Category: Newsline
It is your turn!
I wish to congratulate you Mr. President for your stewardship of Nigeria for the past eight years. Thank you very much for all your strong support for me, as President of the African Development Bank Group. Without your strong support for me in 2015, and then in 2020, I would not have been President of…
AFDB: Africa remains resilient to new shocks
African Development Bank Group has highlighted its critical contributions to the continent’s development and the wellbeing of its people in 2022. The Annual Development Effectiveness Review published yearly since 2011, assesses the Bank’s support to the sustainable development of African countries. It specifically monitors contributions to the Bank’s High 5 strategic priority areas driving Africa’s…
Africa is set to be the second-fastest growing region in the world – AFDB
Africa is set to be the second-fastest growing region in the world after Asia in 2023-24, demonstrating the resilience of its economy despite dealing with multiple global shocks. But the projected growth will depend on global conditions and the continent’s ability to bolster its economic resilience, the African Development Bank’s 2023 African Economic Outlook report…
MTN creates shared value, with ESG at the core
MTN Group is committed to enabling the benefits of a modern connected life for everyone in our markets. Our 2022 Sustainability Report (SR) spells out our work in the year to create shared value, with ESG at the core. In a year fraught with challenges, we remained focused onensuring that we create value for our stakeholders through responsible environmental, social, governance and economic value-added practices and solutions. The challenges included the…
Africa50 and Bayobab partners to develop pan-African terrestrial fibre
Bayobab and Africa50 has signed a partnership to develop Project East2West, a terrestrial fibre optic cable network connecting the eastern shores of Africa to those on the continent’s west. The partnership will invest up to US$320 million connecting ten African countries over the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. Bayobab is wholly owned by MTN Group….
MTN wins big at CIPS awards
MTN Global Sourcing and Supply Chain (GSSC) emerged as the standout winner, taking home five prestigious awards, including the coveted “Procurement Team of the Year – Large Organization” at the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Awards ceremony which brought together procurement professionals from around the globe to celebrate their accomplishments. The awards won…
Invest in African Energy Forum holds in Paris
As Africa seeks to propel its economic growth and tap into the vast potential of its energy sector, a significant shift is underway, moving investment trends from foreign aid to mutually beneficial commercial relationships with Europe. The upcoming Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris – taking place on June 1 and spearheaded by the…
Benin, Côte d’Ivoire to premier AfDB’s African Green Bank facilities
The African Development Bank is set to roll out the first green finance facilities in two public financial institutions in Benin and Côte d’Ivoire as part of its ground-breaking African Green Bank initiative. The host institutions are La Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations du Bénin (CDC Benin) and the Ivorian National Investment Bank (BNI). As…
AFC expands footprint in Benin, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia
Africa Finance Corporation, the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has welcomed into its fold Benin, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Somalia, in continuing to expand and diversify its membership and shareholder base. Memberships Accession to membership by Botswana and Somalia advances AFC’s mandate by conferring privileges and diplomatic immunities in line with the…
ICD to Launch Roadshow for Groundbreaking Tenge Sukuk
Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) is launching a potential five-year Tenge sukuk to expand its operational assets in Kazakhstan and support local lending; this could be the first-ever tenge sukuk by a Development Financial Institution and will be an amortized Sukuk with all payments made in Tenge; the move supports…