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Metals iO announces fund raising to develop gold and critical metals mining projects in West Africa
Metals iO has announced plans to raise further funds to explore compelling gold and critical metals projects in the West African country. Â The ...
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Nigeria: National Assembly adjourns hearing on technology bill
The Nigerian National Assembly has adjourned hearing on a technology bill after members failed to form a quorum over the validity of the ...
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Start Network provides £250k for early action against emerging Ebola crisis in Uganda
Start Network, through the Start Fund, has disbursed GBP £250,000 across frontline interventions aimed at curbing further spread of the Ebola virus in ...
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Afreximbank launches TRADAR Club to transform African trade and investmentsÂ
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on 15 December 2022 in Cairo operationally launched the Afreximbank TRADAR Club, a prestigious member-driven network aimed at empowering international businesses ...
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Niger: Building resilience to shocks and developing human capital
A World Bank report says reforms in Niger supported under this operation entail measures to build the resilience of the economy and households ...
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Africa Leaders Summit: Strengthening Partnerships to Meet Shared Priorities
The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, from December 13-15 in Washington DC, highlighted the U.S. commitment to expanding and deepening our partnership with African countries, ...
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Germany, IFAD join forces to mobilize support for rural communities in Africa through private sector financing
Following its recent €30 million contribution in support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) response to the global food and energy crisis, Germany has ...
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To reduce its vulnerability to crisis and rise to its potential, Nigeria has urgent choices to make
According to a new World Bank report, the Strategic Revenue Growth Initiative (SRGI) of the federal government is a welcome first step, reversing ...
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Sierra Leone has opportunity to increase growth but faces challenges in improving citizens’ welfare
New World Bank report attempts to explain why some areas in the country are poorer than others and the role urbanization plays in ...
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Africa Visa Openness Index shows improvement in visa policies across continent
The 2022 Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI) report shows African countries making progress in their freedom of travel policies, most of which had ...
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Sudan: African Development Bank commits $74m to boost wheat production
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 9 December 2022 in Abidjan approved $73.81 million to finance the Sudan ...