You are here

Category: Business

 Africa presents many challenges to doing business, but to those who are willing to learn and understand the intricacy of the Continent many benefits await www.africaglobalvillage.com

Africa Business World 

Everything First-Time Home Buyers Need to Know

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , ,
– – Congratulations on your first home purchase. This is a time filled with excitement and joy. As you get ready to move into the new chapter of your life, there are some things that you want to keep in mind as you search for the perfect home, purchase one, and then move into it. This time can be just… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank launches GBP 500 million 0.875% Global Benchmark due 16 December 2024

Elwin Mandowa,
Transaction details The African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch/Japan Credit Rating, all stable), has launched and priced a highly successful GBP 500 million long 3-year Global Benchmark bond due 16 December 2024, its second pound sterling  benchmark transaction of the 2021 calendar year. The mandate for a new GBP December 2024 Benchmark was announced on Monday, 25th October 2021… Read More
Africa Business Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Nigeria launches eNaira, Africa’s first digital currency

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – Nigeria has launched Africa’s first digital currency called the eNaira. This will be the country’s new digital version of its currency. The country’s President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday that Nigeria has “become the first country in Africa and one of the first in the world to have introduced a digital currency for our citizens.” Nigeria’s government said… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Top economists call for ‘radical redirection’ focusing on healthcare 

Global Author
Released on Tuesday, the WHO Economic Council’s new brief, Financing Health for All, points to three main actions: create fiscal space, direct investments, and the administration of public and private finance.  On public spending, the experts say that easing constraints imposed by outdated economic assumptions and reversing reforms that lead to big health care cuts, would allow spending to increase significantly.  According to the brief, investments to ensure equal access to healthcare for everyone, should become the central purpose of economic activity. Public… Read More
Africa Investments 

The Japan Africa Dream Scholarship Program: A unique opportunity for prospective students

Elwin Mandowa,
Background The Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program is a capacity building project which was initiated in 2017 by the African Development Bank and Japan to award two-year scholarships to high-achieving African students to pursue post-graduate studies at master’s level in priority development areas on the continent and in Japan. The overarching goal of the African Development Bank and the… Read More
Africa Investments 

COP26: African Development Bank’s climate champions celebrated in Glasgow

Elwin Mandowa,
Ahead of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, the iconic city landmark, will host an exhibition featuring ChangeMakers, a campaign led by Climate Investment Funds. The African Development Bank is a partner of the campaign and implementing agency of Climate Investment Funds. The Bank nominated several climate champions from the continent who actively work in the field… Read More
Africa Investments 

Au Niger, la résilience à l’insécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle se renforce avec le soutien de la Banque africaine de développement (rapport)

Elwin Mandowa,
Lancé en 2015, le Programme de renforcement de la résilience à l’insécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Sahel (P2RS-Niger), qui doit s’achever en décembre 2021, a quasiment atteint ses objectifs, indique un rapport publié le 15 octobre dernier par la Banque africaine de développement. Financées par le biais d’un prêt de 14,480 millions d’unités de compte (20,7 millions de dollars américains)… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa Investment Forum: Projects worth $140 million on the table to boost vaccines and healthcare in West and East Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
Members of the Africa Investment Forum team showcased two projects during a virtual investor roundtable as the continent looks to boost its healthcare sector and attract much-needed investment in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The projects, jointly worth around $140 million and located in East and West Africa, were previewed for potential investors. The roundtable, held 21 October, is… Read More
Africa Investments 

Appel à communications – Forum de partage des innovations et des bonnes pratiques de résilience au Sahel

Elwin Mandowa,
Qui ? La Banque africaine de développement, l’Alliance Sahel, le Comité permanent inter-États de lutte contre la sécheresse au Sahel (CILSS), la Convention des Nations unies sur la lutte contre la désertification (UNCCD), la Stratégie intégrée des Nations unies pour le Sahel (SINUS) et le Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM). Quoi ? Appel à communication dans le cadre du prochain Forum de partage… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Up to 180,000 health workers may have died from COVID-19 

Global Author
That grim estimate features in a new WHO working paper based on the 3.45 million coronavirus-related deaths reported globally to the UN health agency up to May; a figure that WHO said may well be at least 60 per cent lower than the actual number of victims.   To highlight the need for better protection, WHO was joined by global partners working to end the pandemic, to issue an urgent call for concrete action on… Read More
Social media & sharing icons powered by UltimatelySocial