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Yemisi Izuora The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) a subsidiary of the World Bank, has launched a 7-year $208 billion Sustainable Development Bond to engage with investors to…
Yemisi Izuora Nigerian human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has called on the African leaders to suspend the Kingdom of Morocco from the African Union over the illegal occupation of…
Yemisi Izuora The Africa Finance Corporation AFC, has disclosed that the African Development Bank Group (“AfDB”), has invested $50 million in the equity of AFC. The AfDB’s investment in AFC…
Yemisi Izuora The 2019 Africa Investment Forum which opened on Monday is living up to its promise to move from commitment to action, as the forum secured investment interests for…
Source: AfricaNews Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers over the weekend approved a bill drafted by the Attorney General to combat fake news and hate speech, the state-run Fana broadcasting corporate reports. The…
Yemisi Izuora Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Heirs Holdings opened the “Ambition Africa” conference organised by the…
Yemisi Izuora President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to host dozens of African leaders next week as Russia seeks to reassert its influence on the continent and beyond. The heads of…
Agency Report The former mayor of London and popular historian Boris Johnson has emerged as the new prime minister of the United Kingdom. Boris, who was elected leader of the…
Source: VOA Returning African artifacts taken by explorers and colonizers remains a hot-button issue in Europe-Africa relations — one that gained traction last November when French President Emmanuel Macron announced…
Yemisi Izuora The initiative (#HeartbeatsOfTheFuture), which marks the competition’s 90th anniversary, seeks to find the fans of tomorrow through their mothers’ stories. Three thousand 3,000 expectant mothers have signed up to…
