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How Morocco’s Hakimi tricked his wife into divorce

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The Moroccan footballer, Achraf Hakimi is reported to have tricked his wife Hiba Abouk (36) into divorce in which she may end up completely empty-handed financially when they separate. The French magazine “First Mag” reports that Hiba Abouk originally demanded half of the footballer’s fortune – but that will not happen. Apparently Hakimi entered his mother as a beneficiary for… Read More
Africa Investments 

BUSINESS EVENT: Japan-Africa Investment Ecosystem Co-Creation Forum

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WHO:      African Development Bank, KEIZAI DOYUKAI, United Nations Development Program WHEN:    April 24th 2023; Time: 13:00-15:45(Tokyo), 4:00-6:45 (Abidjan) WHERE:  Hotel Grand Arc Hanzomon and Online (Hybrid event) On 24th April 2023, the African Development Bank, KEIZAI DOYUKAI and the United Nations Development Program will host a special business event for Japanese business leaders. The theme of the event… Read More
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Sudan’s military power struggle leaves over 50 people dead

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The power struggle among Sudan’s army has left 56 civilians and dozens of fighters dead. The fighting that broke out on Saturday between army units loyal to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF, led by deputy leader, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti. The military and RSF, have been fighting for power amid negotiations towards forming a transitional government after a… Read More
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African Development Bank, European Union, and France invest $300 million in Tanzania’s Hydropower Project

Elwin Mandowa,
The government of Tanzania, the African Development Bank, and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed agreements for two development project loans worth $300 million. The funds will finance the construction of the 87.8-megawatt Kakono Hydropower Plant located in Kagera region in the northern part of Tanzania. The project also received a grant of EURO 36 million from the European… Read More
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African Development Bank Group 2023 Annual Meetings to underscore resource mobilization for climate change

Elwin Mandowa,
In just over a month, African Development Bank Group governors will come together in Egypt to find ways to mobilize the robust private investment Africa needs to meet its urgent climate change adaptation and mitigation goals. During the African Development Bank Group’s 2023 Annual Meetings in Sharm El-Sheikh, the bank group’s governors, executive directors, and African leaders and development partners… Read More
Africa Investments 

Burundi: African Development Bank approves trade finance transaction guarantee facility to Banque Commerciale Du Burundi (Bancobu)

Elwin Mandowa,
Burundi: African Development Bank approves trade finance transaction guarantee facility to Banque Commerciale Du Burundi (Bancobu) | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow /sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__2nu-f_-MK33dRIQaWIdLP84wUiGzIZwBgGaMto4f2kY__2pkqXjBO9pMF06nUvX11DkMECNCM7M-5Qm_bWm0bC9k__IeYgW2ZnliT9LFrgfNYwPt5FQPaBOClcZZeRCrpYkxI.js#ie9- /sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__2nu-f_-MK33dRIQaWIdLP84wUiGzIZwBgGaMto4f2kY__2pkqXjBO9pMF06nUvX11DkMECNCM7M-5Qm_bWm0bC9k__IeYgW2ZnliT9LFrgfNYwPt5FQPaBOClcZZeRCrpYkxI.js#ie10+ <!– //–><!—-> African Development Bank Group Read More
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Mauritanian waste collection company transforms into a profitable venture from nothing

Elwin Mandowa,
Growing up in a humble neighborhood outside Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, Lehbib Mohamed El Kory was like many youth in town wasn’t expecting much from life. But he succeeded in turning his story around through determination and hard work. Armed with no experience or skills, Lehbib suggested to some friends that they could go into the business of waste… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Four dead, several others hospitalised while ‘fasting to meet Jesus’

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Four people have died in Kenya after taking part in a fasting exercise to avoid an imminent end to the world. Several others were also hospitalised in the Kenyan coastal county of Kilifi from the incident. Police said the victims were members of Pastor Paul Mackenzie’s Good News International Church who were asked to avoid “apocalyptic damnation”. 11 people –… Read More
Africa Investments 

Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF2023): African Development Bank Conducts Consultations on the Desert to Power Mini Grid Strategy for Sahel…

Elwin Mandowa,
Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF2023): African Development Bank Conducts Consultations on the Desert to Power Mini Grid Strategy for Sahel countries | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow /sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__2nu-f_-MK33dRIQaWIdLP84wUiGzIZwBgGaMto4f2kY__2pkqXjBO9pMF06nUvX11DkMECNCM7M-5Qm_bWm0bC9k__IeYgW2ZnliT9LFrgfNYwPt5FQPaBOClcZZeRCrpYkxI.js#ie9- /sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__2nu-f_-MK33dRIQaWIdLP84wUiGzIZwBgGaMto4f2kY__2pkqXjBO9pMF06nUvX11DkMECNCM7M-5Qm_bWm0bC9k__IeYgW2ZnliT9LFrgfNYwPt5FQPaBOClcZZeRCrpYkxI.js#ie10+ <!– //–><!—-> African Development Bank Group Read More
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Ghana gives approval to Oxford’s malaria vaccine

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Ghana has become the first country to give approval to a malaria vaccine developed by the Oxford University. The African country at the moment is expanding its malaria vaccination drive and the latest approval would help shore that up. Ghana is already using the first malaria vaccine, Mosquirix from British drugmaker GSK which was last year endorsed by the World… Read More
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