Year: 2025

AIM Congress Announces 15th Editin for 2026

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 6th October 2025: The Organizing Committee of AIM Congress, the world’s leading investment platform, has officially announced the launch of its 15th edition under the theme: Reshaping Global Prosperity: Unlocking New Investment Pathways Towards a Sustainable and Inclusive Future. AIM Congress will be held from 13 to 15 April 2026 in Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates. AIM Congress, recognized globally as a premier event dedicated to steering sustainable investment trends, will address strategies to navigate major economic transformations. The event aims to…

Kingdom of Bahrain to Host 20th AAOIFI-IsDB Conference

Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), together with the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), represented by the IsDB Institute (IsDBI), is set to host the 20th edition of its annual Islamic banking and finance conference with the support of the Central Bank of Bahrain according to an official statement issued Manama,Bahrain,Sunday. The two‑day conference, scheduled to convene on 2-3 November 2025, will be held at Crowne Plaza, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. This year’s conference is themed “Islamic Finance in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Present Potentials and Future…

Marches in Rome, Barcelona and Madrid protest Israel’s military campaign in Gaza

By  JOSEPH WILSON and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Updated 8:25 PM GMT, October 4, 2025 Leer en español BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Italians and Spaniards marched in Rome, Barcelona and Madrid on Saturday against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza in a show of growing international anger over the two-year-old war. The protests in almost every major Spanish city had been planned for weeks, while the demonstration in Rome followed widespread anger after the Israeli interception of a humanitarian aid flotilla that had set sail from Barcelona in a bid to break the blockade of the…

Elevating the Greening of Africa’s Real Estate/Built Environment

Need for Integration,Strategic Partnerships et al, echoed…. As ACEACRES 2025 ends in Accra By: Mohammed A. Abu The Third edition of the Africa Construction, Engineering, Architecture, & Real Estate Summit (ACEACRES 2025) the flagship event of the Africa Engineering and Construction Network(ACECEN) has ended in Accra with an acknowledgment of the enormous task ahead as it relates to the green transitioning  of Africa’s real estate sector and her built environment as a whole. Speakers,Presenters and panelists were however  optimistic that, there is light at the end of the tunnel in…

Algeria Targets Frontier, Unconventional Resources to Maximize Production

Algeria is sharpening its upstream strategy around frontier zones and unconventional resources, with officials from ALNAFT and Sonatrach highlighting shale gas, offshore exploration and new licensing opportunities as key growth drivers. Speaking at African Energy Week 2025 on Thursday, Samir Bekhti, President of ALNAFT, said the regulator’s priority is “reaching the full potential” of Algeria’s reserves, noting that the country holds some of the largest oil and gas deposits in the region. “We’re focusing today on frontier zones to increase our reserves and production. We have huge unconventional reserves –…

UDS Academic, Dr. Abdul-Basit Tampuli Abukari, Featured in J-PAL’s African Scholar Spotlight

The University for Development Studies (UDS),proudly celebrates Dr. Abdul-Basit Tampuli Abukari, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, who has been profiled by The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) in its African Scholar Spotlight of 16th September 2025. The African Scholar Spotlight is part of J-PAL’s ongoing series that highlights the contributions of African economists who are advancing development through rigorous, evidence-based research. In its latest feature, J-PAL recognized Dr. Abukari for his pioneering work in agricultural development, impact evaluation, and the digital transformation of farming…

Ghana’s Ambassador to China, H.E. Kojo Bonsu Surprises UDS World Champions with Visit in Dalian

The University for Development Studies (UDS) football team, fresh from conquering the world at the 2025 FISU Universities World Football Tournament in Dalian, China, received an unexpected boost of joy when Ghana’s Ambassador to China, H. E. Kojo Bonsu, paid them a surprise visit at their camp. The atmosphere at the UDS base was charged with excitement as the Ambassador was warmly received by a high-powered delegation from the university, led by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Elliot Haruna Alhassan. Accompanying him were the Registrar, Mr. Nurudeen Issah Abubakar, the Director…

IFIC 2025 Communiqué

IFIC 2025 Communiqué Issued at the Close of the 4th Islamic Finance International Conference (IFIC 2025) Theme: Non-Interest Finance as a Catalyst for Inclusive and Sustainable Development Venue: Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), Accra – Ghana Date: 27th September 2025. We, the participants of the 4th Islamic Finance International Conference (IFIC 2025), convened in Accra, Ghana, under the distinguished patronage of the National Chief Imam, His Eminence Sheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, chaired by the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Rev. Matthew K. Gyamfi (represented by Dr.…

About Ghana’s Adoption of Non-Interest Financing

 Call for Action Echoed…. As 4th Int’l IF Confab ends in Accra By: Mohammed A. Abu The 4th Islamic finance International Conference, organized under the auspices of the Office of the National Chief Imam in collaboration with the Islamic Finance Research Institute of Ghana(IFRIG) ended in the country’s capital, Accra, over the weekend with a call to action. Held under the theme, “Non-Interest Finance as a catalyst for inclusive and Sustainable Development”, the one-day event attracted regulatory institutions, private sector players, diverse religious groups, women groups, professional bodies, investment agencies…