A leading multinational bank, Access Bank Group, has today launched an innovative solution in collaboration with Mastercard to expand access to cross-border payments and remittances to and from the continent, …
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Advancing Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in Africa
by Editorby EditorThe World Bank Board of Directors has approved an additional $40 million in IDA* grants to the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR** Climate Research for Africa project (AICCRA), a significant step …
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Africa CDC, UNICEF Expand Partnership to Strengthen Health Systems in Africa
by Editorby Editorthe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and UNICEF announced an extended partnership dedicated to strengthening primary healthcare, supply chain management, pooled procurement and local manufacturing, and …
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Chinese automotive giant LDV enters South African market
by Editorby EditorLDV is making its debut in the South African market, establishing its headquarters in Sandton, Gauteng. The brand is in the process of appointing a national dealer network and has …
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Africa needs welfarist policies and people-centred development to tackle poverty – Adesina
by Editorby EditorAfrica requires welfarist policies and people-centred development to address poverty, as emphasized by Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank Group. Adesina urged Nigerian and African leaders to …
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Hyundai Motor Group Co-Hosts 2024 Korea-Africa Business Forum
by Editorby EditorHyundai Motor Group (the Group) co-hosted a 2024 Korea-Africa Business Forum today in Seoul in partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation (CSST) at SOAS University of London and …
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Two Nigerian entrepreneurs win AIT Swiss-Africa start-up competition
by Editorby EditorTwo Nigerian entrepreneurs alongside ten others from South Africa and Rwanda have emerged winners of the 2024 Swiss–Africa Academia-Industry Training (AIT) start-up competition for African entrepreneurs. The 12 winners across …
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Mastercard appoints a new Country Manager for Nigeria and West Africa Lead
by Editorby EditorMastercard has announced the appointment of Folasade Femi-Lawal as the new Country Manager and Area Business Head for West Africa. Mastercard has announced the appointment of Folasade Femi-Lawal as the …
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WHO introduces the Health Technology Access Pool
by Editorby EditorThe World Health Organization (WHO) announces the Health Technology Access Pool (HTAP) as the successor to the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP). C-TAP was launched in May 2020 by WHO, …
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Cameroon has launched the RTS, S malaria vaccine into its routine national immunization services. The introduction comes as efforts gather pace to scale up vaccination against the disease in high-risk …