Crypto industry giants Circle Internet Group Inc.(https://apo-opa.co/4iwKkks) and Binance (www.Binance.com) have joined forces in a new strategic partnership announced today at Abu Dhabi Finance Week that will expand adoption of USDC and support the development…
Download logoAs part of the UN in Libya Ra’idat programme, thirty-five young women from the south, east and west of Libya, including persons with disabilities, discussed how human rights can be leveraged to develop community-focused…
The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and Italy’s National Promotional Institution Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) have signed a new implementing agreement for cooperation through an investment platform to advance the continent’s economic growth. The…
Download logoThe Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has commended parties to the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement and holdout groups that did not sign the deal…
Download logoAchai Deng, a South Sudanese Human Rights Officer in Aweil, serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) believes that the country’s youth hold the key to peace – if they are…
Download logoPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded a constructive meeting with the Mpumalanga provincial executive. This was a 3rd session between the National Executive and a provincial executive council following meetings with the provincial leadership of…
Download logoThe National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students branch of Higher Education Institutions and Sawa held a meeting to assess activities conducted in 2024 and plan for 2025. Ms. Mensura Ismail, head of the…
Download logoToday, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with the CEOs of a number of Norwegian Companies, including “Empower New Energy” and “Golar LNG” as well as the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation and the Norwegian-African…
Download logoAt a private screening of her latest film, held at the EbonyLife Cinema in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nollywood icon and USAID Goodwill Ambassador for Nutrition, Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha, announced her next project: Beta Food, Beta…
Download logoKenya is hosting the 55th UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting from December 10th to 12th, 2024. This marks the first time in 18 years that the meeting is being held in Africa, with Lusaka having…
Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire (www.Ecobank.com), part of the leading pan-African financial services group, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Finance Corporation to roll out the 10,000 Women initiative to enable Ecobank…
The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) facilitated $2.2 billion in capital mobilization for its transformative Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Nigeria Phase II project during the Africa Investment Forum. At a packed presidential boardroom on Wednesday…
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org)– the voice of the African energy sector – extends its warmest congratulations to Ghana’s President John Mahama on his re-election. His victory reflects his leadership, vision and commitment to…
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) (www.OPECFund.org) has approved close to US$1 billion in new development financing over the last quarter of 2024, including during its 190th Governing Board meeting in Vienna today….
African Guarantee Fund (AGF) (https://AfricanGuaranteeFund.com) and Nigeria’s Bank of Industry (BOI) have signed a USD 50 Million Loan Portfolio Guarantee framework in a bid to propel Nigeria’s industrial sector by providing financial and business support…
In a significant partnership, Yango in Côte d’Ivoire, part of Yango Group, a global technology company that creates daily services, has teamed up with COFINA, a leading mesofinance institution in the country and Yabx (https://Yabx.co/),…
KnowBe4 (www.KnowBe4.com), the world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, announced its 2025 cybersecurity predictions from its team of global industry experts. In 2024, the world witnessed cyber threats evolve faster than before…
Eight high-potential female founders captivated over 300 investors, ecosystem leaders, and delegates during Deal Morning at the 11th annual Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (AESIS2024). These bold founders, representing the VC4A Venture (http://VC4A.com) Showcase – She Wins Africa…
Over 300 Africa-focused delegates converged at the 11th edition of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit, and filled up the room for the AESIS Deal Morning ready to engage with Africa’s most promising founders. Next…
Download logoOur attention has been drawn to an article with the above title in an otherwise respectable magazine, Africa Intelligence, in which the writer, Thibaut Lanchon, tried unsuccessfully to do a hatchet man’s job of…