Browsing: Press releases

The new Africa presents the continent’s youth with an excellent battleground to join and wage the economic struggle that will…

The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Solomon Quaynor as the Vice President for…

After securing approval last summer from the “Bank Al Maghrib”, Orange Morocco announces today the launch of Orange Money in…

Bolloré Transport & Logistics Ethiopia officially opened its doors on 21 February 2020. The new subsidiary was created as part…

The first case of Coronavirus at the United Nations (UN) in Dakar, Senegal was confirmed. The United Nations is working…

Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or the “Corporation”), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, announces a US$63 million strategic investment…

The Director of Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research at the African Development Bank, Dr Hanan Morsy, has been named one…

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

 On 9 and 10 March in Abidjan, the 8th edition of the largest annual gathering of the African private sector will…

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

Citi and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced today that Citi has joined USTDA’s Access Africa initiative as an…

The general secretariat of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the governments of the Central African Republic, the…

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) today in Lagos, Nigeria, signed documents to complete the registration of a 300-billion Naira medium-term note…

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

The EITI International Secretariat notes recent media coverage of high-profile cases of alleged corruption in Angola, and reiterates its call…

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries is presenting the Togolese soil characterization platform. The project carried out by…

Delegates at the high-level UK-Morocco Business Dialogue discussed the substantial trade and investment opportunities that exist between the Kingdom of…

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

CDC Group, the UK’s publicly owned impact investor, has announced the commitment of $39.2 million to support SMEs in West…

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

The Creative Africa Exchange Weekend (CAX WKND), Africa’s first continental event dedicated to promoting exchange within the creative and cultural…

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Zimbabwe government on Wednesday signed an agreement in preparation for the forthcoming…

9th annual survey on top business risks attracts record participation of 2,700+ experts from over 100 countries Cyber incidents have become…

 The first bootcamp for IMPULSE, a startup acceleration program, kicked off this week at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in…

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has received the certificate of occupancy for a five-hectare plot of land granted to it…

Support from the Bank’s African Development Fund will bolster ongoing reforms being undertaken by the government of Tanzania The African…

Africa50 partners with Actis, the majority shareholder in Azura Power, to invest in Azura Edo in Nigeria. Africa50, the pan-African…

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a €109 million facility for the development of sewage disposal…

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Government of Cameroon have signed the two principal documents finalising the protocol toward…

The Committee on Private Sector, Regional Integration, Trade, Infrastructure, Industry and Technology (CPRTIIT), comprising senior officials and experts from member…