African Union Initiatives
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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu backs the African Credit Rating Agency’s planned Oct. 7, 2026 launch in Mauritius, saying Africa needs stronger institutions. Separately, Togo sponsors a UN resolution to replace the Mercator map with a projection that better reflects Africa’s size.
Tinubu Backs October Launch of African Credit Rating Agency
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the planned launch of the African Credit Rating Agency on October 7, 2026, calling it a step toward building African financial institutions that can assess the continent’s economies and risks. Tinubu said Africa was not seeking preferential treatment from credit-rating institutions. It wanted assessments that reflected economic fundamentals and the reforms its ec…
UN to vote on adopting a new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
The United Nations is preparing to vote on whether to move away from the familiar Mercator map, which makes Africa appear roughly comparable in size to Greenland. The resolution, sponsored by Togo, ca…
African Union and US seek stronger cooperation on infrastructure and investment
The African Union and the United States are seeking to strengthen cooperation on infrastructure, investment and trade as Washington maintains that Africa remains a priority. African Union Commission C…
Tinubu backs planned launch of Africa’s new credit rating agency
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the planned launch of an African credit rating agency, saying the continent needs financial institutions that understand its economies and risks more accurately. The…
Tinubu Backs October Launch of African Credit Rating Agency
President Bola Tinubu has endorsed the October 7, 2026 launch of the African Credit Rating Agency, presenting it as a step toward building financial institutions that can assess African economies and …
Tinubu Backs African Credit Rating Agency
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the African Union's announcement that the African Credit Rating Agency will officially launch on Oct. 7 in Port Louis, Mauritius. Tinubu said the initiative could he…