Category: Africa-Caribbean News

Africa Investment Forum: AfDB appoints SG as Lead Advisor for innovative Synthetic Securitization Platform

Mr Mohammed

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Societe Generale as Lead Advisor for the structuring and execution of its Multi-Originator Synthetic Securitization Platform (SST Platform) says an official statement issued in Rabat,Friday. The two entities,it said, signed a contract on November 26 during the Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2025 in Rabat (Morocco). Joining three other transactions executed since 2018 under the Bank Group’s successful Room to Run (R2R) initiative, the SST Platform will operate as a revolving, evergreen and scalable risk-transfer vehicle offering development finance institutions regulatory capital…

Transition….Reggae Legend,Jimmy Cliff, returns to his Creator

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Legendary Jamaican singer, songwriter, and actor Jimmy Cliff, whose anthemic voice helped carry reggae music from the streets of Kingston to the world, died on November 24, 2025, at the age of 81. His wife, Latifa Chambers, confirmed that the cause of death was a seizure followed by pneumonia. Born James Chambers on July 30, 1944, in rural St. James Parish, Jamaica, Cliff began recording as a teenager and became one of the first Jamaican artists to achieve international success. His breakthrough came with early ska and rocksteady hits in…

Former Niger Hydrocarbons Chief Joins MSGBC 2025 As a Speaker

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Kabirou Zakari Oumarou, Former Director General of Hydrocarbons at Niger’s Ministry of Energy, has joined the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference and exhibition – taking place in Dakar from December 8-10 – as a speaker,says an official statement issued in Dakar,Wednesday. Oumarou is expected to engage with global investors and public- and private-sector stakeholders from across the MSGBC region and Africa, showcasing emerging opportunities within Niger’s hydrocarbons sector. Explore opportunities, foster partnerships and stay at the forefront of the MSGBC region’s oil, gas and power sector. His…

Equipping 750,000 African Youth, Educators, and Parents with Digital Safety Skills….Google-JA Africa Join hands

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Junior Achievement (JA) Africa (https://JA-Africa.org/), with support from Google.org through USD $1.5 million funding, will deliver digital literacy and online safety education to children, teachers, and parents across Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Through this groundbreaking initiative, JA Africa will implement Google’s Be Internet Awesome (BIA) curriculum, empowering 250,000 children aged 7–15, 6,000 teachers, and 8,000 parents and caregivers with the skills and confidence to explore the digital world safely and responsibly by 2027. As internet access expands across Sub-Saharan Africa, many children are coming online for the first…

Championing   Regional Transit Guarantee Scheme in ECOWAS….Afreximbank Urges Nigeria

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African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has urged Nigeria to champion the implementation of an effective regional transit guarantee scheme under the new transit regulation endorsed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Delivering a keynote address at the inaugural session of the Customs Partnership for African Cooperation in Trade (Customs PACT) held in Abuja, Nigeria, from 17 to 19 November, Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade and Export Development, Afreximbank, highlighted the challenges imposed by the current interstate road transit regime in the region. Key among…

Africa’s Clean-Cooking Drive Hinges on Carbon-Credit Reform, Transport Upgrades

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Africa’s long-delayed transition to clean cooking will fail without a serious overhaul of how the continent finances, transports and regulates LPG, senior executives said during a high-level panel on clean cooking and LPG at the G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum in Johannesburg on Friday. Speakers pointed to a rare alignment of political support – following G20 endorsement of clean cooking as a priority area – but warned that critical infrastructure gaps and a broken financing ecosystem are slowing progress. South Africa’s LPG demand sits “just below 500,000 metric tons,” yet…

Africans Demand Immediate Climate Action from Rich Countries & their own Governments…..Afrobarometer Reveals

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Climate-change-literate Africans overwhelmingly want rich, developed countries to take immediate action and assist poorer nations to mitigate the impacts of climate change, a new Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) Pan-Africa Profile report (https://apo-opa.co/3Xca63V) shows. They also want their own governments to take proactive measures – such as investing in infrastructure and adopting mitigation policies – despite their potential costs. The report, based on findings from Afrobarometer’s Round 10 surveys across 38 African countries in 2024/2025, shows that more than four in 10 African adults are climate-change literate (meaning they are both aware of climate…

All Eyes on Africa as UAE announces $6bn Tourism Investment Plan

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As Africa records the fastest tourism growth globally, the UAE is set to inject $6 billion into the continent’s travel and hospitality sector – a move expected to create 70 000 new jobs. The announcement was made at the recent UAE Africa Tourism Investment Summit 2025 in Dubai, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Organised by the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism in partnership with The Bench as part of Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) World 2025, the event…

Niger makes Major Strides in  High-Speed Connectivity with Handover of over 1,000 km of Fibre-optic Cable

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NIAMEY, Niger, November 21, 2025/ — Niger has taken a major step forward in improving the country’s broadband connectivity and regional digital integration by completing provisional acceptance of the fibre-optic sections built under the Trans-Sahara Optical Fibre Backbone Project (TSB) – a project financed by the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org). On 14 November, an official ceremony was held in Niamey in the presence of the Minister of Communication and New Information Technologies, Adji Ali Salatou; the Head of the African Development Bank Group’s Country Office in Niger, Mamadou Tangara;…

Ghana’s Ghollywood: A Pillar of African Unity and Nollywood’s Strategic Partner-(By:Dr Jamezany James)

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About Author:Cultural Diplomat,ECOWAS West African Youth Ambassador,Head,Azania Filmmakers Association (pan-african) Introduction As a front‑line advocate for African film integration and a FESTAC Africa Festival Ambassador with  2025 edition  held in Ghana in september, I’ve witnessed firsthand severally the power of cinema and culture to unite the continent. Amb.Dr.Jamezany James Ghana’s film industry—affectionately known as *Ghollywood*—has become a beacon of Pan‑Africanism, echoing the vision of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the father of Pan‑Africanism. By strategically leveraging Nigeria’s Nollywood, Ghana has turned its creative spark into a catalyst for regional cooperation, cultural pride,…