resources and traditional knowledge to ...
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African donation requests not handouts but investments in the future – World Bank
World Bank President, Ajay Banga said he expects donor countries to meet a request by African leaders to make record ...
Africa gets assurance of of cheaper, long-term loans from World Bank
The World Bank on Monday said it would provide concessional loans to African nations and work with governments to enable ...
World Bank projects African economies to grow 3.4% in 2024
The World Bank has projected that growth will rebound in African economies from 2.6 per cent in 2023 to 3.4 ...
ECA projects African countries to dominate world’s 10 growing economies in 2024
African countries are predicted to dominate the world’s top 10 highest growing economies in 2024, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) ...
AfDB projects Africa’s GDP to 3.8% in 2024
WorldStage Newsonline-- The real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for Africa is expected to average 3.8 per cent and 4.2 ...
WHO raises alarm over rising cancer mortality rate in Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged Africa to take urgent measures against the increasing rate of cancer mortality in ...
African leaders urged to root out terrorism
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on African leaders to root out terrorism and violent extremism on the continent. Guterres ...
UN projects Africa’s growth to increase to 3.5% in 2024
Africa’s growth rate is projected to slightly increase from 3.3 per cent in 2023 to 3.5 in 2024, while global ...
Africa accounts for just 3% of $25.3trn global trade, highly vulnerable to commodity price volatility -.AfDB boss
WorldStage Newsonline-- The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has lamented that while Africa accounts for just ...
