African trade agreement: Catalyst for growth
By Vera Songwe and Mamadou Biteye – Africa is growing, but not fast enough. In order for more…
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Contraception use growing fastest in Africa
A new report shows use of contraception growing fastest in Africa, with 24% of women of reproductive age…
Portuguese speaking countries set sight on $5 billion projects
Portuguese speaking have identified a pipeline of more than $5 billion in private sector and private-public partnership (PPP)…
Standard Bank wins best Africa private bank award
Standard Bank Wealth and Investment has won the Best Private Bank for Customer Service in Africa for the…
Africa oil & gas industry outlook improves
The outlook for Africa’s oil & gas industry is positive amid difficult operating and economic headwinds. Tough economic…
Finance Institutions Join Forces to ‘Deliver As One For Africa’
The African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina on Tuesday made an impassioned call for investors to join the…
Report advises Africa to avoid demographic time bomb
Africa could be home to a billion angry, under-fed, under-educated and under-employed children and young people by 2050,…
Mastercard launches new fund for young Africans
The Mastercard Foundation on Thursday announced a new fund that enables young changemakers to seed and kick-start promising…
Cape Town to host Africa’s early stage investor summit
Africa’s early stage investor community will convene on November 11th and 12th, 2018 for the 5th Africa Early…
Partners to provide E-Learning for African Financial Institutions in Africa
The Trade Finance Division of the African Development Bank and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), have…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Innovative finance, new technology connect underserved populations
New technology and blended finance will help to bridge the “last mile” of the infrastructure gap by getting…
Ethiopian Airlines pioneers 1st GEnx Engine repair in Africa
Ethiopian Maintenance & Engineering Services, the largest and oldest aircraft maintenance centre in Africa, has become the first…
Africa climate meeting in progress in Nairobi
The 7th Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-VII) conference continued in Nairobi Thursday with experts discussing the…
Turkey Africa strengthening economic, business ties
Africa and Turkey are holding the 2nd Turkey Africa Economic and Business Forum, which was co-organised by the…
African needs one voice on climate issues
Africa needs to prepare and speak with one voice when it goes to COP 24 in Katowice, Poland,…
Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa slower, says WB
Sub-Saharan African economies are still recovering from the slowdown in 2015-16, but growth is slower than expected, according…
Western scholar urges Africa to own its statistics
Statisticians are urged to do more to explain and sell their work to ensure their product helps African…
Linkages between artisanal miners and formal workers in large mining companies
By Mukasiri Sibanda – Employees of large scale mining (LSM) companies have the technical skills and experience to…
WorldRemit offers free service for Ethiopian diaspora in America
WorldRemit, one of the top digital money transfer company, launches a free of charge remittance transfer service for…
Countries showcase progress in statistical development
The 13th session of the African Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) kicked off on Monday in Addis Ababa…
Hilton on track to double its footprint in Africa
As it continues to grow its presence in Africa by introducing new brands and entering new countries, Hilton…
Data revolution key to sustainable development in Africa
The success of the sustainable development agenda calls for a data revolution to support Africa’s developmental endeavors at…
UN meeting discuss digital identity, investment opportunities in Africa
The Executive Secretary of UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe has reflected on multiple issues including…
Partners to drive finance to African smallholder farmers
Africa’s development partners have launch a new partnership that will help build climate resilience for smallholder farmers in…
African leaders to reflect on investment in health
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in partnership with GBCHealth and the Aliko Dangote Foundation has…
Bank urges Canadian companies to invest in Africa
African Development Bank (AfDB), one of the major development financiers of the continent, urges Canadian business leaders to…