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New report highlights Africa’s strengthening economic growth amid global challenges
KAMPALA, February 15, 2025 –– Africa’s economic performance is showing signs of improvement but remains vulnerable to global shocks, according to the 2025 Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook [MEO] report released yesterday by…
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AUB organising the 2nd media summit on climate change and disaster risk reduction in Dakar
DAKAR, January 20, 2025 — On the occasion of World Radio Day, Dakar, Senegal will welcome, on February 13 and 14, 2025, the 2nd AUB Media Summit on Climate Change and Disaster…
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Global partners invest US$ 45mn to boost African vaccine production
DAKAR, December 28, 2024: In significant efforts to strengthen public health and improve vaccine access in Africa, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, the African Development Bank, and the International Finance Corporation…
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2025 Basketball Africa League Combine to be Held January 10-12 in Rabat, Morocco
RABAT, December 21, 2024 — The Basketball Africa League [BAL] will host a Combine in Rabat for a second consecutive year from Jan. 10 – Jan. 12, 2025. The three-day scouting event,…
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Ministers among hundreds of energy-sector leaders to attend AOW event
CAPE TOWN, October 6, 2024 — Africa Oil Week [AOW]: Investing in African Energy– Africa’s leading oil, gas, and energy event – has confirmed attendance for more than 80 ministers and senior…
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IFC invests in Equator Africa Fund I to support African climate sector tech businesses
NAIROBI, October 4, 2024 –The International Finance Corporation [ IFC ] is to invest in Equator Africa Fund I, marking its first-ever investment in a venture capital fund entirely focused on supporting…
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IFAD, Senegal partner to increase smallholder farmers’ resilience to external shocks
DAKAR, August 3, 2024 – A new rural development programme in Senegal will improve national food and nutrition security and smallholder farmers’ resilience to external shocks such as global price volatility, trade…
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AfDB invests US$ 20mln in infrastructure fund to catalyse continental development
ABIDJAN, August 2, 2024 – The African Development Bank [AfD] has signed a US$ 20 million equity investment in the African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 [AIIF4]. The deal, signed on 31 July…
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MOU signed to support evidence-based agri-food system transformation in COMESA region
KIGALI, July 20, 2024 – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [ COMESA ] and AKADEMIYA2063 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] to support evidence-based policy and program design,…
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Global coalition launches new strategy to boost agroecology
ROME, July 5, 2024 – In the context of growing hunger and accelerating climate and biodiversity crises, the 300-member Agroecology Coalition recently launched an ambitious strategy to rapidly accelerate the transition to…
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