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It’s getting hot in here – what is carbon offsetting and why is it a useful tool in addressing climate change?
By Steffen Burrows, Curbon co-founder and director It’s an alarming thought, but South Africans have a serious climate change problem. As the world’s ...
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Accountable budgeting practices are critical to advancing sustainable development
The International Budget Partnership (IBP) has convened leading African civil society leaders and governments this week in Abuja to advance progress on open budget ...
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How an Income Share Agreement can improve access to quality education for Sub-Saharan Africa
By Batya Blankers, Co-Founder & CEO at Chancen International Tertiary education has long been positively associated with economic development. While definitions and contexts ...
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A mistake in 2023 will ruin any hope left of Nigeria as a nation
By Hashim Suleiman At 39 years of age, I have been privileged to have obtained 16 years working experience nonstop and these years ...
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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 ...






















