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The report of the panel of independent experts finally fell on Monday, July 27, clears President Akinwumi Adesina of the…

Vital Capital, a pioneering impact investment, private equity fund focused on companies in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced a collaboration with…

Fitch Ratings, the global credit rating agency, has affirmed the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at…

Annual Credit Analysis African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Africa’s foremost multilateral trade finance institution, announces that the global credit ratings agency…

The leading pan-African banking group, Ecobank, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Alain Nkontchou, a Cameroonian and Independent…

The African Risk Capacity Insurance Limited (ARC Ltd) has appointed Dr Jennifer Blanke to its Board of Directors. Dr Blanke…

Bolloré Logistics Madagascar announces the opening of a new office in the Ivato International Airport, Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar.…

By Gérardine Mahoro, CEO ACT05 (www.act05.com). Public and private african affairs expert, in Africa and between Africa and Europe. Europe…

– Governments and development partners must respond in a more coordinated, targeted, and rapid manner to be effective in limiting impacts…

Dates syrup and dates Powder are making wave in Nigeria, in the Sub African region and in some parts of…

CDC Group and Finnfund today announce a US$70 million commitment to AfricInvest Fund IV, a generalist pan-African fund aiming to…

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…

Founded by Fabrice Koffi, The Keiwa company has one mission: to change the face of the informal sector by simplifying…

By El Hadji Abdourahmane DIOUF.  The WTO is in bad shape. The Doha Round is everlasting. The United Stated…

Brokerslink has announced a further expansion of its footprint in Africa with Tunisian brokerage Karé Kamoun becoming the latest affiliate…

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

By George Orido As Kenya experiences a third month of general lockdown the Kenya Diaspora Alliance mobilized protesters and took…

By George Orido Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has announced his intention to reopen the country’s schools economy saying the…

“The success of the HTA bond issue demonstrates the value of the EAIF/PIDG business model in African economic development ,”…

COFINA Gabon is pleased to announce that it has obtained a medium- term financing of 4 billion FCFA (€ 6…

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

By George  Orido  Kenya’s Treasury Minister Ukur Yatani has presented a USD 32 Billion amidst a depressed economy occasioned by…

By Darwis Khudori (Indonesian Architect and Historian, Director of Master’s Degree in Exchanges with Asia, University of Le Havre, France)…

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the German government assumes premium payments of around EUR 19 million for the drought…

Africa Finance Corporation, the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, today announces the successful issuance of a US$700 Million Reg…

The American policeman’s knee on poor George Floyd’s neck is the symbol of an era. As if awakened from his…

Dangote to boost Economic Diversification with Maiden Clinker Shipment Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN) commended Dangote Cement for leading the…

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

The African Development Bank has responded swiftly to the needs of its member countries during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The…