Kenya: Hustler Fund Loan Limit Raised, President Ruto
The Hustler Fund has effectively fulfilled its primary objective by ensuring Kenyans have access to affordable credit. One year later,…
Somalia in the midst of disaster as devastating rains and floods spread
Six months after Somalia emerged from a historic drought that pushed the country to the brink of widespread famine, another…
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission Reviews Training Policy for its Standby Force
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is reviewing the training Policy for its stand by…
The 8th Pan African Forum on Migration (PAFoM-8): Bolstering Free Movement – Free Trade Nexus in African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The 8th Pan African Forum on Migration (PAFoM-8) themed “Bolstering Free Movement and Trade Nexus in AfCFTA: Optimizing Benefits of…
Seed Security in Fragile and Climate-Vulnerable States: new International Rescue Committee (IRC) report on tangible climate solutions for communities at risk
New climate resilience innovations in seed security being designed and piloted by IRC teams in Syria, Pakistan, South Sudan, and…
Verdant Capital funds Enable Capital
Verdant Capital (www.Verdant-Cap.com) is pleased to announce a USD 2.5 million revolving credit facility for Enable Capital of South Africa.…
Verdant Capital has advised a leading United Kingdom (UK) private equity firm on the sale of Biyinzika Poultry International Limited
Verdant Capital (www.Verdant-Cap.com) has advised a leading UK private equity firm on the sale of Biyinzika Poultry International Limited (“BPIL”),…
Egypt: African Development Bank supports Commercial International Bank with $148 million to prop up small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and trade
Finance Programme name: Financial package to Commercial International Bank of Egypt (CIB) Instruments and amounts: – $10 million Line of…
England now in top three, Comoros Islands on the charge
Total of 188 international matches played in November; One change on the FIFA (www.FIFA.com)/Coca-Cola World Ranking podium; Comoros Islands are…
VC4A Marks 10th Anniversary with Pledge for 10x Early Stage Investing in Africa
As VC4A (https://VC4A.com) commemorates its 10th Anniversary at the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit, the organization reaffirms its decade-long commitment…
Resource-rich Africa has no excuse to remain poor, says African Development Bank president
With $6.2 trillion worth of natural resources, 65 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land, and a vibrant youth population,…
Troubling Pledges: Past, Present, and Possibly, Future (By NJ Ayuk)
By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org). As we embark upon the 28th session of the Conference of…
Kenya: African Development Bank lends €73 million to improve economic governance and boost industrial development
Meeting in Abidjan on 29 November 2023, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) approved a loan…
Kenya: African Development Bank commits more than €101 million to boost access to electricity
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) on Wednesday approved a €101.10 million loan to Kenya…
The Prime Minister of Algeria meets with the Ambassador of Qatar
HE Mr. Nadir Larbaoui, the Prime Minister of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, met with HE Mr. Abdelaziz Ali…
Natural Gas Is Key to a Just African Energy Transition (By NJ Ayuk)
By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org). It would be an understatement to say Tanzania’s Songo Songo gas…
Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) Issues French Edition of the Book on Islamic Development Bank’s Historical Evolution
The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org) is pleased to announce the release of the French language edition of the…
National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa Opens New Office in Kenya
NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) today announced that the league established a new subsidiary in Kenya, with an office located in Westlands,…
The African Development Bank launches research project on grain quality grading and certification in Ghana
The African Development Bank (www.afdb.org/) has launched a three-year research and outreach initiative in Ghana to enhance the cereal value…
COP28: African leaders urged to take decisive climate action
A Nairobi-based think tank, Power Shift Africa, has released a report titled “Africa’s Agenda for COP28” just a week before…