Africa
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World Bank and Global Fund: Stronger collaboration to tackle impact of climate change on health
WASHINGTON, November 23, 2023 ― The World Bank and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria [the Global Fund] have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] outlining how the two…
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AfDB approves US$ 10mln investment in Kenyan company Dhamana
NAIROBI, November 21, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved a US$ 10 million equity investment in Dhamana Guarantee Company Limited to support the use of capital markets as an…
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AfDB supports small livestock farmers in Zambia to adapt to climate change
LUSAKA, November 17, 2023– The Climate Resilient Livestock Management Project, implemented by the African Development Bank [AfDB] in Zambia between 2017 and 2022, has helped to equip small livestock farmers to adapt…
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Egypt’s CHC explores collaboration with Qatar’s GORD
DOHA, November 16, 2023 -A high-level delegation from Egypt’s General Authority for Construction and Housing Cooperatives [ CHC ], led by Major General Engineer Waleed Farouk Elbaroudi, the Chairman of the Board…
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Agribusiness should benefit from the attention of banks and institutional donors, experts say
MARRAKESH, November 14, 2023 – Banks, institutional partners and the private sector should invest heavily in agribusiness in Africa, a sector that suffers from a financing gap just as it becomes the…
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CAF launches online ticket sales process for TotalEnergies AFCON Cote d’Ivoire 2023
CAIRO, November 10, 2023 – In another first, the Confederation of African Football [CAF] will launch online ticket sales for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] Cote d’Ivoire 2023 at…
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US$ 3bln committed to boost African agriculture and food production
MARRAKESH, November 10, 2023 – The African Development Bank Group, Afreximbank, Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms, the Islamic Development Bank Group and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation launched at the 2023 Africa…
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Africa Investment Forum champions sports as key African economic growth sector
MARRAKECH, November 8, 2023 – Sports will take center stage at the 2023 Africa Investment Forum Market Days from 8-10 November in Marrakech, Morocco. Since its inaugural event in 2018, Africa’s premier…
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New report reveals continued growth in Africa’s instant payment systems
KAMPALA, November 8, 2023 – AfricaNenda has today released the second edition of the annual State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems [SIIPS] in Africa report. Jointly produced with the United Nations Economic Commission for…
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Ghana cooperative credit unions call for tax exemptions
ACCRA, November 7, 2023 – The Ghana Co-operative Credit Unions Association Limited is appealing to government to seriously consider exempting its members from paying taxes, according to local news website, Graphic Online.…
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