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IATF2023: AfCFTA can break Africa’s colonial legacy of raw materials export for finished goods import
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) can break Africa’s colonial legacy of exporting raw materials and importing finished goods, Jean-Louis Ekra, Deputy ...
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Afreximbank records $1b deals as IATF2023 continues
The third day of the third Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) concluded yesterday with attendees witnessing the signing of financing and other agreements valued ...
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New report shows how travel & tourism in Africa could boost continent’s economy by $168b
African sector expected to grow 6.5% per year over the next decade. Travel & Tourism could contribute US$350BN to the regional economy. At ...
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ACTIF23 ends with solid resolutions for shared prosperous future
The curtains have come down on the second AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF23) in Georgetown, Guyana. This two-day confluence, anchored under the ...
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UNESCO Report: Africa, a new global fashion leader
Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO’s Director-General, has unveiled a report which argues that the continent has all it takes to become one of the next ...
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“Nigeria has the resources and the leadership, we have never been more ready for business,” Tinubu tells global energy industry
ExxonMobil pledges nearly 40,000bpd in new Nigerian production in the short-term. President Bola Tinubu played host to a delegation consisting of the ...
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AfCFTA: Nigerian businesses poised to expand footprints across Africa
Nigerian businesses are poised to expand their footprints across the continent and lead intra-African trade growth, Deborah Ross and Fatou-Maty Diouf write. “Independence is ...
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The state of Chinese lending to Africa
China made 16 new loan commitments worth $2.22 billion to African government borrowers in 2021/22, signifying two consecutive years of lending to Africa ...
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Atlantic Business International, EIB sign €65 deal to support companies in sub-Saharan Africa
Atlantic Business International (ABI), a holding company in sub-Saharan Africa of the Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) group, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have ...
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Study: Institutional investors are increasingly attracted to West Africa’s gold and critical metals sector
Research conducted for Tresor Gold among metals and mining investors working for sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, ...
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Vista Group to acquire Société Générale’s banks in Congo Brazzaville and Equatorial Guinea
Vista Group has announced that it has agreed to acquire Société Générale’s banks of Société Générale Congo (in Congo Brazzaville) and Société Générale ...
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Nigeria: New government must ensure Shell’s sale of its Niger Delta oil business does not worsen human rights abuses
Nigeria’s new government, which will be sworn in on 29 May, must ensure that Shell’s planned sale of its operations in the Niger Delta, ...
