President Ramkalawan meets with relatives of the three fishermen lost at sea

President Wavel Ramkalawan, accompanied by the Vice-President, Mr Ahmed Afif, this afternoon met with family members of the three fishermen from the Takamaka district who have been declared lost at sea since 16th November 2023. This included relatives of Mr. David Suzette, Mr, Hansley Denis and Mr Steve Burka. Also present for the meeting was the Member for National Assembly for Takamaka,  Hon. Terrence Mondon, Major Hans Radegonde from the Seychelles Coast Guard, the Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Antoine Denousse, the District Administrator, Ms Cynthia Hariba, Mr Dominique Savy from…

Burundi: African Development Bank helps train managers on programme-budget implementation in public administration

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, January 18, 2024/ — The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has supported the capacity building of about 50 managers from Burundi’s public administration to consolidate implementation of the programme budget currently under deployment. The training sessions, which ran from 22 November to 23 December 2023, covered the preparation of work plans and the annual budget, quarterly progress reports, and annual performance reports in addition to developing a results-oriented public investment programme. Training also covered the identification of public-private partnership projects, pre-assessments and contract negotiations. Course participants welcomed the great…

The African Development Bank plans to invest USD 10.5 million in the capital of Seedstars Africa Ventures to boost investment in innovative businesses

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, January 18, 2024/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org) agreed on Wednesday that the Bank should take a stake of USD 10.50 million in the capital of Seedstars Africa Ventures S.L.P. venture capital fund to enable it to invest in innovative African businesses with strong growth potential. The Bank agreed to invest USD 7 million from its ordinary resources and USD 3.5 million from the European Union Boost Africa programme. The investment will allow Seedstars Africa Ventures (SAV) to raise funds,…