Innovative financing, debt reform for Africa’s sustainable development
By Jason R. Braganza – The 11th session of the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development being held…
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Africa told to prioritize job creation
With over 10 to 12 million young Africans entering the workforce annually, but only around 3 million formal…
Africa urged to craft uniform debt contract template
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE / JOHANNESBURG – The African Union (AU) is urged to take the leadership and…
Why Africa battles for fair credit
Why borrowing is so expensive for African nations is no longer just a technical debate. It is a…
IFC commits $100 million to African data center
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement for $100…
Africa urged to ratify free movement of persons protocol
Government officials, migration experts, diaspora representatives, private sector actors, civil society, and youth leaders gathered in Mombasa this…
Bank to provide $50 million to end school-age hunger in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved the establishment of a fund to help put…
Agricultural value chains for a crisis-driven world
By Pamela Coke-Hamilton – Seven years after the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and…
Canton Fair promotes international exchanges in Europe, Africa
The 137th Canton Fair, set to open next month on April 15 in Guangzhou, China, has wrapped up…
UNECA, FAO partner to promote sustainable agriculture in Africa
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) signed a Memorandum of…
Ecobank named best trade financer in Africa
Ecobank Group is named as the Best Trade Finance Provider Bank in Africa, at the Global Finance Trade…
Africa needs to leverage natural resources, growing population
Africa needs to find ways to better leverage its strengths, such as its young and growing population and…
African experts advised to redefine prosperous future
Ahead of the 2025 Conference of Ministers, a three-day meeting of Experts closed with the Economic Commission for…
African Energy Bank set to promote just transition
Taking place on the sidelines of the inaugural Congo Energy & Investment Forum this month the African Petroleum…
Africa urged to scale up development financing
The role of sub-regional multilateral development banks (MDBs) in advancing Africa’s development objectives took center stage during a…
Africa told to ease Africans free movement to realize AfCFTA
By ANWAR HUSSEN MOHAMMED – In order to implement African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Mr. Antonio Pedro…
Addis set to host Africa Africa’s finance , economy ministers
Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia is set to host Africa’s finance and economic planning ministers this week…
US supports for African energy independence
The U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright delivered a decisive message at the Powering Africa Summit in Washington,…
ARISE IIP secures $450 million for industrial parks
In a significant move aimed at boosting industrial development across Africa, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) signed a US$450…
Botswana urges African nations to bolster regional trade
Despite its vast resources and production capacity, Africa remains heavily reliant on external markets. This state of affairs…
UK looks to deepen energy trade, investment with Africa
Trade relations between the UK and Africa are gaining momentum. Last month, UK Minister for Trade Policy and…
African Mining Week to highlight Africa’s gold market
The upcoming African Mining Week (AMW) scheduled to take place from October 1 -3 in Cape Town in…
Former African leaders call for urgent debt relief
Eight former African Heads of State and Government have signed the Cape Town Declaration, calling for the critical…
EIB backs Africa’s climate resilient infrastructure fund
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed to join Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) in financing a $750 million…
Research alarms declining number of surgeons in Africa
Medical practitioners, policy experts, researchers and other key stakeholders have called for urgent mitigation measures to address dwindling…
AfDB, Standard Bank partner to support SMMEs in Africa
The African Development Bank Group and Standard Bank Group (SBG) on Monday signed a landmark financial agreement to…
Africans visa-free movement discussed on sidelines of AU summit
On the sidelines of the 38th African Union Summit, African leaders discussed obstacles to the continent’s economic integration,…
UN chief urges African leaders to end conflicts, human sufferings
The 38th African heads of states summit is opened today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this morning in the…
Potentials, risks of Africa in global liquefied natural gas markets
By NJ Ayuk – The global energy marketplace is shifting toward the acceptance of natural gas as a…
IFC invests $50 million in Lagos Free Zone Company
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced an equity investment of up to $50 million in Lagos Free…