Business
AGDA and ECSSR launch UAE-Africa Dialogue to strengthen relations and unlock trade, investment opportunities
The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA), the UAE’s leading diplomatic training centre, in partnership with The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research ...
Health
The transformative impact of women in the fight against malaria
Malaria is endemic throughout Burkina Faso, with the entire population at risk of getting infected. Most at risk are women and children who ...
Business
African Development Bank wants practical solutions to tackle poverty in Africa
Climate change, global financial shocks and growing food insecurity are threatening Africa, the world’s fastest-growing continent and hampering achievement of global development goals. ...
News
ECOWAS Bank grants €20M credit line to BCI Guinée to boost SME growth and agric development
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has taken a significant step to bolster economic growth in Guinea by providing a €20 ...
News
African debt levels have increased by 240% from 2008-2022
The climate crisis severely threatens economic growth in the Global South, especially in Africa, where 17 of the 20 most vulnerable countries are ...
News
Dialogue concludes with renewed hope for continental solutions
The inaugural three-day African Peace and Security Dialogue has concluded with a tone of hope and forward momentum for the continent. Attended by ...
News
Foundations launch new collaborative fund to strengthen democracy in west Africa
The Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Luminate, and Open Society Foundation have launched a $20 million West Africa Democracy ...
Article
Allianz Global Wealth Report 2024: Surprising relief
Surprising relief: Global financial assets of private households increased by 7.6% in 2023, more than making up for the losses of the previous ...
Arts
Manifesto against Nigerian squandermania
Book Review by Chidorum Nwakanma Iyke Temple Nwabueze (2024), The Prodigal Fathers: “Nigerian Leaders, Come to Your Senses! Stop Squandering Our Commonwealth” — ...
News
Summit of the Future: IFAD calls for political determination to reform the global financial architecture
Amid challenges like hunger, debt, inequality, and climate change, Alvaro Lario, President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), urges world ...
Article
Unconnected 2025: Energy with Connectivity Challenge meets Finance in Nigeria
Unconnected 2025 is set to take place next January in Abuja. This is Nigeria’s premier conference & expo on telecoms connectivity and renewable ...
Business
AFG Holding SA acquires Access Microfinance Holding AG
AFG Holding SA has acquired a controlling stake in Access Microfinance Holding AG (AccessHolding) and indirectly its African subsidiaries. The former investor group ...





















