Potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement

By Yohane Mbeeya Moono An Alumni of the Zambia Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies Reuters Trained Journalist The African Continent under the Pan-African Vision of “An integrated, Prosperous and Peaceful Africa” came up with the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement. This is solely the brainchild of the Continental body the African Union. This

What is the Suez Canal 🇪🇬

The Suez Canal is a 193 km artificial (man-made) sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa to it’s West and Asia to it’s East. The canal is a route of trade between Europe and Asia without which ships would have to circle

AfCFTA could boost African incomes by 9%, says World Bank report

Full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) could increase FDI by up to 159%, with positive impacts for trade and incomes. Charles Dietz Reforms set in motion by the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could lead to a rise in foreign direct investment (FDI) that would boost incomes

Only 9 African countries print their currency domestically.

In a continent of about 54 countries, 9 have the capacity to print their own currencies or mint their own coins. Nigeria, Morocco, Kenya, Algeria, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Sudan, and Zimbabwe are the only countries that have set up private companies and state-owned enterprises printing banknotes. Out of the remaining

Top 10 Most Visited Countries in Africa

1. Egypt 🇪🇬 – 13.6 Million 2. Morroco 🇲🇦 – 12.9 million Visitors3. South Africa 🇿🇦 – 10.5 Million Visitors4. Tunisia 🇹🇳 – 9.4 million Visitors5. Algeria 🇩🇿 – 2.6 million Visitors6. Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 – 2.4 million Visitors7. Mozambique 🇲🇿 – 1.6 million Visitors8. Kenya 🇰🇪 – 1.6 million Visitors9. Tanzania 🇹🇿 – 1.5 million

AFRICA’S LEADING “GOOD” COUNTRIES IN 2021 🌍

1. South Africa 🇿🇦 (44th)2.Tunisia 🇹🇳 (47th )3. Morocco 🇲🇦 (55th)4. Mauritius 🇲🇺 (58th)5. Rwanda 🇷🇼 (71th)6. Kenya 🇰🇪 (72th )7. Uganda 🇺🇬 (73th) 8. Egypt 🇪🇬 (75th)9. Seychelles 🇸🇨 (76th)10. Liberia 🇱🇷 (79th)11. Zambia 🇿🇲 (81th) 12. Ghana 🇬🇭 (84th)13. Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 (86th) 14. Madagascar 🇲🇬 (89th) 15. Namibia 🇳🇦 (90th)16. Togo 🇹🇬 (95th)17.

AFRICA’s Oldest Airline

EgyptAir is Africa’s oldest airline. It was founded in June 7, 1932 and commenced operations in July 1933. It serves 79 destinations across 56 countries. It became the second African member of Star Alliance in October 2007. Its headquarters is at Cairo International Airport.

Top 10 best police force in Africa

1)- Botswana police🇧🇼 2)- Rwanda police🇷🇼 3)- Algerian police 🇩🇿 4)- Senegalese police 🇸🇳 5)- Tunisian police 🇹🇳 6)- Egyptian police🇪🇬 7)- Burkina Faso police 🇧🇫 8)- Ghanaian police 🇬🇭 9)- South African police 🇿🇦 10)- Moroccan police 🇲🇦 Source: Great Africa

Top 30 Companies in Sub-Sahara Africa

Here are the Top 30 companies in Sub-Saharan Africa by market capitialization as of January 2022. According to the monthly market report by AfricanFinancials. 1) MTN Group – $23.4 billion 🇿🇦 South Africa2) Safaricom – $13 billion 🇰🇪 Kenya3) Dangote Cement – $10.7 billion 🇳🇬 Nigeria4) MTN Nigeria – $9.7 billion 🇳🇬 Nigeria5) Airtel Africa

Africa on the Horizon

Countries in Africa that can rule the world forever when they come together as one kingdom 1 Nigeria 🇳🇬 2 Ethiopia 🇪🇹 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4 Egypt 🇪🇬 5 South Africa 🇿🇦 6 Tanzania 🇹🇿 7 Kenya 🇰🇪 8 Uganda 🇺🇬 9 Algeria 🇩🇿 10 Sudan 🇸🇩 11 Morocco 🇲🇦 12 Mozambique