The African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org/) and NMB Bank Limited Zimbabwe (NMB) have signed a $15 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility to unlock trade finance opportunities for Zimbabwean small and medium-sized enterprises and those in agri-business and trade distribution value chains. The signing took place on 7 March at NMB Bank Headquarters in Harare. Moono […]

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (www.IsDBInstitute.org) has delivered an Islamic banking capacity-building program for the Ethiopian banking sector. Organized with the theme, “Unlocking the Potential: Practical Insights for Islamic Banking Success”, the training program was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 4-7 March 2024. Over 35 senior management and board-level officials from several Ethiopian […]

Download logo Every Wednesday and Sunday, patients stream into the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Level-II hospital in Baidoa, southwest of the Somalia capital, Mogadishu. They are here to take advantage of a weekly free medical camp organised by ATMIS Ethiopia National Defence Forces (ENDF); troops stationed in the Southwest State of Somalia. […]

Download logo The UAE has strongly condemned a terrorist attack that targeted a hotel in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries to innocent people.  In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that the UAE expresses its strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection […]

Download logo President William Ruto has assured Kenyans that the economy has bounced back and the country is set for better times. The President cited the recent strengthening of the Kenya shilling against the dollar and the resolution of the $2 billion Eurobond. Consequently, the price of consumer products such as maize flour and fuel […]

Download logo “What we need from Europe is capital, not from the government but from the private sector which needs money in the form of profits. It's a win-win formula,” he said. The President made the appeal today while meeting a delegation from Italy led by Ambassador Stefano Gatti, the Director General of the Italian […]

Download logo Today, the United States, through USAID, announced more than $80 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help people affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. USAID Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Sonali Korde announced the funding during her visit to the country. According to the UN, more […]

Download logo South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver a keynote and open the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa (SIDSSA) 2024, taking place on March 17-19 at the Century City Conference Center in Cape Town. Poised to showcase updates and announcements on new international partnerships and joint ventures in South Africa, SIDSSA 2024 […]

Download logo Responding to the upcoming vote in Gambia’s parliament on 18 March on a bill to reverse the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), Michèle Eken, senior researcher at Amnesty International’s West and Central Africa office, said:  “This bill would set a dangerous precedent for women’s rights and tarnish Gambia’s human rights record. We […]

Download logo Responding to the news that the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government wants to resume executions, after a hiatus of two decades, in a bid to combat armed groups and gang violence, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said: “The government’s decision to reinstate executions is a gross injustice for people sentenced […]