ALLIES AND NETWORK

An initiative to keep girls in school by supporting income-generating activities for their mothers is bearing fruit in Burkina Faso, where poverty and cultural values still deprive many girls of an education, writes *Brahima Ouédraogo. ...

African leaders have been called upon to match the ambition to conclude the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) with an ambition to boost supply side of their economies by tackling the weak manufacturing base. Africa’s ...

Negotiations on the proposed Africa Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) have gathered momentum. Within the first half of this year alone number of high profile meetings have taken place either organised by officials or civil ...

Introduction 1. Context and Contestations Power and Configurations in Africa Challenges and Opportunities The Role of Africa Trade Network and Civil Society Context and Contestation Role of the Continental Free Trade Areas in an arena ...

DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEPENDENCY ON COMMODITIES 2011-2013 (UNCTAD) Commodities and “Africa Rising” Taking together agricultural commodities, timber, metals and minerals, and hydrocarbons, natural resources have accounted for roughly 35% of Africa’s growth since 2000. Resource-based raw ...