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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) |

Development planning is a key transformative tool to strengthen resilience and sustainable development in Africa

The aim is to strengthen the capacity of planning entities to design and implement integrated planning systems and strategies for the attainment of the SDGs and Agenda 2063 is imperative

African countries should effectively deploy development planning as a transformative tool to strengthen resilience and sustainable development in an era of unrelenting crises, according to panelists at a side event on development planning titled “Leveraging Digital Technologies for Integrated Planning to Advance the SDGs and Agenda 2063 in Times of…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Convenes West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU) Workshop to Validate Data and Address Regional Drug Abuse Challenges, Affirms Support for Sierra Leone

The workshop aims to foster an environment of enhanced cooperation and improved data quality and access, enabling ECOWAS to develop informed policies

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has inaugurated a three-day workshop from April 23rd to 25th, 2024, focusing on the West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU). While the workshop primarily aims to validate the WENDU 2023 data and strengthen regional responses to drug abuse challenges, it…

President of the Republic of Kenya
Source: President of the Republic of Kenya |

President Ruto: Kenya’s Industrial Growth Trajectory is on Track

The Government had invested heavily in similar economic zones across the country

Kenya’s journey to becoming a global industrial powerhouse is on course, President William Ruto has said. He cited the current robust investor confidence, saying it is attracting substantial foreign and local investments and elevating the country’s industrial agenda. “Our Special Economic Zone programme is coming of age, vindicating its driving…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |

Diplomatic Missions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to Japan paid a courtesy call on Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko

Japan will continue to emphasize dialogue with each country and work closely with ECOWAS countries, both bilaterally and internationally, including at TICAD, in cooperation with the business community

On Wednesday, April 24, for about 50 minutes from 4:30 p.m., Minister for Foreign Affairs Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko received a courtesy call from the Diplomatic Missions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to Japan. At the outset, Minister Kamikawa paid tribute to the ECOWAS diplomatic missions for…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • The building of the Cross River bridge, opened in October 2022
    • Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, the African Development Bank’s Vice-President for the Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex, meets with Joseph Dion Ngute, Prime Minister of Cameroon
    • Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, the African Development Bank’s Vice-President for the Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex, met Alamine Ousmane Mey, Cameroon’s Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development
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    • Meeting with Cameroon's principal technical and financial partners
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Cameroon: The African Development Bank, a leading infrastructure partner

“The Bank's operations have changed the face of the region” – Cameroonian minister

In an era of transformative development, the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) stands as a beacon of progress in Central Africa, particularly in Cameroon, where the institution has earmarked more than 50 percent of its portfolio for funding transport infrastructure. The Bank spearheaded crucial projects such as the Ketta-Djoum Road,…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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Africa's $824 billion debt burden and opaque resource-backed loans hinder its potential, African Development Bank President warns

The continent would pay $74 billion in debt service payments this year alone, a sharp increase from $17 billion in 2010

Africa's immense economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans that complicate debt resolution and compromise countries' future growth, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina (www.AfDB.org) said on Thursday. "I think it's time for us to have debt transparency accountability and make sure that this whole thing of these…

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) |

Strong calls for innovative financing and reform of the international financial system to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

At least $500 billion a year is needed to scale up affordable long-term financing for development, alongside structural reforms

In a strong call to stakeholders at the opening of the tenth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-10) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General said urgent action is needed to increase capital flows into developing countries, particularly in Africa to make the SDGs stimulus a reality.…

The Presidency, Republic of Ghana
Source: The Presidency, Republic of Ghana |

State Ownership Report Delays Must Cease – President Akufo-Addo Cautions State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)

The reports, give government and the public access to information on public enterprises' financial and non-financial performances

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has charged heads and officials of state-owned enterprises to adhere strictly to the submission timelines instituted by the State Interests and Governance Authority on the preparation and further publication of State Ownership Reports. “As a follow-up to this directive, I expect…

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Afreximbank dominates Bonds, Loans & Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Capital Markets Awards 2024

Afreximbank was recognised with ‘Financial Institutions Bond Deal of the Year’ for acting as Joint Lead Manager on the debut USD 300 million senior Eurobond issuance by Mauritius Commercial Bank

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) swept the stage at the recently concluded Bonds, Loans and ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards 2024 ceremony, taking home six of the awards handed out at the event held in South Africa. Delivered on the sidelines of the conference on 6 March, the awards recognised…

European Union External Action
Source: European Union External Action |

Four new reports released on Open Internet approaches in Africa

New European Union (EU)-funded reports were released highlighting Open Internet Approaches in four African countries : Burundi, Kenya, Senegal and South Africa

By looking at case studies in Burundi, Kenya, Senegal and South Africa, the four reports unpack Open Internet connectivity as a promoter of human-centric development. They also shed light on the crucial role of a free, global, reliable, affordable and secure internet in driving social and economic growth in line with the United Nations Sustainable…