The threat of a major war in Europe has kept global financial markets on tenterhooks
Having committed to pursuing a much closer partnership with African governments and the African Union, the European Union must consider how it can best contribute to Africa’s security and economic prospects
Mminele, who last year stepped down as Absa chief executive, will head the newly established Presidential Climate Finance Task Team
International demand for rooibos is expected to grow exponentially, according to the South African Rooibos Council
Here are some of the more puzzling rules as Europeans settle for another winter holiday season overshadowed by the pandemic threat
Thanks to the Omicron variant, it is harder than ever for Africans to travel – even though public health experts say the restrictions make no sense
Here’s how the EU is continuing to support women and girls worldwide
Here is what you need to know about the crisis that has seen thousands of migrants trapped in dire conditions on the Belarus-Poland border
Neonicotinoid, manufactured by Syngenta and Beyer, is banned in the European Union because it kills pollinators and causes other environmental harms
Anti-Semitism has grown during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly online, a new EU report said on Tuesday
Afrophobia is an imported anti-African sentiment that internalises colonialism because current state borders never existed in African societies
The free online festival, opening today, projects a complex mosaic of a continent under stress
Mozambique is in no position to contribute significantly to the broader array of maritime security endeavours. That’s why international partners need to play a role
The treasury said it will be better for South Africa’s domestic carbon pricing to increase significantly because this will open the door for negotiations with the European Union when the new carbon border adjusted mechanism takes effect in 2026
The tigers were airlifted from Guatemala and placed in a wildlife sanctuary in the Free State
EU seeks to deepen engagement with Africa, with a focus on people-to-people co-operation
Malian officers upset with a government reshuffle have detained the president and prime minister at an army camp outside the capital
Fuelled by social media, the protests were horizontal in structure, decentralised with no identifiable leader, and took shape without the involvement of unions or political parties.
South Africa is behind others on e-mobility policy. But it’s not too late
The ambitious targets are not set in stone until they are deposited at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change later this year, while legislative processes vary between countries that have stated their mitigation
Meeting the new 2030 emissions-reduction target will require an estimated €350-billion of additional investment annually. But this figure pales in comparison to the costs of doing nothing
The South African Revenue Services didn’t gazette the EU quota rates for about month, with no reasons given – and then suddenly published them
As China and the West battle it out for control of Africa’s physical and virtual digital infrastructure, the continent needs to assert its own voice
The West bought billions of vaccines fast and cheap, leaving poorer nations paying through the nose for years to come
The United States led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar’s democracy on Monday after the military staged a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians
His road to the presidency was anchored in contention and acrimony, and if his bid is successful, Alassane Ouattara will have ruled for two decades when all is said and done.
Successes and failures from other initiative such as the European Union will be instructive, but much work must be done before the African Continental Trade Area becomes a reality
When South Africa eventually emerges from the fog of the Covid-19 crisis, will policy makers be ready to grasp the nettle of farm scale, and promote the large-scale redistribution of land to small-scale producers?
The continent’s interconnectedness is what will be its catalyst for recovery
Health, debt and hunger are huge threats to the continent’s stability
Italy’s response to the pandemic can be used as a cautionary tale not only medically but also infrastructurally
Australia’s new regulations will also cover the sharing of data, and the ranking and display of news content, to be enforced by binding dispute resolution mechanisms and penalties