Saudia named world’s fastest growing airline brands
Saudia, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, announced that its brand value has grown by 58% since…
Gebeya, UNHCR make easy for businesses to discover refugee talent
Gebeya Inc., a leading Pan-African tech leadership company that specializes in Saas-enabled custom Talent Cloud innovation, and UNHCR,…
Africa advised to monitor development strategies using technology
To bolster national planning activities, policymakers have been urged to embrace digital tools to foster greater transparency, efficiency,…
Africa’s $824 billion debt burden hinders its economic potential
Africa’s immense economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans that complicate debt resolution and compromise countries’…
WTM Africa 2024 signals surging interest in African tourism
World Travel Market Africa (WTM Africa) wrapped up its 2024 edition with record-breaking numbers, demonstrating a significant surge…
South Africa initiates dispute complaint regarding EU citrus fruit
South Africa has requested WTO dispute consultations with the European Union concerning certain aspects of the regime imposed…
How data analytics transforms Africa’s marketing landscape
By Fiso Tshivhandekano and Muriuki Murunge – At the end of last year, the global data analytics market…
World Nuclear Association to highlight Southern Africa’s nuclear prospects
Director General of the World Nuclear Association (WNA) Dr. Sama Bilbao y León will speak at the Invest…
Securing legal identity for all Africans key to sustainable development
Development experts are calling for political support to accelerate investment in effective civil registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)…
Ethiopian Airlines launches flight to Warsaw, Poland
Ethiopian Airlines launches a new four times weekly passenger services to Warsaw, Poland via Athens.
Africa told to invest in science, technology
Africa can build a more prosperous, just, and sustainable future if countries invest in science, technology and innovation,…
Focus on domestic resource mobilization, inflation – IMF told Africa
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse, Washington DC – In the face of cost of borrowing increasing and official development…
World Bank to expand health services to 1.5 billion people
The World Bank Group today announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services…
US allocates $1 billion to strengthen global food security
Today, USAID Administrator Power and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced they will begin to use the…
IMF reflects on Asia economic outlook
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Washington DC, USA – On the sidelines of the Spring meetings of the…
Partnership to connect 300 million to electricity by 2030
The World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group are partnering on an ambitious effort to provide at…
Afreximbank invests in Bloom Africa Holdings Limited
The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), Afreximbank’s impact investment subsidiary, has announced its investment into Bloom…
WTO adopts recommendations to support members tackle food insecurity
At a special meeting today, the WTO Committee on Agriculture adopted a report containing recommendations on how to…
AfDB inaugurates regional office building in Cameroon
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has inaugurated an ultramodern regional office building in Yaoundé, Cameroon in a move…
Partners set to respond to worst droughts in southern Africa
The southern African region is experiencing one of its worst drought in decades, and millions are facing extreme…
Indebtedness, conflicts affect growth in North Africa. Middle East
The World Bank’s new Middle East and North Africa Economic Update, entitled Conflict and Debt in the Middle…
UNAIDS report urges to expand HIV services
A new report released today by UNAIDS and Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria…
The Radisson brand enters Cape Town
Radisson Hotel Group brings the renowned Radisson brand to South Africa’s “Mother City” with the rebranding of Park…
USAID launches $60 million safety net program in Ethiopia
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) officially launched the Feed the Future Ethiopia Highlands Resilience Activity,…
Morocco to outline its clean energy prospects
Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) Acting CEO Tarik Hamane will outline the country’s clean energy prospects at…
USAID chief calls to urgently address Sudan crisis
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, Samantha Power, urges the international community to urgently address the…
New initiative invests in adolescent girls in East Africa
A new program launched today in East Africa marks a significant opportunity for advocates championing the bodily autonomy…
African Development Bank conducts agribusiness meeting In Nairobi
The African Development Bank concluded a three-day workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at enhancing its Empowering Novel Agri-Business-Led…
IMF set to release $360 million to Ghana
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Stéphane Roudet, Mission Chief for Ghana, held meetings…
Mastercard Foundation invites Africans to apply for funding
The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity has launched an Agribusiness Challenge Fund, calling for proposals from…