Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Friday, May 20th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Intermediary cities are currently home to about 15 percent of Africa’s population, but their growth is accelerating, according to a new report co-authored by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Cities Alliance. A major report entitled, “Dynamics of Secondary Cities in Africa: Urbanization, Migration and Development” which was released on Wednesday in […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
African News, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Thursday, May 19th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, the Emir of Kano on the conferment of the highest honour of the Republic of Senegal, the “National Order of Lion.” According to a statement issued Thursday by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari said […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Articles/Opinion, Latest Headlines
Wednesday, May 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Of all continents, Africa is least responsible for climate change. It has contributed only a minute part of the Greenhouse gas emissions that are responsible for the climate emergency the world faces today. Yet, Africa faces the same arduous battle as the rest of the world to tackle the impacts of climate […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Wednesday, May 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, Kati Csaba has reaffirmed the commitment of the diplomatic community to working with African countries in order to achieve the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the continent. The envoy gave the assurance in Accra while speaking at a breakfast meeting attended by diplomats […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, North Africa
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Supporters of Libyan prime ministerial rivals clashed in the capital on Tuesday as a power struggle deepens, local media and witnesses said. According to witnesses, shots were heard early on Tuesday. Residents tweeted they heard heavy weapons and artillery. Local media showed footage of gunbattles in Tripoli’s residential areas. Several cars were […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, North Africa
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egyptian authorities on Tuesday led top journalists from sub-Saharan Africa on a guided tour of the country’s new administrative capital, which has gulped 30 billion dollars so far. African Examiner reports that the ambitious project started seven years ago and it appears to be on course to be the best capital in […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Tuesday, lifted the suspension on lending. The suspension lifting was announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the beginning of May but said companies being investigated for alleged financial misdemeanors would still not be allowed to borrow. Mnangagwa on May 7, announced a raft of measures […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghanaian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has applauded Africa Emergency Food Production Plan proposed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to mitigate the current food crisis in the continent. With the disruption of food supplies arising from the Russia-Ukraine war, Africa faces a shortage of at least 30 million metric tons of food, […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, News Around Africa, North Africa
Monday, May 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mali on Sunday said it was leaving a five-country military alliance in the Sahel region of Africa. The alliance known as the Group of five (G5) Sahel also includes Chad, Mauritania, Niger, and Burkina Faso. The G5 Joint Force was created in 2017 to shore up efforts to establish order on the […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, East/Central Africa, Latest Headlines
Monday, May 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was on Sunday re-elected as head of state of the East African country. The 66-year-old politician prevailed against 35 candidates in the election for the country’s highest office, including the incumbent president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who had replaced Mohamud in power in February 2017. Parliamentary and […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News From The State
Saturday, May 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Efforts geared towards advancing green growth in Africa is gathering momentum across Africa, according to a new report launched on Wednesday. The Africa Green Growth Readiness Assessment Report which is co-authored by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Green Growth Institute, was unveiled at the on-going 15th session of the […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Saturday, May 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African heads of state and stakeholders have unanimously expressed their support for land restoration at the on-going fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, holding in Abidjan. The conference builds on the Great Green Wall programme and intends to offer a concrete response to the interconnected […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Wednesday, May 11th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) through one of its flagship initiatives is currently helping women and children in Burkina Faso to overcome food insecurity. Despite its tremendous agricultural potential, Burkina Faso has long grappled with the thorny problem of food and nutrition security. Regrettably, in a country, where 82 percent of the population […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has promised to support the implementation of the Abidjan Legacy Programme, a project that will restore forest and degraded lands in Côte d’Ivoire, with $500 million. President of AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina made the pledge when he met with the Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara. The Bank chief was […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, Southern Africa
Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday, urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate deadly armed group attacks in Djugu Territory, Ituri Province, on Sunday. At least 38 civilians, including women and children, were killed in the attacks carried out by the Coopérative pour le développement du Congo […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Business News, Latest Headlines
Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Investment Officer in charge of Global Partners of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Moussa Nakoulima said the Bank successfully invested over €10 billion in Africa in the 2021 fiscal year. Nakoulima disclosed this while speaking in Abidjan at the capacity-building workshop on addressing land degradation and ecosystem restoration. The EIB which […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, North Africa
Monday, May 9th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Local officials on Monday said Ethiopian security forces have seized 64 million Ethiopian Birr (1.25 million U.S. dollars) worth of contraband gold. In a press statement, Ethiopia Federal Police said the contraband gold haul was seized on Saturday through the joint efforts with the federal customs authority and the Oromia region militia […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Latest Headlines, South Africa
Monday, May 9th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Africa SANParks authority announced on Monday that Kruger National Park, one of the best-known safari parks in the world, would undergo thorough renovations. According to SANParks, despite high losses due to COVID restrictions, roads, observation platforms, lodging and restaurants are expected to be refurbished over the next three years at a […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, East/Central Africa, Latest Headlines
Monday, May 9th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three civil society leaders on Monday confirmed the death of dozens of people killed by armed men. They said many people were also missing after the armed men raided a mining encampment near the town of Mongwalu in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province on Sunday. Army spokesperson Jules Ngongo […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Sunday, May 8th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) is currently supporting Botswana’s ambition to diversify its economy and accelerate its structural transformation towards sustainable and inclusive growth. This development is the main objective of the African Development Bank Group’s Country Strategy Paper 2022-2026 (CSP 2022-2026) for the Southern African country. Approved in March 2022 by the […]
