Africa Adaptation Initiative response to continental biggest challenge
African Adaptation Initiative is expected to be an opportunity to consider the most effective measures to help close…
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Blue economy fuels Africa’s economic growth
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) expressed its full support and commitment to assist Africa utilize its…
Kenya to deepen African trade
Building up to the Inaugural Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) the Export Promotion Council of Kenya (EPC) and the…
U.S. provides $900 million to Africa, Asia, Latin America projects
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) of the United States government on Thursday approved $895 million in financing…
A blueprint for Africa’s future cities
Firmly established as Africa’s most progressive business orientated jurisdiction, Mauritius’ forward-thinking and nimble policies have resulted in the…
Accessing opportunities in Africa’s hospitality, tourism sector
With over one billion young people set to enter the global labour market over the next decade, many…
Casablanca to host Africa’s structured trade finance meeting
The city of Casablanca, Morocco, is set to host African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank’s) annual meeting on ‘structured trade…
Industrial Internet of Things: Connecting machines, people and data
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – The industrial Internet of Things is starting to come of age, but are…
Chinese $850 million for Africa set to expand trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says the $850 million in financing facilities being made available to the Bank…
African Development Bank bans Cameroon company for audit obstruction
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group today bans the Centre Africain de Recherches Forestières Appliquées et de Développement…
Forum charts 3-year Africa, China cooperation plan
The 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was held on 3 and 4 September 2018…
Marrakech becomes African hospitality hot spot
One of the beautiful cities of Morocco, Marrakech becomes African hospitality hot spot, a new report reveals.
China extends Ethiopia’s debt settlement period
The Government China has agreed to extend debt settlement period for Ethiopia, Premier of Ethiopia said.
Could the future of food in the world depend on what Africa does with agriculture?
Addressing a standing room only crowd of global agriculture experts at the FAO headquarters in Rome, 2017 World…
Why China needs to redefine its engagement with Africa
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – It was in 2011, I was in one of the beautiful clubs around…
Experts Meet in Accra to Improve Road Safety in Africa
Every year, road crashes are estimated to claim over 300,000 lives in Africa. The African region has 2…
UN official calls for Africa’s intellectual property rights protection
The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Ms. Vera Songwe calls on Africa leaders for…
Africa launches continental innovation award for SDGs
The President of Ghana and Co-Chair of the Group of Eminent Advocates for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),…
Marrakesh to host Francophone hotel investment forum
Marrakesh set to host the first hotel investment forum, Forum sur l’Investissement Hôtelier Africain (FIHA), which focuses on…
UN agency urges Africa to combat money laundering
The Executive Secretary of UN Economic Commission for Africa, (ECA) Vera Songwe, said that combatting bribery, money laundering…
Alibaba Group Founder provides $10 million to Africa Entrepreneur Prize
Alibaba Group founder and Executive Chairman Jack Ma today launched the Jack Ma Foundation ‘Netpreneur’ Prize, a new…
Phanes Group kicks off Solar Incubator program for Africa
Phanes Group, an international end-to-end solar provider headquartered in Dubai, UAE, has announced the 2nd edition of its…
Disruptive technology set to enhance financial inclusion in Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is collaborating with the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Ant…
Paylater app reaches one million downloads in Nigeria
In Nigeria, a country of nearly 200 million people, 61% of the adult population is underbanked. Fintech companies…
UN agency calls for Africa’s pharmaceutical development
There is an urgent need to develop the pharmaceutical industry in Africa to reduce the continent’s dependence on…
Africa can generate $33 billion working capital from trading
Africa can generate $33.5 billion working capital from improved business relations with its trading partners if the suppliers…
IFC set to boost wind energy development in Africa
The International Fiance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has forged a new partnership with…
Africa, India trade grows ten fold
Trade between Africa and India rose more than 10-fold between 2001 and 2014, making India Africa’s fourth-largest national…
African Union launches Africa’s Development Dynamics report
Africa needs development strategies more coherent and prioritizing improved public action to stand up to the challenges of…
UN urges countries to help Africa fight money laundering, tax evasion
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. António Guterres, who is in Addis Ababa for the joint African…