Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, South Africa
Monday, September 26th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rikhado “Riky Rick” Makhado will be honoured posthumously at upcoming BET HipHop Awards ceremony to be hosted by Grammy-nominated recording artist, actor, entrepreneur, and media personality, Fat Joe on October 5. The South African entrepreneur, rapper, and fashion Icon, Riky Rick who passed on recently due to mental health struggles, will be […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Monday, September 26th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid growing global concern about threats to food security, Senegalese President and chair of the African Union (AU), Macky Sall has warned against the idea of imposing trade restrictions. President Sall gave the warning while speaking at the recent Food Security Summit which was held on the sidelines of the 77th session […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Articles/Opinion, East/Central Africa
Saturday, September 24th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected to die without urgent humanitarian intervention, UN agencies have said. “As we speak today, 650,000 kids are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. If not treated, half of them will die,” UN Children’s […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Saturday, September 24th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Off-Grid COVID-19 Recovery Platform (CRP), a brainchild of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has received $20 million in concessional investment to support rollout of its second phase. The CRP is a blended finance initiative to unlock private capital for energy access companies to mitigate the negative impacts of the pandemic while […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, West Africa
Saturday, September 24th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senegalese Government has secured a €28.88 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the rehabilitation of the road and transport network linking six municipalities in the country. The target areas are Yeumbel Nord (Dakar suburbs), Keur Massar and Guédiawaye (Dakar region), Thiès (West), Kaolack (Centre-West) and Saint-Louis (North-West). Road […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, North Africa
Thursday, September 22nd, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) has announced the launch of its revolutionary virtual film school called Canon Academy Video, which is aimed at providing filmmakers with a dynamic, interactive, and engaging educational platform. The company has remained committed to advancing educational and empowerment opportunities in Africa and has a myriad of […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines
Thursday, September 22nd, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The New Partnership for Africa’s Development-Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) will hold its 35th oversight committee meeting today. NEPAD-IPPF is a multi-donor special fund, hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Its mandate is to spur sustainable infrastructure development on the African continent through the preparation of bankable, investment-ready projects. It does […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, U.S./Canada
Thursday, September 22nd, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, stakeholders, ministers and development experts have cautioned against turning the conference into a mere talking shop of promises. Speakers from Africa and other developing parts of the world, gave the warning at the 2nd ministerial meeting on climate and development held on […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
African News, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, September 22nd, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has called on African countries and their Arab partners to work hard and be more united to realise common objectives. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, in New York, Buhari said the actualisation of the UN resolution which proposed a Two-State solution to […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, U.S./Canada
Thursday, September 22nd, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Delegates from Ghana, Kenya, and other African countries will converge in Kansas City to brainstorm on salient issues surrounding the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. The long overdue meeting is of utmost importance and in tandem with the vision of The United Nations Decade of People of African Descent. The slave trade regularly used […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, West Africa
Wednesday, September 21st, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The government of Mali and the African Development Bank (AfDB), have agreed to accelerate ongoing country projects that aim to reduce poverty. This is coming at the heels of a high-level AfDB mission to the West African nation, which ended on 16th September. A delegation of the bank staff and the Malian […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Wednesday, September 21st, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Political stability risks in Africa will be heightened in the coming year as socio-economic challenges exacerbate deep inequalities and highlight governments’ inability to address them, a newly published seventh edition of the Africa Risk-Reward Index Report. has warned. The report was jointly launched on Tuesday by a leading global specialist risk consultancy, […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Asia, Featured, Latest Headlines, World News
Tuesday, September 20th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Myanmar’s ruling junta, on Tuesday, warned the public against showing moral support for a “terrorist” resistance movement. The junta also threatened jail terms of up to 10 years just for liking or sharing its content on social media. Myanmar has been plagued by violence since the military seized power in 2021 with […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa
Tuesday, September 20th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda health ministry on Tuesday announced that the deadly Ebola virus has broken out in the central part of the country. According to local authorities, a person was admitted at Mubende regional referral hospital on Sept. 15 after presenting Ebola symptoms and died on Sept. 19. The authorities said six other deaths […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Sunday, September 18th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of Senegal and African Union (AU) chairperson, Macky Sall has harped on the need for governments in Africa to invest more in order to create jobs and make African economies more competitive. President Sall made the observation while addressing a delegation from the African Development Fund (ADF) and senior management team […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines
Saturday, September 17th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The government of Cameroon and African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a partnership agreement which is aimed at developing agricultural value chains in the West African nation. Part of the agreement which was signed in Yaoundé, the Cameroonian capital, is to set up an Agricultural Sector Development Fund that will be utilized […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines
Saturday, September 17th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced that its new report on transboundary waters in Africa will be launched next week. The report entitled, “Climate-proofing Transboundary Water Agreements in Africa”, will be inaugurated by the Water Development and Sanitation Department of the AfDB on September 21. The virtual launch of the report will […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, U.S./Canada
Friday, September 16th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The United States government has announced a provision of $5 million grant to the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support efforts in abating methane gas emission, across Africa. Methane accounts about half of the net rise in global average temperature since the pre-industrial era. The grant, subject to the completion of US domestic […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, U.S./Canada
Thursday, September 15th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States House of Representatives has passed by voice vote a resolution introduced by Africa Subcommittee Chair, Karen Bass (D-CA) and Ranking Member Chris Smith (R-NJ) reaffirming the significance of the African Union (AU) as a strategic international partner to the United States. The resolution also seeks […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Business News
Thursday, September 15th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the appointment of Ms. Caroline Kende-Robb as the Director of Strategy and Operational Policies Department of the bank. Ms. Kende-Robb, a British national, brings over 30 years of leadership and management experience in development and humanitarian sectors, coupled with deep knowledge and practical experience in achieving […]