Category: AFRICA

Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) announces fourth Unstoppable Africa flagship event in New York

NEW YORK, United States of America, August 14, 2025/ — The Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) (www.GABI.UNGlobalCompact.org) will convene the fourth edition of its annual flagship event, Unstoppable Africa, on September 21-22, 2025, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York. CNN’s Larry Madowo and Al Jazeera’s Folly Bah Thibault will return as MCs. Unstoppable Africa is the leading African business forum outside the continent. Hosted by United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union, the event will take place just before the 80th…

A High-level Delegation of the OIC and its Humanitarian and Development Institutions Visits Burkina Faso

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and its humanitarian and development institutions, namely the Islamic Solidarity Fund (ISF), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and the Islamic Committee of the International Crescent (ICIC), dispatched a high-level delegation to Burkina Faso for a working visit during the period from 13 to 17 August 2025 according to an official statement issued in Jeddah,Thursday. Headed by,the statement said, Ambassador Tarig Ali Bakheet, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian, Social and Cultural Affairs of the OIC General Secretariat, and comprising Dr Mohammed bin Suleiman Aba Al-Khail, Executive…

AfDB-Ethiopian Airlines Join Hands for USD10 Billion Mega Airport Project to Deliver a game Changer for Africa and Global Aviation

Ethiopia’s ambition to build a new international airport that will rival some of the world’s biggest, took off on Monday with a monumental signing ceremony marking the African Development Bank’s role (www.AfDB.org) as the initial mandated lead arranger, global coordinator and book runner to mobilize nearly $8 billion of the $10 billion needed for the mega project an official statement disclosed in Addis Ababa,Wenesday. The Bank,the statement said  plans to provide financing of $500 million, subject to Board approval. The mandate letter,it added, was signed by Ethiopian Airlines Group Chief…

African Development Bank backs Artificial Intelligence (AI) training to boost Agenda 2063 implementation across Africa

LUSAKA, Zambia, August 12, 2025/ — The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) is supporting a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) training initiative to advance the implementation of Africa’s continental development blueprint, Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want (http://apo-opa.co/4miWmzo). Through its Joint Secretariat Support Office (JSSO), the Bank provided technical and financial backing for the 5th Annual Training Workshop for African Union Member States on harnessing AI for effective monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on the Second Ten-Year Plan (2024–2033) of Agenda 2063. The five-day workshop, held in Lusaka, Zambia, was jointly organized by the…

Nigeria’s Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province Bishops in synodal interaction with women religious (By Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo)

Author: Discussing Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Oyo Catholic Diocese (https://CatholicDioceseOyo.org). The Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province of Nigeria, in the spirit of the ongoing synodal process in the Church, have held an interactive session with the Superiors of the Women Religious Congregations working in Ibadan Province.The session, which was held at the close of the second plenary of the bishops of Ibadan Province the statement said, took place at the MM Pastoral Centre, Ilorin on August 12, 2025.  It was intended,as an expression of the ongoing Jubilee Year…

Strategic Alliances Propelling Egypt’s Gold Sector Growth Ahead of African Mining Week (AMW) 2025

Egypt is advancing partnerships with global investors to expand its estimated 7.3 million tons of gold reserves and production capacity an official statement has disclosed in Cape Town,Wednesday. These partnerships,the statement noted, fall under the country’s Vision 2030 strategy to increase the mining sector’s contribution to GDP from the current 1% to 5%. Amidst a target to increase gold production to 800,000 ounces by 2030, it added,the upcoming African Mining Week (AMW) – Africa’s premier gathering for mining stakeholders – will connect global stakeholders with burgeoning prospects within Egypt’s gold…

Nigerian scientists await return of Egusi seeds sent to space

First Published,August 8, 2025,AFP by Nicholas ROLL edited by Alexander Pol If Earthlings are ever going to colonize Mars, they won’t be able to do so on an empty stomach—and Temidayo Oniosun thinks a helping of Egusi soup, a Nigerian staple, might just hit the spot. Space in Africa, the Lagos-based firm Oniosun founded, is expecting its Egusi melon seeds to splash down in the Pacific Ocean Saturday—fresh from a trip to the International Space Station. Once Earthside, experiments will begin on what is being hailed as the first food native…

Africa’s IP Future: Why the Time is Now!!!

A silent revolution is unfolding across the African continent, one powered not by arms or politics, but by ideas. From the digital artist in Lagos to the biotech researcher in Kigali, from the Afrobeats producer in Accra to the agritech innovator in Nairobi, Africa is buzzing with creativity, innovation, and enterprise. But there’s a catch: without strong intellectual property (IP) systems, our brightest ideas remain vulnerable. In a world where value is increasingly tied to knowledge and originality, Intellectual Property has become the currency of innovation. And for Africa, the…

PROÁGUA: Angola’s Flagship Water Project Kicks Off with Mitrelli and Partners, Serving 9 Million

$200 Million National Initiative to Expand Access, Upgrade Infrastructure, and Strengthen Utility Operations Across Luanda and Icolo e Bengo  Mitrelli has announced the launch of PROÁGUA, a flagship water infrastructure program developed as part of the Government of Angola’s national agenda according to an official statement in Frauenfeld,Wednesday. Implemented in close collaboration with Angolan government, the statement said,the project will modernize water production and distribution systems across Luanda and Icolo e Bengo, ultimately securing reliable access to clean drinking water for more than 9 million people. Angola,it added, has made…

Backbase and African Banker launch landmark report on the future of digital banking in Africa

Backbase, the global leader in Engagement Banking, in partnership with the African Banker magazine, has launched the inaugural report in the Africa Digital Banking Experience Series 2025, a timely publication that explores the transformation of banking across the continent in an age of hyper-personalisation, AI integration, and financial inclusion.an official statement disclosed on Wednesday. The report “Retail banking: Competing for the modern African customer” is based on an exclusive survey of over 200 senior banking executives across 40 African countries. It provides a detailed, data-driven analysis of how African banks are shifting from…