Joshua P Meltzer, a senior fellow in global economy and development at the Brookings Institution, has recently written about the fundamental need for Africa to diversify its economy and better integrate into the global economy in order to establish itself as a key player amongst the international trading community. It is only by doing this, … More Africa must integrate into new systems of International Trade

Devex reporter Molly Anders recently reported on the impact of the UK’s economy on the aid budget: UK aid braced for $1 billion shortfall The United Kingdom’s economy is not growing as quickly as previously thought, U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne revealed Wednesday. Original estimates by the Office for Budget Responsibility in November projected … More UK foreign aid to decrease by $1 billion

On March 14th 2016 several events and activities took place across the globe to celebrate Commonwealth Day and its values: Peace, Democracy and Equality. This year’s theme, ‘An Inclusive Commonwealth,’ celebrates its diversity with more than 2 billion people being a part of it. It is a global recognition of individuality, asserting equality irrespective of … More Commonwealth Day 2016: Celebrating Inclusiveness

Today is the celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD); a day that is marked around the globe in over 40 countries and recognises women’s achievements across the board – politically, economically and socially. At the same time, IWD calls for gender equality all over the world. Statistics still illustrate that women’s education and health, as … More International Women’s Day: The significance of Social, Political and Economic Empowerment

Since 2010 trade flows across East Africa have been increasing substantially, as it stands African countries carry out about 23 percent of their trade with one another, a percentage higher than the 15 percent estimate by the World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB). Indeed from 2004-2014 Intra-EAC trade grew from $2.6 billion to $8.6 … More Intra-EAC Trading On The Up Thanks To One Stop Border Posts