How the IMF RST and Innovative Climate Finance Can Serve Africa
By Ali Mansoor and Awa Mbaye LAGOS, Nigeria, 20 July 2023 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- African countries have been encouraged to seek alternative funding schemes to tackle climate change impacts whose effects have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russian-Ukrainian war, geopolitical fragmentation, and external shocks around the world. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), […]
Standard Bank Successfully Closes USD 250 Million Sustainable Term Loan With IFC
Standard Bank has successfully closed a USD 250 million sustainable term loan. The facility, concluded with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), marks another significant step towards entrenching Standard Bank’s sustainability commitments. The funding will be allocated to a portfolio of green and social assets – with a specific focus on renewable energy and affordable housing […]
Unifi Reflects On Its Long History With The People Of Zambia
As a fast-growing provider of innovative, unsecured lending solutions to underserved markets across Sub-Saharan Africa, Unifi is proud of what it has been able to deliver for customers across the continent. While the company also operates in South Africa, Kenya and Uganda, its roots are firmly in Zambia. Unifi Zambia (or Unity Finance as it […]
WHO News Story: The Of Launch Of New VAW Website
The World Health Organization (WHO), together with UN Women, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the United Nations Development Programme launched the RESPECT Women website, a new online one-stop platform that aims to drive concrete actions – in policies and programmes – to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. “Violence against […]
French Montana Tells CNN’s African Voices Changemakers: Success Comes When You Struggle
In the latest episode of African Voices Changemakers, CNN’s Larry Madowo meets rap superstar French Montana who speaks about his journey from being a Moroccan immigrant in the US to a multi-platinum-selling artist. Montana, whose real name is Karim Kharbouch, was 13 when he and his family moved to America. He says they had a pretty comfortable life in Morocco […]
In Tanzania, a New Competition Rewards Teachers for Skills in Teaching Mathematics
Competition finalists with project and government officials. Photo: Tanzania Institute of Education DODOMA, Tanzania, 20 July 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/When she first learned about a national competition in teaching skills on her school’s WhatsApp group, Sophia Kawegere, 30, thought it was the perfect opportunity to put the preschool teaching profession on the map. “For a long […]
