World Bank predicts African economy to grow by 3.2% in 2018
The World Bank forecasts Africa’s average economic growth to rise to 3.2 percent in 2018 and to 3.5% in 2019. The growth is expected as a result of improving commodity prices and…
The World Bank forecasts Africa’s average economic growth to rise to 3.2 percent in 2018 and to 3.5% in 2019. The growth is expected as a result of improving commodity prices and…
Approximately 48,000 babies born in the Eastern and Southern Africa region on New Year’s Day, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today.
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) signed a $100-Million agreement and a EUR 50-Million Murabaha agreement with a partner aiming to facilitate and finance exports amongst African countries and between Africa and the rest…
Djibouti Telecom and its partners announced implementation commencement of the supply contract for the Djibouti Africa Regional Express (DARE) submarine cable system with TE SubCom as supplier.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a $160 million loan for the expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) of Kenya following the efforts being made by Kenya’s government to make Nairobi an…
The African Development (AfDB) has approved a $15 million investment in Shore Capital Fund III, a multinational Private Equity Fund.
AccorHotels, the global hotel chain, announced today the signing of a management agreement to operate the currently branded Tune Hotel Westlands, Nairobi and re-launch it under the ibis Styles brand.
Nearly a decade after the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, a new Pew Research Center survey finds global economic spirits are reviving.
Ethiopian Airlines partnered with Boeing and three non-profit organizations to deliver 6.5 tons of humanitarian aids for St. Paul’s Hospital and Bihar Dar University College of Medicine & Health Sciences.
The global number of refugee and migrant children moving alone has reached a record high, increasing nearly five-fold since 2010, UNICEF said in a new report.
Experts from Africa and beyond are set to discuss Africa’s maritime sector in Abidjan, Côte d’ Ivoire next month.
A meeting on Sustainable Development calls for a green transformation of African economy and an industrialization that doesn’t harm environment.
Prioritizing agriculture for its role in poverty reduction, overcoming hunger and food insecurity, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group said its annual meeting in India will focus on food security in Africa.
Partnership Africa Canada today announced the Just Gold project has successfully implemented a system to trace legal and conflict-free artisanal gold in the Democratic Republic of Congo.