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The ideal of a thriving Africa, where the material and social conditions of life of its various peoples are not dependent on external assistance, effectively depends on the development of a sustainable and equitable continental economy, based on intra-continental trade in manufactures and services. This Pan-African approach to development on the continent is the essence of Nkrumah’s assertion dating back to the late 1950s, and presently the basic rationale of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA), an initiative of the Africa Union that advances the objective of continental economic integration. This is important for a continent which at present heavily relies on primary production and is vulnerable to numerous external shocks, to the detriment of human wellbeing. ....
Ryanair staff in Lithuania pressured to take unpaid leave 40 Ryanair / E. Blaževič/LRT The Irish budget airline Ryanair is forcing its staff based in Vilnius and Kaunas to take unpaid leave, a letter seen by LRT suggests. The company has recently scaled down its operations in Lithuania due to the pandemic. In a February 24 letter which appears to be sent by Ryanair management to the cabin crew staff, the company says that due to reduced flying schedules “there will be a requirement” for workers to take periods of unpaid leave in April and May. A form requesting 10 days of unpaid leave to be signed by the workers was attached to the letter. ....