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AfDB approves R18.5bn loan for Transnet

Logistics & Transport

AfDB approves R18.5bn loan for Transnet

Nelson Banya 19 Jul 2024

Are SA schools ready to teach coding and robotics? The experts say — yes!

Education

Are SA schools ready to teach coding and robotics? The experts say — yes!

Issued by Oxford University Press 25 Jun 2024

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Logistics & Transport

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Bedassa Tadesse 13 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

IMF board approves members to channel reserve assets to MDBs for hybrid instruments

Andrea Shalal 16 May 2024

Image supplied. Last year's African Banker Award. the African Banker magazine’s African Banker Awards nominees have been announced for this year

Finance

3 women nominees for African Banker Awards Banker of the Year

7 May 2024

News flash: Calling all businesses with an Africa expansion strategy

Marketing & Media

News flash: Calling all businesses with an Africa expansion strategy

Issued by Shift Social Development 2 Apr 2024

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Finance

AFC raises $1.16bn syndicated loan, its largest ever, in mission to close Africa’s infrastructure gap

26 Mar 2024

UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

Agriculture

UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

Simon Jessop 25 Mar 2024

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Healthcare

To tackle poverty, Africa needs welfarist policies and people-centred development - Adesina

4 Apr 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Economic growth falls to 3.2% in 2023, African Development Bank

Rachel Savage 16 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. San Martinho Beach Club in Mozambique.

Property

Unlocking investment magic: Beekman Group's hidden gems

6 Feb 2024

The African Development Bank loan will enable CFM to buy 10 locomotives, 300 wagons, and 120 tank containers. Source: African Development Bank Group.

Construction & Engineering

African Development Bank funds $40m upgrade to Mozambique’s key railway line

4 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

AfDB's historic $6bn ESG milestone

1 Feb 2024

South African business schools must take advantage of growth in trade and investment in Africa

Finance

South African business schools must take advantage of growth in trade and investment in Africa

Dr Chante van Tonder, Issued by JNPR 25 Jan 2024

Virusha Subban is a partner and head of Tax in Baker McKenzie's Tax Practice Group in Johannesburg

Legal

#BizTrends2024: Africa's growing role in global trade dynamics

Virusha Subban 8 Jan 2024

UAE leads early investment in African renewables

Energy & Mining

UAE leads early investment in African renewables

19 Dec 2023

Finance

AfDB greenlights $300m loan to bolster SA's energy governance and climate resilience

13 Dec 2023

Africa's open visa policy eases cross-border travel, unlocks trade and investment

Tourism & Travel

Africa's open visa policy eases cross-border travel, unlocks trade and investment

13 Dec 2023

Communities in South Africa's coal heartland in Mpumalanga will be most affected by the energy transition.

Energy & Mining

SA secures $300m loan for Energy Governance and Climate Resilience

12 Dec 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

#COP28: Development bank head urges African exemption from EU carbon tax

Simon Jessop 7 Dec 2023

Joseph Nganga addresses the crowd at the BESS Consortium launch. Source: Supplied.

Energy & Mining

#COP28: African countries commit to battery storage consortium

4 Dec 2023

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Energy & Mining

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Nadja Haakansson 1 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty King Charles III open the inaugural Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum.

Finance

UAE launches groundbreaking COP28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum

1 Dec 2023

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Energy & Mining

Treasury secures $1.6bn in loans to support Just Energy Transition

23 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied

HR & Management

Analyze Consulting strengthens leadership development focus with LeadMe investment

13 Nov 2023

Rugby Africa president calls for investment in the excellence of Africa

Lifestyle

Rugby Africa president calls for investment in the excellence of Africa

13 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

African Development Bank approves $102.6m support programme for Ghana

Christian Akorlie and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 10 Nov 2023

AfDB supports Tanzania's horticultural sector with $2.5m grant

Agriculture

AfDB supports Tanzania's horticultural sector with $2.5m grant

24 Oct 2023

APO Group celebrates 10th anniversary of landmark Bloomberg partnership

Marketing & Media

APO Group celebrates 10th anniversary of landmark Bloomberg partnership

Issued by APO Group 26 Sep 2023

Source: Twitter/ @AfDB_Group President of the African Development Bank Group Akinwumi Adesina wraps up a week of learning and strengthening collaboration with the government and private sector of Korea with a visit to Busan’s port, the busiest in the world.

Finance

African Development Bank and South Korea ink $28.6m deals

18 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Hundreds of millions of dollars pledged for African carbon credits at climate summit

Duncan Miriri and Simon Jessop 5 Sep 2023

Women entrepreneurs in SA: Growth, funding, challenges and solutions

Entrepreneurship

Women entrepreneurs in SA: Growth, funding, challenges and solutions

Issued by Business Partners Limited 15 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters. A view shows an ecoguard walking on a path in the Arboretum Raponda Walker during a press visit of this protected forest aera on the eve of the opening of the One Forest Summit in Libreville, Gabon, February 28, 2023.

Finance

Gabon launches tender for Africa's first debt-for-nature swap

Marc Jones and Rachel Savage 26 Jul 2023

Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms Lauryn Hill to headline 2023 Global Citizen Festival

Lifestyle

Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms Lauryn Hill to headline 2023 Global Citizen Festival

Issued by OnPoint PR 14 Jul 2023

Grant boosts entrepreneurial training through African Leadership Academy

Education

Grant boosts entrepreneurial training through African Leadership Academy

14 Jul 2023

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Energy & Mining

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Kieran Whyte et al. 26 Jun 2023

Source: @WHOSouthSudan

Finance

Banks and WHO launch investment platform to strengthen primary healthcare services

26 Jun 2023

Making success repeatable in the construction industry

Marketing & Media

Making success repeatable in the construction industry

Issued by nFold 19 Jun 2023

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Finance

African Development Bank group to secure major funding for low-income countries

30 May 2023

Africa Day 2023: Our Africa, our future

Marketing & Media

Africa Day 2023: Our Africa, our future

Issued by Stellenbosch University Language Centre 23 May 2023

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

Construction & Engineering

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

Seth Schindler and Tom Gillespie 22 May 2023

AfDB proposes 'fast-track' compensation for Zim's White ex-farmers

Agriculture

AfDB proposes 'fast-track' compensation for Zim's White ex-farmers

Nyasha Chingono 15 May 2023

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

UK social investment firm launches BrightFlag Healthcare

24 Apr 2023

Nigeria launches $618m tech fund for young investors

ICT

Nigeria launches $618m tech fund for young investors

20 Mar 2023

Call to apply: Fashionomics Africa incubator and accelerator programmes

Retail

Call to apply: Fashionomics Africa incubator and accelerator programmes

13 Feb 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Ireland, Austria donate €3m to Africa Climate Change Fund

9 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied.

Finance

African Development Bank to commit $10bn to end hunger on the continent

30 Jan 2023