On the sidelines of the Africa-wide Multi-stakeholders’ Forum on the AfCFTA, held in Accra, Ghana, *Million Habte of the African Union Commission and *Ambassador Nelson Ndiragu express their views on…
Jour : 26 juin 2018
AfCFTA - hasty decisions and incoherences
By Stephen Appraku0Third World Network-Africa hosted an Africa-wide multi-stakeholder consultation on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in Accra, Ghana, from June12-14. The over 40 participants which included officials from national…
Will rising international concern over a new debt crisis be matched by action?
By Stephen Appraku0The number of poor countries facing major debt crises has doubled since 2013, says IMF; but are remedies robust enough? Asks *Mark Perera. In March, the IMF turned up the…
What’s different about Trump’s tariffs?
By admin0At Davos in January, US President Donald Trump warned that the US “will no longer turn a blind eye to unfair economic practices” of others, interpreted by many as declaring…
The colonization of Palestine: Rethinking the term ‘Israeli Occupation’
By Stephen Appraku0It is often argued that Israel is an Occupier that has violated the rules of Occupation as stated in international law. This would have been the case a year, two…
The Ituri debacle
By Stephen Appraku0A recent wave of targeted attacks has left a trail of death, destruction, and mass displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeastern province of Ituri. Reports by *Fiston Mahamba…
Bitterness and pessimism persist in Cote d’Ivoire
By Stephen Appraku0Bringing war criminals to justice is a cornerstone for building reconciliation and stability in countries emerging from armed conflicts. But in Côte d’Ivoire, six years of trials involving 83 suspects…