Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) COVID-19 Task Force Executive Director Jeremy Konyndyk announced more than $91 million…
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IFC to advance distributed renewable energy in Africa
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, and The Rockefeller Foundation (RF) today…
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Nissan launches the all-new Note Aura in Japan
Nissan today launched the all-new Note Aura premium compact car in Japan, with sales planned to start in autumn.
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G7 to invest $80 billion into African businesses
The G7 DFIs, the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD and the European Investment Bank…
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ECA’s Songwe echoes Africa’s expectation from G7 summit
Leaders of the Group of Seven nations (G7) including the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the…
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African Risk Capacity Group partners with Centre for Disaster Protection
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group and the Centre for Disaster Protection have entered into a partnership agreement to mutually…
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Africa gets sanitation, hygiene champion
The African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) has appointed Mrs Fatima Maada Bio, the First Lady of the Republic of…
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New fund to nurture Africa’s reading culture
The International Publishers Association (IPA) will today begin accepting proposals for projects to develop reading culture beyond the classroom in…
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Africa urged to reopen borders to foster saving lives, economies
African Ministers responsible for health, ICT, and transport have made a call to the African States to work towards harmonizing…
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Overcoming bankability to make renewable energy feasible in Ethiopia
BonelliErede an international law firm, along with the RES4Africa Foundation, an organisation dedicated to promoting renewable energy in Africa, recently…
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ECA engages media in data production, sharing
The African Centre for Statistics (ACS) at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday hosted a webinar on the…
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Accelerating AfCFTA implementation key for Africa’s recovery
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says it will continue to work closely with its member States, the…
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Airlines association members discusses African air transport
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Ethiopian Airlines concluded the 9th Aviation Stakeholders’ Convention with an alignment on priorities for…
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Invasive alien species cost Africa $3.6 trillion
Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) scientists have conducted the first comprehensive study on the economic impact of a…
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