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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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G-7 leaders reaffirm support for billion-dollar infrastructure programme for Africa
ABIDJAN, June 18, 2024 – G-7 leaders meeting at their summit in Puglia, Italy have reaffirmed support for multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects across Africa to realise the continent’s economic potential and transformation. US…
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