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ABN A French delegation led by French Minister of Economy & Finance, H.E. Bruno Le Maire visited Ethiopian Airlines on July 22, 2019. Upon their arrival at Ethiopian, the delegation was welcomed by Ethiopian Group CEO Mr Tewolde GebreMariam and the Executive Management team. A discussion was also held at […]

ABN@ We will tell you by how much people can make an unquenchable thirst for adventure and unique (in the truest sense of the word) pictures. In our photo review — the dangerous depths, scary animals, breathtaking trails and breathtaking views. Manchac Swamp, Louisiana, USA In addition to rumors about […]

ABN@ African technology start-ups have been warned against having a narrow vision for their innovations limited only to their domestic markets. Speaking Thursday at the Transform Africa summit in Kigali, Rwanda, experts called on innovators to focus on commercialising and globalising their inventions if they are to reap great returns […]

ABN@ The government of Ghana has concluded a strategic partnership agreement with Africa’s largest airline, Ethiopian Airlines, to establish a new pan-African carrier in Accra, Ghana. The government of Ghana and the private sector would hold a majority stake of 51 percent in the proposed airline while Ethiopian would hold the […]

ABN@ By Nerteley Nettey Director, Communications & External Relations at the African Centre for Economic Transformation, Dede Amanor-Wilks, Ph.D, has noted that a starting point for making the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) work is to understand the importance of women to the African economy and to remove the impediments […]

ABN@ African economies have grown rapidly over the past two decades. Growth between 2009 and 2017 averaged 3.8 percent per year, compared to the world average of 2.5 percent. Africa’s growth has been driven not only by high commodity prices but also economic reforms that have improved the macroeconomic and […]

ABN@ By Rob Floyd A YEAR ago, I wrote about the Argentine Presidency of the G20.  At that time, I indicated that little had been said about Africa by the Argentine hosts, which was unfortunate. Of course looking back, the entire Argentine presidency was somewhat unfortunate, with the least progress […]

ABN@ The pressures on the global energy system are unprecedented. Demand is being fuelled by a growing population and economic growth, but powering the world still depends on fossil fuels, and creates two-thirds of global emissions. Emissions resulting from human activity will need to be at net zero by 2050 to limit […]

ABN@ While nearly 5,000 cryptocurrency fans gleefully gathered at the Consensus conference in New York this week, investors on the other side of the globe appeared to be the ones pulling the levers behind bitcoin’s seven-day, 40% price surge. Cryptocurrency industry veterans say Chinese investors are trying to exchange the yuan for […]

ABN@ At the end of Ron Howard’s film “Apollo 13,” Tom Hanks intones with a final, rueful quiver, “I look up at the Moon and wonder, when will we be going back? And who will that be?” Let’s hope that will be in five short years. As for who? NASA […]