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Africa Business World 

Why Small businesses need access to market

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– – Small businesses are the driving force of the economy and featured prominently in this year’s State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa. But these businesses need more than just governmental support – they need practical solutions to enable them to access their markets. Building blocks of the economy This small business sector creates significant employment opportunities… Read More
Africa Investments 

Global development finance coalition commits over $5.5 billion for MSME financing in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
The coalition for a sustainable and inclusive recovery of the private sector, an international group of 20 development finance institutions that came together in 2020, today announced commitments of over $5.55 billion of financing to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa between mid-2020 and end of 2021, beating their set target of $4 billion over the period. The… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank Group President attends 6th European Union-African Union Summit

Elwin Mandowa,
Who:        African Development Bank Group What:       6th European Union-African Union Summit When:      17-18 February 2022 Where:     Brussels, Belgium The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, will attend the sixth European Union-African Union Summit in Brussels on 17-18 February 2022. The meeting will bring together European and African leaders and heads… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Partners’ Meeting

Elwin Mandowa,
We are pleased to invite you to the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Partners’ Meeting on February 24, 2022, from 12:00 pm to 01:05 pm (GMT+0). Please find below the agenda for the event: 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm Updates on the Africa Investment Forum portfolio Presentation of AIF 2021 Interactive Discussions 01:00 pm – 01:05 pm Closing Remarks The AIF… Read More
Africa Featured Technology World 

World’s first 4G-connected earbuds that will make phone obsolete

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– – UK tech company Mymanu announces the launch of Titan, the world’s first 4G-connected earbuds at CES Las Vegas 2022. After launching their award-winning true wireless translation earbuds Mymanu CLIK + and Mymanu CLIK S at previous CES events, CEH have stayed true to their ways and have revealed their latest innovative invention at CES Las Vegas 2022. CEO… Read More
Africa Investments 

Businesswoman thrives in Tanzania’s male-dominated fertilizer sector, thanks to credit guarantee scheme

Elwin Mandowa,
As the morning mist rises over the rolling hills of Tanzania’s Southern Highlands, Tumaini Kilawa carefully paces through the rows of her cabbage. Cabbage is a heavy feeder, quickly depleting the soil of required nutrients. Tumaini often sprinkles fertiliser beads on her field to maximise production, as these additional nutrients are essential for her crops to grow. In Tanzania, the… Read More
Africa Investments 

EU-Africa Business Forum 2022

Elwin Mandowa,
What:       Sideline events at 7th Europe-Africa Business Forum 2022 Who:        African Development Bank Senior Vice President Bajabulile Tshabalala; Acting Vice President Yacine Fal; and Vice President Kevin Kariuki When:      16-17 February 2022 Where:     Online. See registration links below Three senior African Development Bank executives will participate in a series of virtual events taking place on the sidelines of the… Read More
Development Health Advice 

WHO alert over childhood cancer inequalities in Europe

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The new WHO report sets out for the first time the scale of childhood cancer inequalities in the European Region and examines the patterns that emerge at national and regional levels surrounding the disease. “Childhood cancer inequalities in the WHO European Region” was launched on International Childhood Cancer Day marked each 15 February, and it covers the experiences of both… Read More
Development Health Advice 

WHO lauds ‘historic initiative’ on vaccine equity underway in South Africa

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“I’ve just returned from South Africa yesterday, where I met with President Ramaphosa and saw first-hand the progress underway”, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the virtual COVID-19 Small Group Minister Meeting hosted by the US Department of State. “The commitment from the government and the private sector is real”.   I used the opportunity to also ask countries to:1️⃣… Read More
Africa Business Technology West Africa World 

Moringa School partners Impact Hub Accra to train Ghana’s tech talents

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– – Africa’s top technology boot-camp, Moringa School has launched its operations in Ghana, expanding to West Africa, in partnership with Impact Hub Accra. The partnership is meant to close the skills-gap in Africa’s job markets by delivering transformative tech-based learning to young people. Providing a well-rounded training to talents in Ghana is foremost on the agenda of this newly… Read More
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