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…
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)…
Financing is part of the European Commission’s Multiannual and Comprehensive Programme for Palestinian Recovery and Resilience, aiming to boost economic stability and job creation. EIB facility to strengthen Palestinian local micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises by improving access to affordable financing. Partnership with…
About Author-Global Director ,Connected Advocacy,israel@connectedadvocacy.org.ng As Africa Climate Week, #ACS2 opens, one pressing question lingers: Can the African Union (AU) chart a realistic and united pathway to address Africa’s climate crisis—or will the gathering become another symbolic ceremony remembered…
Author-Executive Secretary, African Refiners & Distributors Association (ARDA) (). External expectations have framed Africa’s role in the energy transition for years. Despite facing different realities, such as limited infrastructure, restricted access to capital, and less influence in global energy policy,…
DAKAR, Senegal, September 1, 2025/ — The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) () Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative of Alibaba Philanthropy, today revealed the Top 20 entrepreneurs selected to advance to the 2025 Semi-Finals, taking place in Dakar, Senegal on 10…
The Secretariat of the African Union High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows released a new report, Successes and Challenges of Implementing the Recommendations of the African Union High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows, which indicates that most African countries…
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (“ICD”) (), a multilateral development financial institution and the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, is pleased to announce the successful closure of USD 145 million…
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, July 31, 2025/ — The African Development Bank’s 2025 Country Focus Report for Burkina Faso (www.AfDB.org), the national version of the African Economic Outlook, was officially launched on 18 July 2025 in Ouagadougou. The ceremony was chaired…
The Conversation First Published,July 30,2025 Author: Magalie Masamba(Extraordinary lecturer at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria) Many African countries are already struggling with heavy debt burdens. Climate change is making this worse. Africa contributes the least to global emissions but…
