The First Africa climate summit in Nairobi intensified calls for a common African currency to address climate finance gaps. A section of African ministers and experts indicated that currency could ...

(Bloomberg) -- The BRICS group of nations will discuss the feasibility of introducing a common currency, according to the foreign minister of South Africa, which is preparing to host a summit of the ...

In September 2023, Nigeria was upbeat after Emirates Airlines agreed to resume direct flights to the country. This came after an 11-month hiatus, the root cause of which was an inability to repatriate ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Africa aims to have a common currency by 2021, the economic affairs commissioner at the African Union (AU) said on Wednesday. Governments hope this will attract higher levels of ...

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s government said there are no plans to create a so-called BRICS currency, after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on members of the ...

Chiefs of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc said in 2019 the Eco would be set up in 2020. [AFP] Hopes raised by West African leaders of finally launching ...

The Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc has dismissed a post on X, formerly Twitter, which claimed that the bloc's member countries have launched a common regional currency.

(AP) The five nations in the East African Community regional economic bloc have signed an agreement to adopt a common currency. The presidents of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda met ...

JOHANNESBURG, July 20 (Reuters) - A BRICS currency will not be on the agenda of the bloc's summit in South Africa next month, but Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will continue to switch ...

BRICS is set to admit six new countries—Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE—which will significantly boost its share in global commodity exports and population. Brazilian ...