Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that it has received a new equity investment from Rawbank, one of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) leading banking and financial institutions. This equity injection is aligned with AFC’s strategy to mobilize African capital and diversify its capital base and underpins […]
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Korean rice donation boosts World Food Programme (WFP) school meals and refugee response in Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Sierra Leone
Download logo The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a food aid contribution of 11,520 MT of rice from the Republic of Korea to meet the emergency food and nutrition needs of 81,600 Malian refugees and 287,000 school children across Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Sierra Leone. This contribution is particularly crucial in a context […]
Dmytro Kuleba was received by President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema
Download logo Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba: “Today in Zambia, I was pleased to be received by President Hakainde Hichilema to build on their dialogue with President Zelenskyy. We appreciate Zambia’s solidarity with Ukraine and President Hichilema’s personal engagement in efforts to restore just and lasting peace as part of a group […]
3rd India-Zimbabwe Foreign Office Consultations (FOC)
Download logo The 3rd Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Zimbabwe were held in Harare on 6th August, 2024. The Indian side was led by Shri Puneet R. Kundal, Additional Secretary (East & Southern Africa), Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India and the Zimbabwean side was led by Mr. Mike Chigiji, […]
The RMB Where to Invest in Africa 2024 report highlights Africa’s top investment economies
RMB (www.RMB.com) has released the highly anticipated 2024 edition of its Where to Invest in Africa report, a comprehensive analysis of the top investment destinations on the continent. The report, which has been developed in collaboration with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), leverages a robust methodology that has been updated to reflect new data […]
Kenya Achieves 68% Reduction in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)-Related Deaths and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections over the Past Decade
Download logo Kenya has significantly reduced the impact of HIV/AIDS over the past ten years, achieving a remarkable 68% reduction in AIDS-related deaths, from 58,446 in 2013 to 18,473 in 2022. Additionally, new HIV infections have dropped from 101,448 in 2013 to 22,154 in the same period. Highlighting these achievements, Principal Secretary for Medical Services, […]
H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, Meets with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Egyptian Space Agency
Download logo H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, met with Dr. Sherif Sedky, Chief Executive Officer of the Egyptian Space Agency, to discuss areas of mutual cooperation within the framework of the constructive Egyptian-Chinese partnership. This partnership led to the establishment of the Satellite Assembly, Integration, and Testing […]
Luncheon in honour of the resident and non-resident African Ambassadors accredited to Thailand
Download logo On 31 July 2024, Ms. Sasirit Tangulrat, Director-General of the Department of South Asian, Middle East, and African Affairs, hosted a luncheon for and a discussion with the resident and non-resident African Ambassadors to Thailand and Chargé d’affaires from 14 African countries including Kenya, Egypt, Libya, Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco,Uganda, Botswana, Mozambique, Ghana, […]
Meeting between the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Ms. Elina Valtonen and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates of Morocco, Mr. Nasser Bourita
Download logo The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, Ms. Elina Valtonen, welcomed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, in Helsinki for a working visit on August, 6th 2024. The two ministers exchanged views on many topical international and bilateral issues and agreed that the […]
Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024 Strategic Track to Drill Down on Angolan Investment, Local Content Opportunities
Global projects developers, independent E&P firms and regional investors are expected to enter the Angolan oil and gas market in the coming months as new blocks become available across onshore, offshore and marginal fields. In addition to accelerating exploration, new entrants signal fresh opportunities for collaboration and local contract opportunities. The Angola Oil & Gas […]