Author: Helmut Mahongo
Resources Matter, so Does Deployment Knowhow – ECA
By: Helmut Mahogo General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Claver Gatete, called for domestic resource mobilisation as the foundation of Africa’s economic transformation. Gatete said this as he addressed the 49th Ordinary Session of the…
ECOWAS To Launch a Single Currency By 2027
By: Helmut Mahongo The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reaffirmed plans to launch a single currency dubbed the ECO by next year. The union announced this after its 69th ECOWAS summit of Heads of State…
SADC Calls for Increased Investment in Energy Infrastructure …Africa trails with only 50% electrification rate
By: Helmut Mahongo The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Deputy Executive Secretary for Regional Integration, Makombo N’Tumba, called for increased investment in energy infrastructure. N’Tumba said this in her introductory remarks at the recently held 44th Joint Meeting…
Continental Regulator to Collaborate on Substandard and Falsified Medical Products
By: Helmut Mahongo The African Medicines Agency (AMA) and Medicines for Africa (MFA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on combating the rise in the use of substandard and falsified medical products. The MoU, which was signed in…
The European Union Bans the Purchase of Sudanese Gold
By: Helmut Mahongo The European Union will no longer buy Sudanese gold, according to a press release published on Monday this week. The decision to ban the purchase, import or transfer of gold originating from Sudan is…
Artificial Intelligence Advancing at Runaway Speed- UN
By: Helmut Mahongo Observations by the United Nations are that artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at runaway speed. The global body’s Secretary-General, António Guterres, noted that AI technology can reshape economies, transform the world of work, sway elections, and…
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Withdraw From ICC
By: Helmut Mahongo Following applications dating back to 2025, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have officially withdrawn from the International Criminal Court (ICC) The International Court of Justice recently shared its concerns over the withdrawal of the three…
Nigeria’s Upward Intra-African Trade Reflects AfCFTA Importance
By: Helmut Mahongo The African Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) shared that the value of Nigeria’s trade with the continent grew from $7.47 billion to $9.02 billion in 2025, leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to…
Corruption Diverts Resources from Essential Services
By: Helmut Mahongo The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Deputy Executive Secretary for Corporate Affairs has indicated that corruption not only weakens public trust but also reduces development gains and diverts resources from essential services. The deputy executive…