Flipping the script on critical raw materials: ITC Executive Director on Africa’s role.
Stories & Blogs ITC (News )No more “Scramble for Africa”: We need to flip the script. In the global conversation on critical raw materials, Africa needs to see itself as the prize.
How the African Trade Observatory strengthens trade policy.
Stories & Blogs ITC (News )As Africa moves forward with the implementation of the AfCFTA, policymakers need robust, data-driven trade tools to monitor the state of intra-African integration.
IFAD calls for more partnerships and investments to scale up jobs programme for youth in Africa.
Stories & Blogs IFAD (News )Youth leaders, policymakers, development practitioners, and partners from across Africa called for further partnerships and new investments in the Agribusiness Hubs (ABH).
Small businesses make waves at Intra-African Trade Fair
Stories & Blogs ITC (News )African small businesses are rewriting the rules of trade, and this year’s Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) in Algiers proved it.
IFAD President: "Rural youth need investment to build their own future" – Africa Food Systems Forum.
Stories & Blogs IFAD (Press Release )International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is stressing that investing in rural development and transforming food systems is essential to ending hunger, reducing poverty, and building long-term resilience to any type of shocks.
Can ethical textiles from the Global South shape the future of fashion?
Stories & Blogs ITC (News )At the Future Fabrics Expo 2025, traditional craftsmanship meets modern sustainability in a powerful showcase of ethical textiles and handcrafted products.
IFAD and EADB to co-finance rural development in East Africa.
Stories & Blogs IFAD (Press Release )The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the East Africa Development Bank (EADB) signed a cofinancing agreement to increase their impact through combined investment in IFAD’s projects for rural development and food systems transforma
ITC SheTrades and Visa expand partnership to support women and youth entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa.
Stories & Blogs ITC ( Press Release )The International Trade Centre’s (ITC) SheTrades initiative and Visa announce a regional capacity building programme to support women and youth-led businesses in Kenya and South Africa, expanding their partnership into sub-Saharan Africa.
Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report.
Stories & Blogs IFAD (News )It is projected that 512 million people could be chronically undernourished by 2030. Almost 60 percent of those will be in Africa.