Backbase (www.Backbase.com), a leading Engagement Banking Platform provider, is thrilled to announce the launch of Grand Central, its groundbreaking Integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS). This revolutionary offering is set to empower banks in expediting their modernization and digital transformation endeavors. Banks spend significant portions of their budgets and resources on creating, maintaining, and decommissioning point-to-point integrations across […]
Rugby World Cup Semi-Final: Message from Rugby Africa President Herbert Mensah to South Africa’s Springboks
As South Africa reaches the semi-final of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Herbert Mensah, the newly elected President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body of rugby across Africa, issues a message of support addressed to Mark Alexander, President of the South Africa Rugby Union (SARU): Dearest Mark, My Brother YOU have carried the hopes […]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) commends the Republic of the Congo’s commitment to end statelessness
Download logo UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applauds the Government and people of the Republic of the Congo for its recent accession to the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. In a country with a population of nearly 6 million, approximately 200,000 individuals have […]
Tanzania: African Development Bank supports small horticultural businesses with $2.5 million grant
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved a $2.5 million grant to prop some 10,000 small horticultural businesses in Tanzania. The funds, approved on 19 October 2023, will come from the Global Agriculture & Food Security Program to support mainly food system service providers in rural areas. The programme aims […]
Vivajets Unveils Fractional Aircraft Ownership Service, Commits to Business Connectivity in Africa
Innovative Nigerian business aviation company, Vivajets, has rolled out a set of innovative product offerings at a recent international conference held by the company in Lagos. The organization also released a guide on fractional aircraft ownership, a specialized service that enables customers to become part owners of an aircraft. As Africa evolves through an increase […]
Guinea: Agricultural supplies delivered as part of the African Development Bank’s Emergency Food Production Project
The transitional government in Guinea, in partnership with the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), has received a large consignment of agricultural supplies in Guinea’s western town of Forécariah for distribution to local farmers. The consignment, delivered on 13 October 2023, forms part of implementing the Emergency Food Production Project (https://apo-opa.info/3tIMeJw), spearheaded by the African Development Bank. […]
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM) sign US$600 million loan to fund loans and trade finance transactions
On October 17, in the presence of Shengjun Ren, President of CEXIM and Prof. Benedict Oramah, Afreximbank President and Chairman of the Board of Directors (https://www.Afreximbank.com/) at the CEXIM Headquarters in Beijing, Mr. Wencai Zhang, Vice President of CEXIM, and Dr. George Elombi, Executive Vice President of Afreximbank signed the agreement. The purpose of the […]
African Development Bank commits over $23 million to Rwanda’s new Aviation Centre of Excellence
Download logo The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (http://www.AfDB.org) has approved a $23.6 million loan for the construction and equipment of a new aviation training facility in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. The proposed Centre of Excellence for Aviation Skills (CEAS), including an aircraft hangar, will partner with higher learning institutions to […]
Sudanese Trade Mission Delegation Visits National Flower Park Nature Tourism – Puncak
Download logo On the sidelines of attending Trade Expo Indonesia activities, the Sudanese business delegation took the time to visit the National Flower Park tourist attraction in the Puncak – Bogor area. The visit facilitated by the Indonesian Embassy was also intended to promote tourist destinations and Indonesia's rich flora, especially in the Puncak natural […]
Burundi: the African Development Bank grants over USD 13 million to tackle climate change impacts through water security
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) granted funding of USD 13.15 million to Burundi on 5 October 2023, to help the country implement Phase 1 of the Water Sector and Climate Resilience Building Support Programme. The funding comes from the Transition Support Facility (https://apo-opa.info/3CSPRhx), one of the Bank’s funding mechanisms aimed […]