15/1/2021
2021 looks like being a turbulent year in Africa. Economic convergence will go hand-in-hand with political divergence and a continuing heavy impact from the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the high hopes that the new vaccines will help insulate us from the coronavirus, their rollout will take time and it looks as though 2021 will be …
Photo Credit: African Continental Free Trade Area Business Forum | Kigali, 20 March 2018 The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been in operation since 01 January, having suffered a six-month delay due to the Covid-19 virus. It is an essen...
15/1/2021
We are seeking to recruit a brilliant freelance Digital Communications Manager with a creative, collaborative and innovative approach and a proven track record of devising and delivering successful story-telling and social media campaigns that engage multipl...
22/12/2020
Jerry Rawlings passed away on 12 November this year, peacefully in Korle Bu Hospital. He was Ghana’s longest serving president and, if the current constitution is respected and his successors resist the temptation to change it to hang on longer, will remain ...
04/12/2020
Kevin Foster MP, the Minister for Future Borders and Immigration has responded to a 2019 report claiming that the UK visit visa system is not fit for purpose, being inaccessible to many Africans, under resourced, unaccountable and widely perceived as biased or...
03/12/2020
The Royal African Society is delighted and proud to have been invited to be a Nominator for The Earthshot Prize, launched by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Sir David Attenborough on 1 November this year. Full details of the prize can be found on ...
30/11/2020
Leaders across Africa have congratulated the US President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory earlier this month. Many hope that his election will mean stronger ties with African countries. But what will the new US administration’s foreign policy pri...
26/11/2020
Photo Credit: jlhervàs, Flickr As we inch towards a Biden presidency, we wonder how, if at all, the new occupant of the White House will leave his mark on Africa. Bill Clinton’s term brought the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Georg...
18/11/2020
The current crisis in Tigray has not appeared from a clear blue sky. Its roots are deep in Ethiopia’s history and its outcome will dictate the country’s future. It is unlikely that Ethiopia will fall apart. But a period of violence is probable and w...
13/11/2020