News from across Africa covering business, markets, policy and development in North, West, East, Central and Southern Africa.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya has announced that it will soon resume the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise across the country. This decision comes as part …
The Brazilian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Mr. Jamdyr Ferreira Santos, has praised the New Development Bank (NDB) as a strong and fair alternative to traditional global lenders. He said the bank …
The African Union (AU) and the Pan African Parliament (PAP) have agreed to work more closely together in order to solve ongoing problems facing the African continent—especially those related to …
Burkina Faso’s military government has announced the abolition of the country’s electoral commission, saying it is too costly to maintain. The news, which aired on state-owned RTB television, marks the …
The World Bank has approved a new project to support Kenya’s efforts in fighting poverty and improving lives through social protection. The Second Kenya Social and Economic Inclusion Project (KSEIP2) …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated medical equipment worth over TZS 112 million (approximately $44,000) to support Tanzania’s recovery from the recent Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak. The donation …
Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), the African Corporate and Investment Bank, has received global recognition for its outstanding performance in transactional banking and cash management services across Africa. The bank announced …
A Nigerian rural development expert, Damilola Olajubutu, has taken Nigeria’s water access crisis to the international stage, calling for a fundamental shift in how water projects are designed and implemented. …
The World Bank Group has reported a significant rise in the number of adults using financial accounts to save in Nigeria and other developing countries, marking the fastest growth in …
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, one of the continent’s biggest financial institutions, has announced that its Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot, LEO, is now capable of performing cross-border payment transactions. …
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