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Ecobank Group has launched the world’s first ICMA commercial bank-issued Nature Bond on the London Stock Exchange, creating a new route for international and African capital to protect Africa’s biodiversity. Moody’s awarded the transaction its highest possible sustainability quality score, SQS1 Excellent. The bond will support African farmers, sustainable agriculture businesses and water systems, protecting some of the planet’s most important ecosystems. Impact on the ground in Africa […]
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Abu Dhabi, UAE, 25th May 2026: Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) continues to closely monitor implementation progress and achievements across its key development projects in the African continent, underscoring its commitment to ensuring continuity of implementation in line with approved framework, while advancing development efforts that strengthen infrastructure and enhance quality of life in […]
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Landmark Pan-African Campaign Launches On Africa Day, May 25th The #NotWaiting Movement provides undeniable proof of Africa’s progress, innovation, and opportunity. Today, on Africa Day, one of the most consequential storytelling movements goes live. #NotWaiting, a pan-African digital campaign by the Opportunity Africa Initiative, launches across digital platforms today not as an announcement, but as […]
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Junior Achievement Africa (JA Africa), Union Chrétienne de Jeunes Gens Togo (YMCA Togo) and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have delivered entrepreneurship training to 738 high school students in Togo this year. The JA Company Program in Togo encouraged participants to develop business ideas that address sustainability challenges in their communities. The program included several key entrepreneurship […]
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With Child Deaths Projected to Rise for the First Time This Century, Gates Foundation Urges Global Leaders to Target Scarce Resources Where They Save the Most Lives New Goalkeepers Report models impact of global health funding cuts, offers roadmap of best buys and most effective investments to slow this reversal The number of children dying […]
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A new report by Altezza Travel spotlights eight African countries emerging as leaders in innovation, investment, and sustainable growth. The nations shaping Africa’s future are Morocco, Egypt, Botswana, Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania. The analysis goes beyond traditional economic metrics such as GDP and tourism performance, highlighting forward-looking factors driving the continent’s transformation. These […]
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By Philip Myburgh, Group Head of Trade: Business and Commercial Banking, Standard Bank Group When most people think of Africa-China trade, their minds jump to Beijing, Shanghai or Shenzhen. However, one of the biggest drivers of this relationship is not a coastal megacity, it is a landlocked province you have likely never heard of before. […]
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Africa.com will livestream a special address by Bill Gates, Chair of the Gates Foundation, where he will share his values, vision, and reflections on Africa’s development journey—highlighting the partnerships and progress that have shaped it. Following his recent pledge to accelerate his giving to the Foundation to reach $200 billion over the next two decades, […]
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Two years to the day of signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations, African Union (AU) Chairperson Félix Tshisekedi and FIFA President Gianni Infantino (FIFA.com) have discussed an action plan that will accelerate several aspects of the agreement aimed at contributing for the benefit of African society, and, in particular, younger generations. “I […]
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