Africa
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Mining Advances Growth Prospects for African Economies
CAPE TOWN, April 6, 2025 — Mineral-rich African countries are strengthening cooperation with global partners to optimize the mining value chain, leveraging investments to accelerate GDP growth and sustainable development. In recent…
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11th TCAMCCO slated for May in Morocco
KAMPALA, April 5, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance-Africa [ICA- Africa], in partnership with its Moroccan members and the Office du Développement de la Coopération [ODCO], are calling for papers for the…
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Morocco Emerges as New Hub for Global Football as World Football Summit Lands in Rabat
RABAT, April 3, 2025 — World Football Summit [WFS], in partnership with UM6P and Evosport, and with OCP Group as the Presenting Partner, will welcome over 1000 leaders from the global football…
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Africa Energy Bank Gears Up for H1 2025 Launch
BRAZZAVILLE, March 28, 2025 — Ahead of its H1 2025 launch, the Africa Energy Bank – developed jointly by Afreximbank and the African Petroleum Producers Organisation [APPO], is positioning itself to tackle…
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AFC Takes Centre Stage with Six Prestigious Awards at the Global Banking & Markets Africa Awards 2025
CAPE TOWN, March 28, 2025 — Africa Finance Corporation [AFC], the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has been recognised for its outstanding contributions to Africa’s financial and capital markets with six prestigious…
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African NOCs boost project development with innovative financing strategies
CAPE TOWN, March 26, 2025 — African national oil companies [ NOCs ] are leveraging innovative financing strategies to advance oil and gas projects, ensuring continued investment despite shifting global energy markets.…
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AfDB Mulls US$ 500 Million Facility to Mobilise Financing for Smallholder Farmers
NAIROBI, March 22, 2025 — African Development Bank Group [AfDB] President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has announced plans to launch a US$ 500 million facility designed to unlock US$ 10 billion in financing…
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Ecobank named Africa’s Best Bank for Trade Finance in Global Finance Awards
LOMÉ, March 21, 2025 — Ecobank Group, which also operates an affiliate in Uganda, has been named as the Best Trade Finance Provider Bank in Africa, at the Global Finance Trade Finance…
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Global and African Financial Experts Urge Action to Enhance Smallholder Farmer Financing
NAIROBI, March 20, 2025 — Leading global and African financial experts have issued a resounding call to align financial structures with the needs of smallholder farmers. Speaking at a two-day conference on…
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Africa losing US$ 88bln in illicit financial flows annually, says Among
KAMPALA, March 18, 2025 — Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has said illicit financial flows [IFFs] in Africa are making the continent to lose an estimated US$ 88 billion annually, and that…
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