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MIPAD honors outstanding achievers of African descent at Recognition Week 2022
All roads lead to New York City for the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) Recognition and Awards Ceremony on Sunday, October 2nd ...
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Thousands across Africa rally for urgent climate action, as continent gears up to host COP 27 climate talks
Thousands of activists and communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis across Africa are taking part in multiple actions across the continent, ...
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African Women Impact Fund launches with USD$60m commitment to drive inclusive investment environment
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Standard Bank Group, with the support of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), ...
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ECOWAS, Nigeria, Morocco sign MoU for Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline megaproject
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Thursday 15 September in Rabat, Morocco between ECOWAS, the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Kingdom ...
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Islamic Finance: Move towards open banking set to accelerate
Islamic finance professionals predict regulation of open banking will expand New research shows that most leading Islamic finance professionals expect the sector to ...
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EBID commits $450m into Côte D’Ivoire’s economy
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has so far committed a total of XOF 294 billion (equivalent of about USD450 million) ...
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What does the newly introduced rotavirus vaccine mean for Nigerian children?
By Dr. Obinna Ebirim, Senior Advocacy officer, Niyel Passing stool or pooing often can kill – literally. This is the case for thousands ...
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State’s developmental role puts procurement at centre of economy
By Percy Letwaba, Public Sector Lead at SAP Africa Following years of economic hardship caused largely by the pandemic and exacerbated by the ...
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Jeremy Awori to replace Ade Ayeyemi as Group CEO of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced that the current Group Chief Executive Officer, Ade Ayeyemi, will ...
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Study: VC and private equity investment in Africa sets for new record highs
Two out of three VC and private equity executives expect $1 billion-plus rise this year and another $1.5 billion-plus by 2025 More than ...
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Why PR professionals need to mind their language when working in Africa
By Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder, Chairman, APO Group People like to generalize about Africa. Commentators often try to simplify things for international audiences by ...
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Top African fund managers gather at Oxford to support Africa’s tech innovation boom
The Boost Africa Technical Assistance Facility and AfricaGrow Technical Assistance Facility will host 40 leading fund managers from select African investment funds for ...




















