Eswatini launches National Strategy to boost investment under the African Continental Free Trade Area
By Bedson Nyoni Eswatini, in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations System has launched…
African countries should unite on the reform of the global financial architecture
By Staff Reporter The 56th Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (COM2024) closed in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe,…
MTN Group and Ericsson announce MoU at MWC 2024 to boost sustainability and digital skills
By Staff Reporter MTN and Ericsson today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at advancing sustainability, digital skills, and…
South Africa’s Needs to Close Infrastructure Development Gap in Order to Achieve the SDGs – DBSA & World Bank Study
“Going beyond the Infrastructure Funding Gap – A South African Perspective,” a comprehensive joint study by the World Bank and…
Vodacom, Microsoft South Africa join forces to bolster digital skills for in-demand jobs
By Staff Reporter In a move designed to reduce the the 44% youth unemployment rate among South Africans, Vodacom South Africa and…
Africa defies odds to become the world’s second fastest growing region, African Development Bank’s Adesina tells ambassadors in Abidjan
hh Africa’s economies continue to grow faster than the global average of 3% demonstrating resilience against several challenges including climate…
To tackle poverty, Africa needs welfarist policies and people-centred development
By Emeka Anuforo President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria and across…
African Development Bank-Supported Projects in Egypt and Côte d’Ivoire Win Top Honors at 2024 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards
By Olufemi Terry Two African Development Bank-supported projects have been recognized at the 2024 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa…
Senegal: the African Development Bank donates $20 million to strengthen food security and increase incomes of small producers
By Alexis Adélé The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group granted a donation of $20 million to…
Siyabonga Hadebe: Global Tourism – A Destination to Bad Dreams and Social Divisions
In an article titled: The Unbearable Whiteness Of Tourism: Tourism is Colonialism with Tips (7 January 2020), Sri Lankan Indi Samarijiva writer ranted, “They call tourism…