Zimbabwe ready to host & showcase itself at sustainable development forum: Minister
Zimbabwe is ready to host the Sixth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) that will be held in Victoria Falls from 24 to...
The BEAC notes an economic recovery in the CEMAC Zone
Regardless of the endogenous and exogenous causes reflecting a difficult economic situation, the economic situation of the countries of Central Africa recovered timidly in...
TDB and CDC step-up their joint commitment to boost African trade with a US$75m...
UK’s publicly owned impact investor unveils a $75 million shared risk facility with the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank at the UK-Africa...
ITFC and Afreximbank sign $100 Million Credit Facility
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) yesterday in Egypt’s New Capital City signed an agreement to provide a $100-million credit facility to the...
Diversity and Unity: African Agency in International Affairs
More and more, African countries are able to act in concert to stand up for the interests of the continent.
Professor Carlos Lopes
Associate Fellow, Africa...
IMF revises upward growth forecasts for Rwanda
Rwanda is expected to grow by 8.5 percent, according to a new forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday (November 13th). The...
President Putin Honours Afreximbank President with Russian National Award
President Vladimir Putin of Russia today in Moscow bestowed the national honour of “The Order of Friendship” on Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of the...
Interview with Aïcha Bah Diallo, spokesperson for the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Published on the theme of the 2063 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 2019 Africa Governance Report is based on data from...
UEMOA: Slow growth in the strict banking rate in 2018
The strict banking rate (which measures the percentage of the adult population holding an account in banks, postal services, national savings banks and the...
Renewed partnership between Orabank and Network International
Network International, a leader in payment solutions for digital commerce in Africa and the Middle East, has renewed its long-standing agreement with Orabank, one...
African Risk Capacity (ARC) and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Secretariat signs Agreement to...
L-R: UN-ASG Mohamed Beavogui, Director-General, African Risk Capacity, and Dr. Stergomena L. Tax, Executive Secretary, Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) exchanging copies of the...
Malawi: IMF downgrades growth forecast for 2019
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is now forecasting an economic growth rate of around 4.5 percent in 2019 in Malawi, six months after announcing...
Major Framework Agreement signed today between Republic of Djibouti and ITFC
The framework agreement will contribute to the socio-economic development of Djibouti
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank...
Convergence in WAEMU: No state has met the three leading criteria in 2018
In terms of convergence in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), no state has met in 2018 the three criteria of first...