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Afreximbank: 2025 Annual General Meeting - AFRICA24 Deploys Exceptional Coverage

This high-profile event will be broadcast live and in full on all AFRICA24 platforms

From June 25 to 28, 2025, in Abuja (Nigeria), Afreximbank (the African Export-Import Bank), a leading financial institution on the continent, will hold its 32nd Annual Meetings. This high-profile event will be broadcast live and in full on all AFRICA24 platforms (www.Africa24TV.com). This prestigious gathering will bring together Heads of…

Source: Ministry of Health, Kenya |

Principal Secretary (PS) Oluga Chairs Meeting on Urology Centre Project

The meeting brought together key stakeholders, including Ms. Nadege Balima from the African Development Bank, Mr. Samuel Nyoike from the National Treasury, and Dr. Ajuck Hossin from the Ministry of Health

 The Principal Secretary for Medical Services Dr. Ouma Oluga on Friday June 13, 2025 chaired a consultative meeting with the African Development Bank and the National Treasury to review progress on the implementation of the East Africa Centre of Excellence in Urology and Nephrology project. The meeting brought together key stakeholders,…

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    • The Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, H.E. Wamkele Mene (fifth left) poses with Afreximbank’s Group Chief Economist & Managing Director, Research, Dr. Yemi Kale (fifth right) and other dignitaries during the Ghana IATF2025 Business Roadshow in Accra
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Ghana Accelerates Efforts to Boost Intra-African Trade

The Ghana IATF2025 Business Roadshow brought together government officials, the trade community, including businesses and investors, and executives from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)

Ghana is fast-tracking the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to unlock new opportunities for Ghanaian businesses across Africa by moving beyond commodity-based trade towards value addition for its traditional exports such as gold, oil and cocoa.  Speaking during the Ghana Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2025 Business…

Source: The World Bank Group |

Women Break Gender Barriers in Somalia’s Construction Industry

The project aims to improve local government capacity for service delivery and strengthen urban infrastructure and resilience against climate shocks, such as intense heat and flash floods

Some women in Somalia have found work in its male-dominated construction industry, proving that skill, not gender, determines success. Women employees want to become mentors and role models in their communities, inspiring others to pursue nontraditional work and to believe in their own potential. World Bank support for an urban…

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Republic of Seychelles |

Ambassador Anne Lafortune represents Seychelles at the Forum on China-Africa Coordination (FOCAC) Coordinators meeting in Changsha

The platform, which will commemorate its 25th anniversary since its establishment in October 2000, remains an important mechanism of collaboration between China and African nations, focusing on a win-win partnership and mutual prosperity

On Wednesday 11th June 2025, Ambassador Anne Lafortune, the Seychelles Resident Ambassador in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, attended the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Coordination (FOCAC) Summit, the latter was held in Beijing in September 2024. The meeting took…

Source: Republic of South Africa: The Parliament |

Committee on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Adopts Budget Vote Reports

The department aims to protect the quality of statistical information, implement a continuous population survey and modernise its business operating model

The Portfolio Committee on Planning Monitoring and Evaluation adopted its budget vote for the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME), Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), and Brand South Africa for the 2025/26 financial year. The Chairperson of the committee, Ms Teliswa Mgweba, said the committee focussed on the alignment…

Source: The World Bank Group |

Niger's Economy Rebounds in 2024 Thanks to Large-Scale Oil Exports and a Good Agricultural Season

Despite high inflation, including rising food prices, sustained growth contributed to a reduction of extreme poverty

Niger’s economy recorded robust growth in 2024, driven by large-scale oil exports. However, short-term sources of growth remain limited and exposed to downside risks, according to the World Bank's latest economic update for Niger, published today. The report analyzes the country's economic, and poverty trends and provides a three-year outlook.…

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OPEC Fund Development Forum 2025: A Global Call for Inclusive Growth, Equitable Transition and South-South Cooperation

Senior government officials from across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin American and the Caribbean, along with heads of multilateral institutions, will join forces to drive solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges

The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) (www.OPECFund.org) will convene global leaders, policymakers and innovators for its fourth Development Forum on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Vienna, Austria, under the theme A Transition that Empowers Our Tomorrow. The Forum will spotlight inclusive growth, climate resilience and the power…

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The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC)-Supported Nakkaş-Başakşehir Motorway Wins TXF Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year 2024

This landmark project involves EUR 1.044 billion in non-recourse financing for the development of a 35-kilometer greenfield motorway in Istanbul Province

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (http://ICIEC.IsDB.org), a Shariah-compliant multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, is proud to announce that the Nakkaş-Başakşehir Motorway Project in Türkiye has been named TXF’s Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year 2024, awarded during…

Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) |

Egypt: African Development Bank to provide $184.1 million for Africa’s largest solar energy and battery storage project

Financing will be sourced from two specialized Bank Group funds and the Climate Investment Funds' Clean Technology Fund

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a financing package of up to $184.1 million to support the development of the Obelisk 1-gigawatt solar photovoltaic project and 200MWh battery energy storage system in Egypt, which will be Africa’s largest solar power plant. Located in…