Africa
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41 African countries set for stronger growth in 2024 – African Development Bank’s Economic Outlook
NAIROBI, June 1, 2024 – African economies remain resilient, despite challenges that are testing economies worldwide. According to the latest African Development Bank Group’s African Economic Outlook, 41 countries on the continent…
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African Development Bank Group Unveils New Ten-Year Strategy 2024–2033
NAIROBI, June 1, 2024 – The African Development Bank Group has unveiled its new Ten-Year Strategy 2024–2033, a blueprint to confront Africa’s pressing challenges and to help put the continent firmly back…
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Critical Minerals Africa 2024 to Explore Translating Mineral Policy into Tangible Projects
CAPE TOWN, June 1, 2024 – Global demand for critical minerals is projected to grow three-fold by 2040, highlighting a strategic opportunity for African producers to increase output and the development of…
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Ethiopian coffee is threatened by European deforestation regulations
PARIS, May 30, 2024 – The export of Ethiopian coffee, a major source of foreign exchange for the country, is facing severe threats from European Union [EU] regulations aimed at combating deforestation…
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Agreement to expand American Express acceptance in Sub-Saharan Africa signed
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 30, 2024 – American Express and Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African financial services Group, announced an agreement to significantly expand American Express Card acceptance in 21 countries in Sub-Saharan…
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Multilateral finance institutions win big at African Banker Awards 2024
KAMPALA, May 29, 2024 – The most prestigious event in the African banking calendar, the African Banker Awards Gala Ceremony 2024, took place last night at the JW Marriott Hotel in Nairobi,…
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Minister Amongi lauds FAO for expanding social protection
KAMPALA, May 29, 2024 – The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi has commended the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO] for its pivotal role in…
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Agrofield Business: Promoting “Made in Congo” products
BRAZZAVILLE, May 29, 2024 – Agrofield Business is an agribusiness cooperative whose mission is to make chips from local fruit. As its president, Edith Nanette Diba, a 34-year-old Congolese entrepreneur with a…
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Free school meals for learners crucial to Africa’s future, gathering in Nairobi told
NAIROBI, May 28, 2024 – African countries could scale up the provision of free school meals despite other economic challenges to combat the incalculable and harmful consequences of millions of children going…
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More cocoa farmers in West Africa benefit from Fairtrade training
ACCRA, May 23, 2024 – Fairtrade International has released the fourth edition of its West Africa Cocoa Programme [WACP] Monitoring Report that continued to show a significant growth in training in Côte…
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