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Ghana ranked 5th in visa openness index

December 16, 2020 Ghana ranked fifth and scored 0.875 on the 2020 Africa Visa Openness Index with 24 requiring no visa to enter the country, 28 requiring visas on arrival with travelers from Morocco...

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African countries to get COVID-19 vaccines in early 2021

December 11, 2020 African countries will have access to the COVID-19 vaccines from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021, said a special envoy of the African Union (AU) on Wednesday....

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Address all custom related issues before commencement of AfCFTA – GRA boss

November 19, 2020 The Commissioner General at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)  Revered Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, has cautioned the Customs Division of the various countries implementing the Africa...

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Customs duties in Africa to reduce next year

October 19, 2020 Customs duties on trading within Africa will be reduced from next year onwards when the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement comes into force on January 1, 2021. The...

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October 19, 2020 / Comments (0)

Coronavirus magnifies Africa’s need for economic integration – AU Chairperson

August 18, 2020 The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat says the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need to accelerate Africa’s economic integration and industrial...

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August 18, 2020 / Comments (0)

‘Aggressive action’ needed as Africa coronavirus cases pass 1m

August 12, 2020 “Aggressive and bold” action is needed as Africa’s coronavirus cases pass the one-million mark, according to the African Union (AU) body dealing with the pandemic. It says...

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43 African countries under border closure as coronavirus cases top 225,000 continent wide

June 16, 2020 As COVID-19 caseload surpassed 225,105 on Saturday across the African continent, 43 African countries are now under full border closure due to the rapid spread of...

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AU launches initiative in honour of Kofi Annan

May 27, 2020 The African Union (AU) has launched an initiative to honour the leadership role and contributions of former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, for the establishment of the Global Fund for...

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May 27, 2020 / Comments (0)

AU establishes COVID-19 Fund; seeks to raise $1M to support member states

May 25, 2020 The African Union (AU) has created a COVID-19 Response Fund with the aim of raising US$1 million to boost the Union’s response towards the COVID-19 fight in Africa. The Fund was...

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Africa Regional Index underlines integration as key to building resilient economies

May 25, 2020 The second Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019) has been launched by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank and the African Union Commission (AUC),...

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