Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, East/Central Africa, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Saturday, July 23rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Award-winning African American actor, Terrence Howard has expressed his interest and intension to invest in some sectors of the Ugandan economy. Howard said he will invest in Uganda’s Information Communication and Technology (ICT) and entertainment sectors as well as real estate. He gave the hint during his recent visit to the East […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, East/Central Africa, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Friday, July 22nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected Islamist militants on Friday attacked the main military base where Mali’s interim president lives outside the capital Bamako, but the armed forces said they had repelled the assault and had the situation under control. The attack on the Kati military base began at 5a.m. local time with two vehicles packed with […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Business News, Latest Headlines
Friday, July 22nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a grant of around $25.65 million to help Zimbabwe enhance domestic food production and supply. The funds were drawn from the Transition Support Facility (TSF), although the Board of Directors of the Bank Group provided a […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Business News, Latest Headlines
Thursday, July 21st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank Group President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has applauded Africa50 for its crucial role in helping to bridge Africa’s infrastructure financing gap. Dr. Adesina gave the commendation while speaking at the opening session of Africa50’s General Shareholders Meeting in Marrakech on Tuesday. The meeting took place on the eve of a […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, West Africa
Wednesday, July 20th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Equatorial Guinea, says increasing storage capacity of refined oil and gas products is a viable solution to resolving the challenge of fuel scarcity. Mr Gabriel Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea, made this known on Wednesday, while responding to questions from journalists, during a Media briefing organised by the […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Business News, Latest Headlines
Wednesday, July 20th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $1.4 million technical assistance grant to Export Trading Group (ETG) for the funding of women-owned businesses in three countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. ETG is one of the largest and fastest-growing integrated agricultural supply chain managers and processors in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project will enable […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, West Africa
Tuesday, July 19th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced the death of two persons from the country’s first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus disease. The development was announced in a statement issued on Monday. According to the statement, two deaths have been recorded and at least 98 contacts have been traced and quarantined. African […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, East/Central Africa, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Monday, July 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved $73.5 million to finance a programme that will boost Tanzania’s food production by a million tonnes in the next three years. The programme tagged, “Tanzania Agricultural Inputs Support Project”, spanning September 2022-June 2025, was designed under the AfDB’s African Emergency Food Production Facility to tackle […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, Southern Africa
Monday, July 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rwandan Government has embraced the Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation (RASME) initiative, which is supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The RASME is a tool that enhances project-related data collection in remote areas. Rwanda is the first East African country to join and the seventh overall in the continent. […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Sunday, July 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of activities streamlined to mark this year’s World Youth Skills Day, the Development Bank (AfDB), through its Coding for Employment Programme, selected 500 digital ambassadors to broaden the scope of such skills amongst young people in Africa. World Youth Skills Day is celebrated on July 15 every year. It has […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, East/Central Africa, Latest Headlines
Saturday, July 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of $5.39 million to the Central African Republic for the implementation of the country’s food security project. The grant will assist the production of an additional 32,000 tonnes of foodstuffs and enhance food security for 100,000 people. It will also help the Central African […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Friday, July 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has harped on need for the political leadership in Africa to renew their commitment to national aspirations and consciously seek to bridge the gap between partisan considerations and the imperative of national development. Dr. Jonathan made the observation while speaking at the capacity building workshop for […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, West Africa
Friday, July 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $66.39 million support package for Guinea to enable the West African nation increase access to electricity. The funding package consists of a $4.17 million grant and a $9.37 million loan from the African Development Fund, the concessional arm of the AfDB and a $24.13 million […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, West Africa
Thursday, July 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $400,000 technical assistance grant to the Deposit and Consignment Office of Côte d’Ivoire (CDC-CI), a State bank handling official deposits. A public financial institution serving the general interest, the CDC-CI was created in June 2018. Its goals include mobilizing and managing public and private funds […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, North Africa
Thursday, July 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an €87 million loan for Morocco to enable the North African nation expand its social protection and strengthen health services. The loan is aimed at implementing the Support Programme for the Generalization of Social Coverage in Morocco. The primary objective of this operation is to […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, Southern Africa
Thursday, July 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has applauded the African Development Bank (AfDB) for its support and commitment towards resolving country’s debt arrears. The Southern African nation owes $13.5 billion to multilateral financial institutions, bilateral partners, and other creditors President Mnangagwa gave the commendation issues during a meeting with the President of AfDB, Dr. […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Business News, Latest Headlines
Wednesday, July 13th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) Acting Vice President for Regional Development, Integration, and Business Delivery, Yacine Fal has said the Bank’s efforts towards boosting regional connectively is aimed at putting Africa on the path to economic recovery. Fal noted that the position of the AfDB on strengthening connectivity across the continent is premised […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, South Africa
Tuesday, July 12th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South African police minister Bheki Cele said on Monday that the police discovered more than 130 empty cartridges of AK47 at the scene of Sunday’s random shooting in Johannesburg, where 15 people were killed and eight people injured. This means the assailants meant “business of killing,” he told community members and media […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, North Africa
Tuesday, July 12th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) disclosed on Monday that at least 1.5 million livestock have died across drought-affected parts of Ethiopia. “Many regions in Ethiopia are currently experiencing one of the most severe La Nina-induced droughts in recent decades. “More than eight million people are acutely food insecure, and 1.5 million […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, Southern Africa
Tuesday, July 12th, 2022
Zimbabweans may soon heave a sigh of relief as the $23 million power project is ready to roll with the delivery of new transformer to restore adequate power supply to the South African nation. This development is made possible by an Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project funded by ZimFund. The project, according to a statement […]
