Amnesty International urges the Ethiopian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release a human rights defender and his friend who were…
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Ethiopia to relieve congestion in the Port of Djibouti
A new accord is signed between Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority (EMAA) and World Food Programme to relieve congestion in the…
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Women owned enterprises in Nigeria secure $50 million
The African Development Bank has approved a $50 million line of credit to Nigeria’s Fidelity Bank Plc to support small…
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Africa endorses continental report on population, development
Ministers and senior government officials-in-charge of population in Africa met in Accra, Ghana, recently and endorsed a continental report of…
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Global foreign direct investment fell by 41% in 2018
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 41% in the first half of 2018, to an estimated $470 billion from…
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African Development Bank, Room2Run securitization model for global lenders
Room2Run, the African Development Bank and partners’ innovative $1 billion synthetic securitization of a portfolio of seasoned African Development Bank…
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Innovative finance, new technology connect underserved populations
New technology and blended finance will help to bridge the “last mile” of the infrastructure gap by getting goods and…
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Eastern Africa gets strategy to accelerate economic transformation
The African Development Bank has approved the East Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP) laying out the roadmap for accelerating…
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Ethiopian Airlines pioneers 1st GEnx Engine repair in Africa
Ethiopian Maintenance & Engineering Services, the largest and oldest aircraft maintenance centre in Africa, has become the first in Africa…
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Military, transport helicopters of 21st century
By Col. Jamal Ahmed – I watched recently a video review of some of the best helicopters and I was…
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Africa climate meeting in progress in Nairobi
The 7th Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-VII) conference continued in Nairobi Thursday with experts discussing the sustainable development…
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DP World launches Berbera Port construction in Somaliland
Construction work on the development of the multi-purpose Berbera port in the Republic of Somaliland has started with a special…
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Turkey Africa strengthening economic, business ties
Africa and Turkey are holding the 2nd Turkey Africa Economic and Business Forum, which was co-organised by the African Union…
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International SOS South Africa gets Top Employer Certification
International SOS, the world’s leading medical and security risk services company, received the ‘Top Employer’ award at a glittering ceremony…
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