The words of the legendary Dr. Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah at his Independence Day speech on March 6, 1957 ring true today. He told the world that political independence was meaningless without economic liberty.
Russia invites all African countries to the Russia-Africa summit, unlike the United States, which did not invite several African countries to a similar summit, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
Textile and fashion traders say they will benefit a great deal if Rwanda will be added back to the list of beneficiaries of the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA).
African nations today seek a very different kind of engagement with the West from what they have known, and the United States is seemingly "all in" on the continent’s future. This much was clear at the US-Africa Summit held in Washington last week.