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Africa North Africa World 

Plights of African migrants in Tunisia worsen as tensions rise

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It all started as a crackdown on African migrants, but it has now degenerated into a major crisis as Tunisia remains resolute in tightening immigration restrictions. Thousands have been forced to flee the racial crackdown, an action that flared up initially after a speech by President Kais Saied last February, where he told security forces to expel all illegal immigrants.… Read More
Africa South Africa Tourism Travel World 

Here are the top 10 world’s best countries to visit

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The UK’s Telegraph newspaper has carried out a readers survey to determine the world’s best tourist destination – and South Africa emerged top. South Africa toppled New Zealand in the 2023 edition of the survey, the first since the 2019 edition following the Covid-19 disruption. The newspaper every year allows its readers to vote in significant numbers for their chosen… Read More
Africa Investments 

Mobilising capital for Africa’s prosperity: Second Annual Meeting of Africa Sovereign Investors Forum highlights importance of strategic partnerships

Elwin Mandowa,
African Development Bank Vice President for Private Sector, Infrastructure, and Industrialisation Solomon Quaynor has called for unity to unlock the potential of African sovereign wealth funds, strategic investment funds, pensions, and life insurance assets, estimated at $2.3 trillion. Speaking at the Second Annual Meeting of the Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF) in Kigali last week, Quaynor said the African Development… Read More
Africa Investments 

Cote d’Ivoire: African Development Bank extends €400 million in Partial Credit Guarantees to mobilize funds for ESG projects

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €400 million partial credit guarantee for Côte d’Ivoire, to support the mobilization on international financial markets of financing for strategic environmental, social and governance (ESG) projects. The approval came on 12 July 2023. The partial credit guarantee will enable Côte d’Ivoire to raise long-term financing from commercial… Read More
Africa World 

Over 570 million people to live in poverty by 2030, UN report predicts

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The UN has predicted that about 575 million people will still be living in extreme poverty by the year 2030. 84 million children won’t be going to school and it will take 286 years to reach equality between men and women. These are excerpts of a grim report released by the UN to track progress being made in achieving 17… Read More
Africa Investments 

Mozambique: Prime Minister Maleiane commends African Development Bank Group’s partnership during visit by Bank Vice-President Akin-Olugbade and team

Elwin Mandowa,
Mozambican Prime Minister Adriano Maleiane has given a resounding endorsement of the African Development Bank’s development strategy in his country. Receiving the Bank’s vice president for regional development, integration and business delivery, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade in his office on Thursday, Maleiane complimented the African Development Bank for what he said was its unique approach to development and partnership, which went beyond… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank appoints Max Magor Ndiaye as Director of Syndication, Co-financing and Client Solutions Department

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has appointed Mr Max Magor Ndiaye as Director of the Syndication, Co-financing and Client Solutions Department, effective 1st July 2023. Ndiaye, a US national, is a structured finance, risk management, and capital markets professional with over 20 years of international public and private sector experience. Before this appointment, he served as the Acting Director of the… Read More
Africa Investments 

Zimbabwe hosts 5th structured dialogue on debt with creditors

Elwin Mandowa,
Since late 2022, the government of Zimbabwe has been engaged in a concerted process to resolve its official debt and clear its arrears with international creditors, including the African Development Bank. On Thursday, June 29th, the Zimbabwean government held the fifth in a series of structured dialogue meetings with development partners and creditors. The Zimbabwean finance and economic development ministry… Read More
Africa Investments 

Tanzanian President meets African Development Bank to advance post-Dakar 2 Africa Food Summit agricultural transformation

Elwin Mandowa,
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan held talks with an African Development Bank delegation led by vice president Beth Dunford to boost the East African country’s agricultural production and food security. The meetings, held on 27 June, covered various development issues, including the Bank’s recognition of Tanzania’s progress in developing its agriculture sector following January’s Dakar 2 Africa Food Summit. President… Read More
Africa South Africa Southern Africa World 

South Africa issues Cholera warning as death toll from outbreak hits 50

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South Africa has issued a warning over Cholera outbreak after a winter outbreak left 50 people dead. Local media reported that most of the deaths over the last six weeks in the Hammanskraal community in Gauteng Province. Residents there have battled for weeks to access to clean water, but there have been several cases across the country. In many communities,… Read More
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