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The World Bank has suspended its funding to Gabon once again due to payment arrears from its earlier loans. Gabon’s…...

Frelimo party’s Daniel Chapo has been sworn in as Mozambique’s fifth president after a disputed election that left several casualties…...

Donald Trump, the United States President-elect has appointed a former special air service (SAS) soldier who rescued hostages during the…

Nairobi, January 10, 2025 – The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has announced the appointment of Alice…...

Dakar, Senegal, December 23, 2024 – To support the tourism sector and create jobs in West Africa, IFC today announced a…

The list of the 100 personalities we present in this issue is, in itself, a summary of Africa in 2024…

December 19, 2024 The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved a total funding package of FCFA10 billion…

Kenya’s President William Ruto has implemented significant changes in his cabinet, reshuffling key positions and terminating the roles of two…...

Kenya’s President William Ruto has nominated some of former head of state’s men in his recent cabinet reshuffle. Dr Ruto…

Kenyan President William Ruto has expressed confidence that the US government will prolong the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa)…...

In a landmark achievement, the Advisory Board of the African Sustainability Awards in partnership with United Nations Educational, Scientific and…

Cairo, 10 December 2024 – Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investor and asset manager, has announced a USD 15 million equity…...

By Balla Moussa Keita, special correspondent in Brussels. On 30 November 2024, at the Dome Eventhall in Brussels, an unprecedented…

The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr George…

“Between Nigeria and France, there is a Special Relationship at a Special Time” On the sidelines of the State Visit…

The African Development Bank has approved a EUR 200 million ($209.8 million) partial credit guarantee (PCG) to support Togo’s inaugural…...

Equity has signed a trade credit financing agreement with BpiFrance, the public investment bank of France, to strengthen support for…

The General Commissioner of The Africa Road Builders – Trophée Babacar Ndiaye conducted a mission to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, from…

President Ruto has directed 34 state agencies to join the E-Citizen platform or face disciplinary actions. The government agencies have…...

John Mbadi’s first speech as Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning was anchored on a raft of…...

On November 22, 2024, the inaugural session of the U.S.-Senegal Joint Economic Commission took place in Washington, D.C., marking a…

Kenya’s President William Ruto defended his administration’s record while delivering his second State of the Nation Address in Parliament on…...

Kenya’s President William Ruto has cancelled with immediate effect any deals his government had with Adani Group following the indictment…...

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi has won the presidential polls of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, according to the provisional results.…...

United States ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman has resigned days after Donald Trump won the elections in a strong comeback…...

Press Release Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, November 12 2024 – Amid an unprecedented reconfiguration of the African financial industry, the…

Kinshasa, DRC – Having recognized the significance of the Democratic Republic of theCongo (DRC) in the global green energy transition,…

Professor Abraham Kithure Kindiki has been sworn in as the thirteenth (13th) Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya following…...

Kenya is set to receive $606 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of the seventh and eighth…...

The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), managed by Ninety One,…