Afrobarometer inaugural presence at Conference of the Parties (COP28) amplifies African voices on climate change and spurs climate action collaboration
Afrobarometer (https://www.Afrobarometer.org) delivered African citizens’ demand for urgent climate action to the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) last week, underscoring the commitment of the continent’s leading survey research organisation to integrating African perspectives into the global climate discourse. Speaking to key climate change stakeholders gathered in Dubai, Afrobarometer Director of Communications Nafissatou Diouf and […]
Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) and Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) Agree on Strategic Collaboration for Islamic Finance Capacity Development
The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org), the knowledge beacon of the IsDB Group, and the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF), the leading training and development provider in the region, signed a strategic partnership agreement to collaborate for Islamic finance capacity development. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the AAOIFI-IsDB Islamic […]
Africa CDC Youth Pre-Conference At CPHIA 2023: African Youth Gather To Champion Youth Leadership For A Safer And Healthier Africa
The second Africa CDC Youth Pre-Conference kicked off on 25 November 2023 ahead of Africa’s largest public health conference, CPHIA 2023, in Lusaka, Zambia. Convened by Africa CDC, in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, GIZ and Unicef, the conference witnessed participation of over 250 African youth from 51 African countries and diaspora. The Director General […]
The African Development Bank appoints Yacine Fal as Special Representative of the President to the Africa Investment Forum
African Development Bank Group (https://www.AfDB.org) President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appointed Yacine Fal as his Special Representative to the Africa Investment Forum, effective December 15, 2023. The Africa Investment Forum was launched in 2018 to leverage the collective resources of its co-founders and reduce the continent’s infrastructure investment gap. Its founding partners are the African […]
East Africa’s Peleza Expands Operations And Establishes Presence In Uganda
Peleza, East Africa’s digital security infrastructure company, has made its foray into Uganda with its successful incorporation. This entrance marks an important expansion, opening new opportunities to engage with the vibrant market, foster partnerships, and further establish expertise in the region. With this expanded capacity, Peleza is now better positioned to navigate the intricacies of […]
Food insecurity and malnutrition reach new highs in West and Central Africa as funding to address acute needs dwindles
Despite considerable efforts by governments and partners, food insecurity continues to worsen in West and Central Africa with the number of hungry people set to reach a staggering 49.5 million people between June and August 2024 – a four percent increase compared to 2023, according to a regional food security analysis released today. The trend […]
Standard Bank Provides R600-Million In Sustainable Financing Solution To CNBM
Africa’s largest bank by assets, Standard Bank, has provided a sustainable finance solution to China National Building Materials International (Pty) Ltd. (CNBM) in a R600-million deal that will enable the company to distribute solar and energy solutions in South Africa. The funding package includes a R500-million invoice financing facility and R100-million working capital facility. The […]
Why The African Diaspora Is Important Now More Than Ever
By Moky Makura, Executive Director, Africa No Filter The African diaspora is having a moment – coming together around Africa-focused popular culture. From music and film to art, fashion and food, African culture is rising in global prominence. To cite just a few markers, Nigerian singer and songwriter Burna Boy has sold out some of […]
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board Concludes the Third Review of the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Approves US$31.45 Million under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility for Cabo Verde
The IMF Executive Board completed the third review under the 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement with Cabo Verde, providing the country with access to SDR 4.5 million (about US$6 million), and approved an 18-month arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), in the amount of 100 percent of quota (SDR 23.69 million, about […]
Farm To Fork: COP28 Provides RoadMap To Fix Africa’s Broken Food Systems – IFAD
By Joyce Chimbi In the absence of sufficient urgency to curb greenhouse gas emissions, it is becoming too hot to farm in Africa. Confronted by extreme, intense, and frequent climate events such as record-breaking prolonged dry spells, current agriculture and farming systems are ill equipped to adapt to or alleviate climate change. For millions of farmers, […]
