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Africa Business World 

5 Benefits of Using Cryptocurrencies for Betting

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – Blockchain technology is being adopted in various sectors, including the health, e-commerce, and gaming industries. Over the years, the gaming industry has adopted improved technology devices to provide customers with better services. More than increasing customer base, cryptocurrencies in the betting industry offer several other benefits. Gambling sites are adopting cryptocurrencies as payment methods. According to the 2021… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Tanzania’s President starts birth control campaign

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has expressed concern over the high birth rate in the East African country as she urges citizens to take up birth control measures. It is a major reversal from the position of her predecessor, the late John Magufuli, who openly encouraged women not to use contraception. President Samia confronted the country’s baby boom over the… Read More
Africa Investments 

World Food Day: African Development Bank marks key milestones in interventions to feed Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
To help mitigate the impacts of soaring food prices and grains, worsened by Russia’s war in Ukraine, the African Development Bank in May launched the African Emergency Food Production Facility to enable production of 38 million tonnes of food over the next two years. The $1.5 billion facility stepped into action, with the Bank approving initial programs in 26 African… Read More
Africa Investments 

U.S.-based Foundation for Democracy awards African Development Bank’s Akinwumi Adesina for exemplary leadership

Elwin Mandowa,
U.S.-based Foundation for Democracy in Africa, an advocacy and research think tank, has conferred its topmost Medal of Glory Award on African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina for his exemplary leadership. The Medal of Glory Award is the Foundation’s highest honor, given annually for extraordinary contributions to democracy, good governance, and the advancement of trade, investment and cultural ties in… Read More
Africa Investments 

The African Development Bank Group’s $140,000 AgriPitch Competition invites youth agripreneurs to virtual information session on how to win seed…

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank will host an online seminar to encourage African young entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector – or “agripreneurs” – to enter the Bank’s AgriPitch competition. AgriPitch is a platform where the continent’s top agripreneurs vie for a share of $140,000 in seed funding prizes, a slot in the competition’s business development boot camp, as well as receive… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank Group Approves $50 Million Trade Finance Risk Participation Partnership with Natixis

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $50 million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) for Natixis, a French Bank. The agreement will enable Natixis to support African banks and their small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) clients to undertake more regional and international trade.  The agreement is expected to help achievement of a cumulative trade volume… Read More
Africa Investments 

European Union-African Development Bank Group High-Level Conference on Water Investment

Elwin Mandowa,
What:       European Union-African Development Bank Group High-Level Conference on Water Investment Who:         African Development Bank Group – European Union      When:       16 – 19 october 2022 Where:      Hybrid: Cairo, Egypt and online Online Registration: click here to register. The African Development Bank and the European Union are co- organizing the second European Union-African Development Bank Water Investment Forum on… Read More
Africa Investments 

Mozambique: The African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Africa Fund for Africa provides $2.5 million to increase penetration of renewable…

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of a grant of $2.5 million to the Mozambican government to develop renewable energy resources. The grant, from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), administered by the Bank, will be used to implement the Mozambique Renewable Energy Integration Program (MREP). “With the support of the… Read More
Africa Business South Africa World 

Trading Forex in South Africa: How to Avoid Scams and Benefit from Reputable Brokers

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – Investing in Forex can seem lucrative when searching for online opportunities, but there are some factors to consider before you start investing. Although it is true that many people have found success when trading in Forex, there are just as many who have fallen victim to online scams and nefarious traders. This is often the case among those… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Nigeria: Lecturers suspend eight-month old strike

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – Academic work is set to resume in Nigerian universities as lecturers there suspend an eight-month old strike. The aggrieved lecturers have been demanding better funding for universities, more facilities and an improved pay system among other issues. Several rounds of talks with the government had failed to resolve the dispute. Last month a court ordered the lecturers to… Read More
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