In contrast, there is not a speck of grey in Southern Africa. Even with Zimbabwe in relative shambles, the region is almost entirely free of grey on the map. In Angola or South Africa, this might ...

Africa's free-trade area became reality on 1 January 2021, promising to make it easier to do business across the continent. The idea, which has been talked about for years, is to create one of the ...

Africa's free trade area started a year ago amid much fanfare. But its impact has been low amid the coronavirus pandemic and an economic downturn on the continent. The African Continental Free ...

Each polygon represents an individual roof, allowing analysts to estimate population, density and infrastructure needs without expensive field surveys. The 2024 2.5D temporal layer goes a step ...

and media audiences around the globe have gazed at maps that lie—maps that diminish Africa’s size and, along with it, its place in the world. But a new campaign is set to change that.

It is hoped the deal will boost low levels of manufacturing in Africa The leaders of 44 African countries have signed a deal to create one of the world's largest free trade blocs. The agreement ...

The head of the International Monetary Fund is urging African countries to implement the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. Speaking Friday in Nairobi, Kristalina Georgieva said intracontinental ...

A new agreement creating Africa’s first continent-wide free trade area could generate greater economic benefits than previously estimated. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), if fully ...

But, in reality, three Canadas would comfortably fit inside Africa. Our world map is wildly misleading. It’s all down to the European cartographer Geert de Kremer, better known as Mercator ...

What is AfCFTA? Established in 2019 to strengthen Africa's economic status and stability, AfCFTA is the world's largest free trade area. Among its objectives is eliminating tariffs on goods traded ...