Browsing: Press releases

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF) is pleased to announce the launch of the 12th annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance…

The facility from CEXIM marks AFC’s inaugural financing facility from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC”…

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has taken its recently-introduced Afreximbank Trade Facilitation Programme (AFTRAF) to Guinean banks, telling representatives of…

China is set to overtake the US to emerge as the biggest retail deposit market globally in 2021, according to…

The economies of the South must work together in order to deal with the uncertainties resulting from the current global…

In a press release dated September 24, 2018, Barrick Gold Corporation and Randgold Resources Limited announced to the stock market…

The implementation of the SULFACID system at the Jorf Lasfar and Safi industrial platforms required an investment of 550 million…

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is looking forward to a more dynamic and flexible…

The Regional Committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management in Africa (UN-GGIM: Africa) ended Thursday with experts urging…

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has given a green light on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, in…

Orange Money celebrates a decade of financial innovation in Africa and confirms its position as a major player in mobile…

Phatisa is pleased to announce the first close of its successor fund to the African Agriculture Fund (AAF) — Phatisa Food…

African banks can improve their business performance by keying into the Afreximbank Trade Facilitation Programme (AFTRAF), which was recently introduced…

The Tony Elumelu Foundation announces a partnership with the German Agency for International Cooperation, GIZ. Lagos, Nigeria, 25 September…

Through his correspondent for European affairs, Szymon Jagiello, Financial Afrik won an exclusive meeting with Pierre Gattaz, who was appointed…

In the constant effort to improve and facilitate access to information for all its audiences, ACAPS has just launched the…

Enko Capital Managers (“ECM”), managers of the Enko Africa Private Equity Fund (“EAPEF”), a private equity investor targeting mid and…

When the change in gorilla permit fees was announced on 6, May 2017, RDB stated that tourists who, in addition…

The Director General of the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD), Dr. Waleed Al Wohaib, launched a joint Program with…

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) must develop a comprehensive program to strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises so that they…

Today, the Government of the Republic of Zambia and the Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A) signed a Host…

Development Partners International (“DPI”), one of the leading private equity firms in Africa, has announced investment through its second fund,…

The African Risk Capacity (ARC) today announced that it has joined the World Economic Forum (The Forum) towards sharing ideas…

Afreximbank Executive Vice President Denys Denya (2nd right) in handshake with Alisher Mirsoatov, Chairman of NBU, following the signing ceremony in Tashkent.…

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and leading development economist Prof. Jeffrey Sachs will headline the second Babacar Ndiaye Lecture, to be held…

WITH “ROOM2RUN,” AfDB LAUNCHES SECURITIZATION MARKET FOR MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK SECTOR TRANSACTION IS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO G20 ACTION…

The 24th Session of the Inter-Governmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of Southern Africa opened in Mauritius Tuesday with an impassioned plea…

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has closed a Korea-focused $150 million club facility which has Shinhan Bank as coordinator and…

Chad’s minister of economic planning and development, Issa Doubragne, has pledged his government’s commitment to finalizing work on the country’s…

The Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the National Institute for Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA)…