Financial institutions advised to transform African trade
The transformation of trade in Africa is a task that all African financial institutions must collectively pursue, says African Export-Import…
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Agricultural technology to turn African Savannah into global food basket
The African Development Bank is championing a new regional and global effort to transform the African Savannah from a “Sleeping…
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Ethiopia gets first female president
Ethiopian Parliament today elected Sahlework Zewde as the first female president of Ethiopia in modern history of the country.
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Bahrain, India, Lesotho, South Africa win UN Investment Promotion Awards
Agencies from Bahrain, India, Lesotho and South Africa have won top honours at the United Nations Investment Promotion Awards for…
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African leaders advised to exploit the ‘new oil’
African leaders are advised to exploit statistics, the ‘new oil’. “Statistics is the new oil that our leaders must, henceforth,…
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Canada to host business forum on Africa
Canadian Council on Africa (CCAfrica) and Mining Suppliers Trade Association Canada (MSTA Canada) is set to host the first collaborative…
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South Sudan secures $44 funding
The Government of South Sudan today welcomed a contribution of $43.57 million from the African Development Bank for the implementation…
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Cooperation key in the face of globalization backlash
The international political climate may be turning against globalization and threatening economic growth, but there is still a chance to…
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African Development Bank, African Trade Insurance Agency, UK reinsurers launch credit insurance deal
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) announce the successful completion of a $500 million credit…
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First private ambulance service in Ethiopia celebrates 10th anniversary
TEBITA Ambulance, the first private ambulance and emergency service provider of its kind in Ethiopia, celebrates its 10th anniversary.
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Amnesty International urges Ethiopia to release human rights defender
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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