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African Union leaders met in El-Alamein on 4 October to push AfCFTA trade, water and Agenda 2063 plans with Africa's regional blocs. The post African Union Leaders Meet in Egypt on Trade and Water appeared first on The Rio Times.
First, Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed ties and now with tensions spreading across the region, the African Union is urging all sides to show restraint. Meanwhile, Ethiopia's army is advancing toward the Tigrayan capital as fighting intensifies and new explosions rock Addis Ababa. Then, from boardrooms to cocoa fields, a growing number of urban Ivorians are turning to agriculture. On weekends, civil servants, entrepreneurs and traders leave Abidjan behind to tend farms in the countryside, seeking extra income. But running a plantation from afar comes with challenges. And, Senegal is counting down to a historic moment. In a few weeks, Dakar will host the 2026 Youth Olympic Games: the first Olympic event ever staged in Africa. But the stakes go far beyond sport. We speak to Senegal’s Minister of Sports, Djirèye Clotilde Coly.
This year’s UN General Assembly meeting is expected to see the African Union push for a bigger voice at the world body, including permanent African representation at the UN Security Council.
African countries face some of the world’s highest borrowing costs, with ratings driving up interest and cutting off access to international capital. Now the African Union is fighting back with its own credit rating agency