Africa
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Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2023 reveals continued progress in developing African financial markets
LONDON, October 12, 2023 – The 2023 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index [AFMI] reveals there has been continued progress in developing financial markets across Africa in the past year, with many of…
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IFAD and Malawi to build resilience and productivity of small-scale farmers and MSMEs
ROME/LILONGWE, October 11, 2023: As Malawi’s food insecurity worsens due to ongoing multiple crises, the International Fund for Agricultural Development [IFAD] and the Government of Malawi recently signed additional funding of US…
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AfDB, EBID sign loan agreement for US$ 50mln and € 50mln to enhance regional food security
ABIDJAN, October 6, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development [ EBID ] have signed an agreement for a dual currency line of credit…
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West Africa aims to accelerate construction of Abidjan to Lagos highway
LAGOS, October 4, 2023 – Heads of State in the Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS] have decided to speed up the construction of the highway between Abidjan and Lagos, a…
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CAF awards AFCON 2025 to Morocco and AFCON 2027 to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
CAIRO, September 28, 2023 – The Confederation of African Football [CAF] today awarded the Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) 2025 to Morocco and the AFCON 2027 to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. In…
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Africa Investment Forum drums up global investor interest ahead of Market Days 2023
KAMPALA, September 26, 2023 – The Africa Investment Forum, Africa’s premier marketplace, is holding investor roundtables to drum up interest in bankable deals in energy, agribusiness, manufacturing and other sectors where Africa…
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Release of Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2023 slated for October 12
MARAKKECH, September 25, 2023 – The Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2023 will be released on October 12, 2023, in Marrakech, Morocco, according to the organisers. Now in its seventh year, the…
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TECNO Mobile is latest official sponsor of TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023
CAIRO, September 22, 2023 – The Confederation of African Football [CAF] and global technology company TECNO Mobile have concluded an Agreement in terms of which TECNO Mobile becomes one of the Official…
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South Africa: Politicians hold fruitful engagement on establishing specialised cooperative bank
JOHANNESBURG, September 22, 2023 – The Multi-Party Women’s Caucus [MPWC] in the Parliament of South Africa yesterday held a constructive and fruitful engagement with the Department of Women, Youth, and Persons with…
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AfDB and KEITI ink deal to deploy environmental and climate-resilient technologies in Africa
BUSAN, September 21, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] and the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute [ KEITI ] have signed a joint technical assistance agreement to enable the scale-up…
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