AfDB, Bank of Africa Tanzania sign $7.5m trade finance guarantee to boost SME and intra-Africa trade
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Bank of Africa Tanzania (BOAT) have signed a $7.5 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility aimed at ...
African News
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Adamawa takes centre stage as APC welcomes Fintiri, momentum builds around Abdulrahman Haske ahead of 2027
Adamawa’s Political Weight Comes to the Fore Adamawa State reaffirmed its strategic importance in Nigeria’s political landscape on Monday as a grand reception ...
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Niger Delta Chamber targets $5 billion investment to create 500,000 jobs
NDEI Summit to showcase 30–50 investment-ready projects across agriculture, manufacturing, logistics, technology, and the blue economy. The Niger Delta Chambers of Commerce, Industry, ...
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West Africa’s mega highway moves forward: Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Authority Board takes office
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Development Bank Group have launched the operational phase of the landmark Abidjan-Lagos ...
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African regional blocs rally behind new African financial architecture to close continent’s financing gap
African regional blocs have thrown their collective weight behind the New African Financial Architecture (NAFA), a home-grown framework designed to mobilise domestic capital, ...
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Gulf banks face capital squeeze: AU Group calls for relief as trade accelerates
As cross-border trade across the Gulf accelerates at its fastest pace in more than a decade, regional banks face a mounting challenge: freeing ...
AfDB returns as TCX shareholder in $25m deal to shield African economies from currency volatility
The African Development Bank Group has rejoined the Currency Exchange Fund (TCX) as a shareholder through a $25 million equity investment, signalling a ...
People & Politics
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TB risk should not depend on where we are born
By Alemnew Dagnew, MD In many high-income countries, even a small number of tuberculosis (TB) diagnoses can generate headlines and prompt a rapid ...
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Sensible options for Iran in its current conflict with the US and Israel
By Professor Emmanuel Moore Abolo ,PhD-Econs, FGRCP,FIMC, FNIMN,FPSSN The persistent and tragic cycle of conflict between Iran, its proxies, and the combined forces ...
Article
Tax reforms and Nigeria’s new social contract
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE The recent 10-point statement by Zacch Adelabu Adedeji, Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), offers a glimpse into ...
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Nigeria’s drift toward a one-party state: Implications for early warning and early response
By Ezekiel Ephraim Nigeria’s democratic journey since 1999 has been defined by multiparty competition, periodic alternation in power, and a fragile yet evolving ...
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When faith meets ethnicity: The politics of forging a Hausa-Islamic identity
By Oladejo Raphael A growing debate is stirring intense conversations across Northern Nigeria, as questions emerge over the intersection of religion, ethnicity, and ...
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Yoruba Nation: Prospects and perils post-2031 – (1)
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE Last week, the Ekiti State Chapter of the Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) – a body I once served as pioneer ...
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Fragile truces and the high cost of negotiating with bandits
By Shamaki Jane Musa The recent attack on Doma community in Tafoki Ward of Katsina State has once again exposed the dangers and ...
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Nigeria’s three crises: Insecurity, economic fragility, and the poverty of power
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE The title captures the interwovenness of economics and the social factors that define our well-being. It is a reality that ...
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Oyetola, Oyebamiji and the Osun guber equation
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE Make no mistake: the Osun State governorship election, slated for August 8, this year, is far from a done deal. ...
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Why Afreximbank’s break with Fitch exposes a deeper rift
Afreximbank’s January split with Fitch Ratings over a ‘junk’ downgrade was never just about a rating. Dr. Macharia Kihuro argues the rupture reveals ...
Business & Economy
Business
AfDB returns as TCX shareholder in $25m deal to shield African economies from currency volatility
The African Development Bank Group has rejoined the Currency Exchange Fund (TCX) as a shareholder through a $25 million equity investment, signalling a ...
Business
Afreximbank cuts ties with Fitch, cites misalignment with treaty mandate and Pan-African mission
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has terminated its credit rating relationship with Fitch Ratings. The pan-African financial institution announced the decision on Friday, stating that Fitch’s ...
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Turning LNG oversupply into opportunity: Why Africa’s gas future depends on infrastructure
As new LNG capacity reshapes global gas markets, Africa faces a pivotal choice: export more, or invest strategically to power domestic growth. Global ...
Business
From Barbados to Ghana: C1WT unveils ‘clearinghouse’ to unlock billions in women-led trade
World’s First 8-Pillar Digital Trade Accelerator Launches to Connect One Million Women-Led Businesses Globally A groundbreaking private-sector coalition, Connecting One Million Women to Trade ...
Business
Inclusive African cities: Designing for climate resilience and social equity
Observed annually on 31 October, World Cities Day spotlights the transformative potential of people-centred smart cities in shaping equitable, prosperous, sustainable, and inclusive urban environments. This ...
