Africa
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After dramatic tax win, Kenyan protesters plot next moves
Nairobi, June 28, 2024 (Reuters/NAN) After their stunning success in forcing the government to shelve 2.7 billion dollars in tax…
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AFC invests in Africa’s largest copper complex, driving mineral beneficiation on the continent
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 26, 2024 Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider,…
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Fidelity Bank reaffirms support for digital innovation in Africa
Leading financial institution -Fidelity Bank PLC -has restated its devotion to support the development of the African technology sector to…
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Afreximbank signs two deals totaling US$80 million for Zimbabwe’s CBZ Bank
NASSAU, The Bahamas, June 25, 2024 In two deals signed at the recently concluded Afreximbank Annual Meetings, African Export-Import Bank…
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Bridging progress: African Development Bank powers The Gambia’s leap into the future
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast The African Development Bank (AfDB)’s (www.AfDB.org) investments in The Gambia’s energy sector have significantly improved access to…
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Afreximbank, Banque De Dévelopement des Etats de L’Afrique Centrale sign MoU strengthening cooperation
NASSAU, The Bahamas African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and Banque De Dévelopement des Etats de L’Afrique Centrale (BDEAC), the regional…
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Africa needs to be competitive, says Chike-Obi, Fidelity Bank’s Chairman at Afreximbank AGM
Africa needs to be competitive and efficient in its area of strength, according to Mustafa Chike-Obi, the Chairman of Fidelity…
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‘Heroes of democracy are in South Africa’ By MARTINS OLOJA
After watching all the shenanigans, peccadillos, frills and thrills of the strange Democracy Day June 12, 2024, I had wanted…
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AfDB appoints Dr. Eric Kehinde Ogunleye Director of African Development Institute
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Dr. Eric Kehinde Ogunleye, a seasoned macroeconomist, as Director of…
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Zambia’s Finance Minister Joins African Energy Week 2024 amid calls for foreign investment in untapped energy opportunities
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 19, 2024 Zambia’s Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane will speak at the…
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Afreximbank signs term sheet to finance new terminal at Cameroon’s Douala Port
NASAU, Bahamas, June 20, 2024 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has signed an indicative term sheet with APD-Cameroon for the…
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Chevron signs contracts for ultra-deepwater blocks in Angola amid attractive policies
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 19, 2024 Multinational energy corporation Chevron has signed two Risk Service Contracts (RSC) for Block 49…
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Ramaphosa visits Tinubu; Underscores need for stronger partnership between South Africa, Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Johannesburg, South Africa, held a private meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa. Before the closed…
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Afreximbank, Africa CDC pledge US$2 billion facility in support of Africa Health and Pharmaceutical Products Manufacturing
PARIS, London, June 20, 2024 African Export-Import Bank (“Afreximbank” or “the Bank”) (www.Afreximbank.com) and the Africa Centers for Diseases Control…
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Without AfreximBank’s President Oramah, Dangote Refinery won’t have been possible – Aliko Dangote; Says foreign interests resisted world’s largest refinery in Nigeria
Plus: How CNN censored his comments Global and local oil mafia including international banking interests all made several moves to…
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Heirs Holdings inaugurates HH Group Directors’ Annual Summit
….Convenes over 100 HH Groupwide Board Members – Celebrates “HH Impact” Lagos, Nigeria Heirs Holdings (HH), the leading pan-African investment…
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Tinubu attends inauguration of Ramaphosa as South Africa’s President
President Bola Tinubu will, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, depart Lagos for Pretoria, South Africa, to attend the inauguration of…
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Tinubu congratulates Cyril Ramaphosa on re-election as South Africa’s President
President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, on his re-election. The President, in…
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When Diplomats, Academics, others celebrated ECOWAS at 49 in New York, USA
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Group at the United Nations (UN) and the ECOWAS Commission on Friday,…
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Nine trafficked Nigerian girls arrive Lagos from Ghana
Lagos: June 15, 2024 Nine teenage Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana have arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, following…
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Nigeria’s Flamingos secure FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup spot
Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, secured their place in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals in the Dominican…
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Afreximbank disburses $40 million to support Fidelity Bank’s acquisition of Union Bank UK
CAIRO, Egypt African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has announced the disbursement of a US$40-million Intra-African Investment Facility to Fidelity Bank…
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Afreximbank’s Annual Meetings 2024 calls for Africans across the globe to unite
NASSAU, The Bahamas, June 13, 2024 Heads of State, Ministers, government officials, and renowned captains of industry were among the…
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African Export-Import Bank secures US$500 Million Dual Tranche Syndicated Term Loan Facility
CAIRO, Egypt, June 12, 2024 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC), London Branch and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)…
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