Download logo The leading pan-African Banking Group, Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com), announces that Trove Finance, a Nigerian-based global share dealing app, is the winner of the fourth edition of the annual Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The winner was announced at the grand finale on December 9. The Ecobank Fintech Challenge is a flagship event of the Ecobank […]
G7 development finance institutions create platform to boost investment in fragile states
Download logo Development finance institutions funded by the G7 nations have announced the launch of a new platform designed to boost investment in fragile and conflict-affected states in Africa. The Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA) aims to unlock investment in fragile states through collective influence and by pooling expertise to overcome the challenges of providing […]
Committee Chair on Transport Calls on Long Distance Drivers and Travellers to Use Vaccination Pop-Ups at Roadblocks
Download logo The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Transport, Mr Mosebenzi Zwane, has called on long-distance drivers and travellers to make use of vaccination sites that will be put next to roadblocks. The Department of Health announced on Thursday that it intended to enhance vaccination by, among other things, using pop-up vaccination sites where […]
Red Cross Red Crescent reaching 1.5 million people on the move in MENA, yet millions are left without support
Download logo Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies are reaching more than 1.5 million migrants, refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Middle East and North Africa, yet the number of people on the move left without essential support is colossal, a report by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent […]
IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Approves US$212.3 Million Disbursement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Download logo Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the rebound in economic activity is stronger than initially projected, supported by higher-than-envisaged mining production and the recovery in non-extractive growth; The conclusion of the first review under the ECF arrangement enables the immediate disbursement of US$212.3 million to reinforce international reserves, given downside risks to the domestic and […]
CORRECTION: Nuclear Technology Imbizo 2021 is postponed until March 16th
Download logo Nuclear Technology Imbizo will now take place on the 16th and 17th of March in the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The decision to postpone the event was made after careful consideration and as a consequence of the current COVID-19 Omicron variant, which is increasing COVID-19 infection numbers and the uncertainty regarding its […]
High-level conference held to sustain momentum for transitional justice in South Sudan
Download logo Key stakeholders to transitional justice processes in South Sudan today adopted a joint strategy and plan of action to accelerate the implementation of existing commitments under the 2018 Revitalised Peace Agreement. This concluded the “Conference on sustaining momentum for transitional justice in South Sudan,” held virtually and in Nairobi from 13 to 15 […]
Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola outbreak over
Download logo The Ebola outbreak that erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu Province in October – the second in 2021 – was today declared over, the national health authorities announced after no new cases were reported at the end of a 42-day countdown, or two incubation periods after the last confirmed […]
African Development Bank Board approves line of credit of EUR70 million and $24 million equity investment to West African Development Bank
Download logo The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a line of credit of €70 million and an equity investment of $24 million, to be granted to the West African Development Bank. The line of credit will support businesses in the West African Economic and Monetary Union, particularly in job-creating […]
World Bank Supports the Modernization of Morocco Public Sector
Download logo The World Bank Board of Executive directors today approved a US$450 million loan to support key governance reforms in Morocco as part of the government’s ambitious strategy to modernize the public sector. Over the past few years, Morocco has embarked on long-term and wide-ranging reforms to improve the overall performance of the public […]