Browsing: International Institutions

By Alassane Ndiaye*. “The turn of events since the warning shot fired by the US Secretary of the Treasury…

The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), and the OPEC Fund for International…

Reacting to the so-called “16 allegations of whistleblowers” crisis which has paralyzed the African Development Bank for several weeks, five…

By George Orido  Kenya failed in the first round battle for the non-permanen UN Security Council seat after she garnered…

Shareholders of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have voted and re-appointed Prof. Benedict Oramah as President of the Pan-African multilateral financial…

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Monday convened a meeting between African Finance Ministers, the Africa Private…

The government of Kenya through Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA), has partnered with the Association of Countrywide Innovation Hubs, private…

Dutch entrepreneurial development bank (FMO) and the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) today signed a 12-year…

Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has signed a Master Cooperation Agreement (MCA) with…

• Investment expected to cut CO2 emissions by more than 29,000 tons annually • Primary energy savings projected to amount…

The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) will provide key pathways for the Rwandan private sector to access intra-African trade opportunities…

The African Development Bank, the United Nations, and the African Union on Saturday acknowledged the significant progress made in implementing…

“My ringing of the bell here today, marks the beginning of a new exciting, strategic, and impactful engagement.” – African Development…

Zimbabwe is ready to host the Sixth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) that will be held in Victoria…

Regardless of the endogenous and exogenous causes reflecting a difficult economic situation, the economic situation of the countries of Central…

UK’s publicly owned impact investor unveils a $75 million shared risk facility with the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development…

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) yesterday in Egypt’s New Capital City signed an agreement to provide a $100-million…

More and more, African countries are able to act in concert to stand up for the interests of the continent.…

Rwanda is expected to grow by 8.5 percent, according to a new forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on…

President Vladimir Putin of Russia today in Moscow bestowed the national honour of “The Order of Friendship” on Prof. Benedict…

Published on the theme of the 2063 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 2019 Africa Governance Report is…

The strict banking rate (which measures the percentage of the adult population holding an account in banks, postal services, national…

Network International, a leader in payment solutions for digital commerce in Africa and the Middle East, has renewed its long-standing…

L-R: UN-ASG Mohamed Beavogui, Director-General, African Risk Capacity, and Dr. Stergomena L. Tax, Executive Secretary, Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is now forecasting an economic growth rate of around 4.5 percent in 2019 in Malawi,…

The framework agreement will contribute to the socio-economic development of Djibouti The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member…

In terms of convergence in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), no state has met in 2018 the…

Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Terrorism in Ouagadougou, 9 to 14 September 2019 While the…

In the wake of the cabinet reshuffle on 5 September 2019 in Côte d’Ivoire, things are becoming clearer about the…

The National Industrial and Mining Company (SNIM) of Mauritania, the lung of the country’s economy, has a new boss. This…