Africa
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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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AfDB, African Water Facility, Association of European Development Finance Institutions to hold Investment Event for Water and Sanitation in Africa
ABIDJAN, March 18, 2025 — The African Development Bank Group, African Water Facility, and the Association of European Development Finance Institutions will host a high-level event to generate investment for water and…
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Access Bank’s Africa Trade Conference Ignites New Era of Intra-Africa Commerce
CAPE TOWN, March 14, 2025 — Access Bank PLC successfully hosted the inaugural Africa Trade Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, and trade experts to drive solutions…
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Nairobi To Host Validation Workshop on National Cooperative Gender Platform
KAMPALA, March 14, 2025 – The International Cooperative Alliance Africa [ ICA–Africa] Gender Equality Committee is set to host a pivotal Validation Workshop on the establishment of the National Cooperative Gender Platform…
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Morocco launches the International Year of Cooperatives 2025
RABAT, March 13, 2025 – Morocco officially launched the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 [IYC2025] on February 27, in Rabat at the Conference Center of Hotel Fairmont Marina, emphasising the strategic role…
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Africa’s Filmmakers Accelerate Action for Gender Empowerment
KAMPALA, March 13, 2025 — As the world celebrates International Women’s Day this month, the film and television industry is revealing itself as a powerful arena of gender transformation, and a highly…
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Africa coffee exports jump 7.1 percent in January 2025 as Ivory Coast and Uganda lead
KAMPALA, March 10, 2025 — The latest report from the International Coffee Organisation [ICO] reveals that, in January 2025, exports of all forms of coffee from Africa increased by 7.1 percent, rising…
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Empowering Women in Healthcare: How Matron Betsy Deen is Transforming Surgery in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, March 9, 2025 — Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and a time to celebrate the women shaping the future of healthcare across Africa. Among them is Matron Betsy Deen, a trailblazer…
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AEC endorses U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s support for African energy independence
JOHANNESBURG, March 9, 2025 — U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright delivered a decisive message at the Powering Africa Summit in Washington, D.C., affirming that Africa must be free to harness its…
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