Economic Development
Africa gains as WTO delivers breakthrough deals
“Geneva Package” includes deals on fish, intellectual property rights waiver and food security
Trade
What Africa expects of the new WTO Chief Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
As Dr. Okonjo-Iweala takes office Africa seeks equitable COVID-19 vaccine access, support for free trade area, better market access and breaking of longstanding deadlocks.
Empowerment
History made as Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala picked to head WTO
The Nigerian former minister is the first woman and first African to hold this position
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What Doha means for Africa
Compromises at WTO trade talks bring some gains, but at an uncertain cost
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New WTO proposals stir controversy
“Singapore issues” could undermine local enterprises in Africa
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Does financing benefit African women?
New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds
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Africans fear ‘ruin’ in Europe trade talks
Opposition grows to more inequitable trade liberalization
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Loss of textile market costs African jobs
Diversification, efficiency hold key for economic recovery
Cover Story
Trade talks: where is the development?
In North and South, critics see “Doha round” as a run-around
Cover Story
African migration: from tensions to solutions
Migrants who leave their countries in search of work are currently not adequately protected by international law
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New barriers hinder African trade
Health standards in rich countries limit continent’s ability to export