PTA bank finances $26 billion projects in Africa
The former PTA Bank, which re-branded itself to Trade and Development Bank (TDB) said it has financed $26 billion projects in the continent over the last ten years.
Billions needed to eradicate poverty and hunger
The world needs to take urgent action to mobilise the estimated $265 billion a year needed to achieve the first two Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty and hunger by 2030, said…
African Export-Import Bank’s Moody’s Rating improves
The global rating agency Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has announced an upgrade of the issuer rating of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) from Baa2 to Baa1, with the outlook as stable.
African women receive Kwame Nkrumah Awards in Ethiopia
Winner women received the Kwame Nkrumah Regional Awards for women 2016 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the Opening Ceremony of the Gender Pre-Summit, of the 28th AU heads of states and government…
Canada’s progressive trade agenda starts in Africa – Opinion
By David Luke and Phil Rourke – OPINION The arrival of President-elect Donald Trump threw the Liberal Government’s trade strategy off balance. The recent reshuffling of Cabinet and the now laser-like focus…
Partners expand e-commerce in Africa
Ringier Africa Digital Publishing’s Pulse expands to East Africa with P Live & boosts partnership schemes for content & promotions. Ringier Africa Deals Group’s DealDey & sister sites expand scope in Nigeria.
Amnesty urges African states to elect human rights-sensitive AU chairperson
The next head of the African Union (AU) Commission must place human rights at the centre of the organization’s operations, said Amnesty International as leaders of the 54-member body prepare to elect…
Equatorial Guinea to join global oil producing nations bloc
Equatorial Guinea eyes to joining the global oil producing countries alliance known as, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Youth critical for Africa’s agricultural transformation
More than 300 global and African thought leaders and youth agripreneurs will come together for The MasterCard Foundation’s second Young Africa Works Summit on February 16-17 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Azerbaijan commemorates victims of former Soviet army
The Azerbaijan Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia commemorates the 27th anniversary of the killings of 135 Azerbaijanis by the former Soviet Union army, which stormed Baku city on January 20, 1990.
Africa, Germany eye strengthening investment
Germany is set to host the first ever privately held event exclusively dedicated to strengthening trade and investment ties between Germany and the African continent.
Nigeria ratifies WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
The Government of Nigeria has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), becoming the 107th World Trade Organisation (WTO) member state to ratify TFA.
AlertEnterprise expands operations in Middle East
Responding to growing business in the Middle East and North Africa, AlertEnterprise, the leading Silicon Valley based provider of Security Convergence software, has appointed Amid Al-Shanteer as Vice President of Sales for…
Global leaders launch council to help end malaria
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ray Chambers, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Health in Agenda 2030 and for Malaria, today announced the launch of…