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African Development Bank Group (http://www.AfDB.org) President Dr Akinwumi Adesina on Sunday, outlined the Bank’s significant achievements and commitments to Africa, underscoring the Bank’s determination to mobilise resources for driving economic transformation, climate resilience, and addressing the continent’s debt challenge, among other priorities. Addressing the 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU) in Nairobi, […]

The Second Round of Maldives-Egypt Bilateral Political Consultations was held on 16 July 2023, in Male’, Maldives. The successful consultations, held in a warm and friendly atmosphere, led by His Excellency Ahmed Khaleel, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives and His Excellency Ambassador Ayman Kamel, Assistant Minister for Asian Affairs

The upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2023 conference (https://apo-opa.info/3K3Tm8J) is set to take place in Nouakchott on November 21–22, under the patronage of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. This event has a rich history of promoting regional cooperation (https://apo-opa.info/44uAo3d) by bringing together notable attendees from around the world alongside key players from the local

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) in Nairobi announced the disbursement of a $120-million financing facility to Djibouti’s Great Horn Investment Holding (GHIH) for the execution of a series of development projects in the country’s Damerjog Industrial Development Free Trade Zone. The deal, announced after a meeting between Afreximbank President Prof. Benedict Oramah and Omar

By NJ Ayuk Angola has been in the petroleum business for a long time. It extracted its first barrels of crude oil in the mid-1950s, when development operations started at Benfica, an onshore field in the Cuanza basin, and became an even more prominent player after international oil companies (IOCs) started making major discoveries in

The 3rd Annual West Africa and Sahel Youth Forum on the theme: “Empowering young women and men through quality education, decent work and innovative solutions to make conflict prevention more effective in maintaining peace and security in the region” concluded today its three days of work in Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Cabo Verde. Organized by

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya, called on African leaders to respect democracy, the rule of law, and ensure political stability. In his statement at a high-level event organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the margins of the Fifth Mid-Year African Union (AU) Coordination Meeting, the President urged African military

As the conflict enters its fourth month, the battle lines are hardening, making it ever more difficult to reach the millions of people who need urgent humanitarian assistance For three months now, the people of Sudan have endured unspeakable suffering amid violence that is tearing their country apart. As the conflict enters its fourth month,

The importance of sustainable development as a pathway to elections was emphasized at a high-level event to mark the first six months of the implementation of UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-2025 in Libya. Representatives of the Government of National Unity, the UN in Libya and international partners met to share updates and to