Boeing launches pathways to space program in Africa
The Future African Space Explorer's STEM Academy (FASESA) and Boeing launched the second edition of the “Pathways to…
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Afreximbank stresses Africa’s cotton potential
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) recently hosted a two-day meeting of the Steering Committee of the Partenariat pour le…
Africa missing out on $60 billion tourism markets
The newly released ‘2025 State of the African Industry Report: Ignite Africa!’ reveals billion-dollar blind spots holding back…
Cape Town to host continental hospitality investment summit
Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Africa 2025 is set to be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa from 17–19…
Africa’s pastoralists key for environmental balance
By Daouda Ngom – Across Africa, pastoralists and livestock keepers sustain herding systems which are closely bound up…
Forum to spotlight African energy opportunities, U.S.- Africa ties
The U.S.-Africa Energy Forum (USAEF) returns to Houston with a bold agenda focused on catalyzing American investment and…
Symbiotic relationship transforming African banking
By Aymen Daoud – Within the last decade, traditional banks have been increasingly forced out of their comfort…
Africa advised to establish its own credit rating ecosystem
African countries should be active architects of their own credit narratives by establishing an African credit rating ecosystem,…
Huawei supports sustainable education ecosystem in Africa
Huawei Education Summit is convened this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the framework of the Company’s annual…
Nokia to help advance Digital Morocco 2030
Nokia is set to help accelerate the Digital Morocco 2030 plan as the Ministry of Digital Transition and…
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…
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…