Standard Chartered Announces EUR 238 Million Of Financing To Build Agricultural And Transport Infrastructure In Angola
Standard Chartered announces EUR 238 million of Export Credit Agency (ECA) supported financing for the government of Angola to build new infrastructure, supporting the country’s agricultural industry and transport network. The funding is split across two projects, each signed separately with the Angolan Ministry of Finance. The first project is a circa EUR 142 million […]
Fighting Poverty In Africa Starts With Female Economic Empowerment
Written by Antonio Coutinho, Regional CE for Standard Bank: Southern Africa and Sasha Vieira, Head of Standard Bank Mozambique: Incubator There is an African proverb that goes, “Mosadi o tshwara thipa ka bogaleng,” which loosely translates to “A woman holds the knife at the sharp end.” This sentiment goes to the heart of the challenges that […]
Botswana Will Host Corporate Council on Africa 2023 U.S.-Africa Business Summit
WASHINGTON, DC, USA,13 December 2022, /African Media Agency/-Washington DC – Corporate Council on Africa is pleased to announce that in June 2023, the Government of the Republic of Botswana will be the national host of Corporate Council on Africa’s 15th U.S.-Africa Business Summit (USABS). “Botswana welcomes the unique opportunity afforded by hosting Corporate Council on Africa’s […]
Innovating Finance for Climate Change as Policymakers Gather for the U.S.- Africa Leaders Summit 2022
Sponsored by Bank of America and Africa Finance Corporation in collaboration with Africa.com WASHINGTON, USA, 13 December, 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Africa.com, Bank of America and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) are convening a high-level curated event to discuss innovating finance for climate change in Washington D.C. on December 15, during the U.S.- Africa Leaders Summit. The […]
How Committed Is US to Africa? $55B Worth, White House Says
The United States will demonstrate its commitment to the African continent with $55 billion in pledges, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Monday on the eve of a three-day summit of 50 high-level African delegations in Washington. “The U.S. will commit $55 billion to Africa over the course of the next three years, across a […]
Global Winner Of The Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022 Announced As Thrive Agric From Nigeria
More than 4,000 fintech applicants entered the competition with innovative payment and commerce solutions to solve the payment challenges of tomorrow Thrive Agric, a fintech providing smallholder farmers access to finance, insights and distribution was crowned 2022 winner of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) – a global open innovation program and competition for start-ups and fintech companies. Thrive Agric […]
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today to welcome progress made on the implementation of the November 2 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, which is key to bringing lasting peace to northern Ethiopia. Secretary Blinken commended steps taken by the Ethiopian government to […]
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with DRC President Tshisekedi
Secretary Antony J. Blinken met today with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi to discuss the dire security and humanitarian situation in eastern DRC. Secretary Blinken expressed his condolences for the lives lost in Kishishe and concern for the hundreds of thousands of displaced individuals. Secretary Blinken and President Tshisekedi agreed on […]
Advertising Week And Hartbeat Partner For AWAfrica, Hosting Thought Leadership Programming Track
Hartbeat’s New “Branding with Hart” Program to Debut at First Ever AWAfrica Conference, featuring keynote from Kevin Hart, Insights from Hartbeat Leadership and other Tastemakers on How to Break Through with Purpose, Humor and Heart Advertising Week, the world’s largest annual gathering of marketing, media and technology leaders, and Hartbeat, the global media company creating […]
Innovating Finance for Climate Change as Policymakers Gather for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
Sponsored by Bank of America and Africa Finance Corporation in collaboration with Africa.com Africa.com, Bank of America and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) are convening a high-level curated event to discuss innovating finance for climate change in Washington D.C. on December 15, during the U.S.- Africa Leaders Summit. The event will bring together a focus group […]
