(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline Pan-African feminist group, Nala Feminist Collective (Nalafem) will on Monday launch its first Five Year Strategy. Nalafem is a front of feminist leaders with a mission to Foster, Embolden and Mobilize (FEM) women and girls from Africa and the Diaspora for transformative feminist change. The group uses multi-track diplomacy and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA), an initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with the Alliance for Financial Inclusion has introduced a new programme aimed at increasing financial inclusion for women-led enterprises across the African continent. The new initiative was presented to African Finance Ministers and Central […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations (UN) has harped on the need for a robust donor support system which is required to help low-income countries reach self-reliance. UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed made the observation in her video message to the first ministerial meeting of the School Meals Coalition Task Force which was held in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva has said that there is so much the African continent can do for its member states just by removing obstacles to growth on the basis of African integration. Ms. Georgieva noted that it is so important that Africa does not waiver from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire, Patrick Achi has urged the coalition of public development banks to do more to support the private sector and for the development of renewable energy. The prime minister gave the charge in his opening remarks at the ongoing third edition of Finance in Common Summit (FICS) in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mali’s foreign affairs minister on Tuesday said the military government would exercise its right to self-defence if France continued to undermine the West African country’s sovereignty and national security. Speaking at a United Nations Security Council briefing on Mali in New York, Minister Abdoulaye Diop repeated allegations that France had violated its […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Illegal gold-mining is destroying tracts of pristine rainforest in Congo’s Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site meant to be a haven for the endangered mammal nicknamed Africa’s unicorn, environmental organisations have warned. Industrial activities are supposed to be banned in the 13,000 square kilometers of the reserve in northeast Democratic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda’s state-run sector regulator on Wednesday said Uganda coffee exports declined in September due to the impact of drought affecting many growing areas across the country. Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), in a report said the country shipped a total of 503,695 60-kg bags of coffee beans in September, down 14 per […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, says the impact of Tigray airstrikes on civilians is ‘utterly staggering’, calling all parties to the conflict to cease hostilities. Türk, in a statement on Tuesday, said parties to the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia must cease all hostilities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has announced its partnership with Nigeria’s Mobihealthcare Limited (Mobihealth), which is aimed at expanding healthcare access in Africa. The USTDA helps companies create U.S. jobs through the export of U.S. goods and services for priority infrastructure projects in emerging economies. It links U.S. businesses to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abidjan the capital city of Côte d’Ivoire is buzzing with activities as stakeholders and representatives of Public Development Banks (PDBs) from around the world converge for the kick- off of this year’s edition of Finance in Common Summit (FICS) today. The FICS is the global network of all PDBs, which aims to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The second edition of the European Union (EU) and African Development Bank Water Investment Forum, kicked off yesterday in Cairo, Egypt. The three-day High Level Conference on Water Investment, which is jointly organized by EU and African Development Bank (AfDB) is aimed at supporting efforts towards achieving water security on the African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of $2.5 million to the Mozambican government to develop its renewable energy resources. The grant, which was obtained through the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), administered by the Bank, will be used to implement the Mozambique Renewable Energy Integration Programme (MREP) in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will on Monday host an online seminar to encourage African young entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector to enter for its 2022 edition of the AgricPitch competition. AgriPitch is a platform where the continent’s top agripreneurs vie for a share of $140,000 in seed funding prizes, a slot […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $50 million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) for Natixis, a French Bank to strengthen the development of trade in Africa. Natixis is the international corporate, investment, asset management, insurance and financial services bank of Groupe BPCE, the second largest banking group in France. It has business […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Namibia Ministry of Finance says Namibia has operationalised an electronic government procurement (E-GP) portal to improve transparency and accountability in the procurement process. The ministry, in a statement on Thursday, said bid advertisements, documents, opening reports, evaluation executive summaries, and notice of awards would all now be available online. The ministry added […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kogi State House of Assembly was razed by fire . The fire started in the middle of the night, but security agents were able to notice it at about 7:00a.m. on Monday morning. The most affected place was the Hallowed Chamber of the lawmakers, which was completely razed down, including chairs, tables […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tanzanian and Kenyan leaders have agreed to step up the fight against cross-border crime, including human trafficking and poaching. Addressing a news conference at State House in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, said the two leaders have also agreed to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mauritius Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Dr. Renganaden Padayachy has expressed his excitement over the opportunity given to his country to host this year’s edition of the African Economic Conference (AEC). The AEC is Africa’s leading forum for discussing the continent’s emerging challenges and opportunities and is jointly hosted by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr. Ayman Ismail, an associate professor at the American University in Cairo has said that Egypt is currently experiencing an unprecedented growth and development in the entrepreneurship sector. Dr. Ismail disclosed this in Cairo while speaking during the launch of the Entrepreneurship in Egypt report, which he authored. The report which is […]
