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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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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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Standard Chartered boosts investment in its Futuremakers Women in Tech programme across Africa, the Middle East and Pakistan
KAMPALA, March 6, 2025 – Standard Chartered has today announced a partnership with Village Capital to continue and expand its Futuremakers Women in Tech Accelerator across Africa, the Middle East, and Pakistan.…
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UNOC, others will seek partnerships for growth at Invest in African Energy 2025 Forum in Paris
PARIS, January 17, 2025 — Africa’s leading national oil companies [NOCs] are set to take centre stage at the Invest in African Energy [IAE] 2025 Forum in Paris, France, unveiling ambitious national…
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Nigerian agricultural coop plans cattle ranches in 774 local governments
KADUNA, January 7, 2025 –– The National Agricultural Mechanisation Cooperative of Nigeria [NAMCON] said it plans to establish cattle ranches in the 774 local governments across Nigeria. According to the cooperative, the…
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Museveni launches AfCFTA implementation strategy for Uganda, commissions free zones export facility in Entebbe
ENTEBBE, December 20, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni early this week, 2024 commissioned the free zones export facility at Entebbe International Airport and also launched the African Continental Free Trade Area [AfCFTA]…
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Standard Chartered explores sale of retail banking businesses in Uganda, others
KAMPALA, November 28, 2024 – Standard Chartered PLC is exploring the potential sale of its Wealth & Retail Banking [WRB] operations in Uganda, Botswana, and Zambia. The bank plans to refocus its…
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Investment conference to strengthen local governments participation in intra-African trade set to be held in Kenya
CAIRO, October 29, 2024 — In a bid to strengthen the role of Africa’s sub-sovereign governments in driving intra-African trade and investment, and the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade…
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