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World

Nissan Sunderland plant hits the half a million mark

July 24, 2020

PRESS RELEASE – Having produced half a million protective aprons for front line health care workers, Nissan Sunderland is handing …

Mozambique

African Development Bank joins $20 billion Mozambique LNG financing

July 21, 2020

PRESS RELEASE – The African Development Bank has concluded its bid to co-finance the construction of Mozambique’s integrated Liquefied Natural …

All Africa

Equity Bank’s Group Executive talks philanthropy

July 20, 2020

As part Africa.com’s webinar series Crisis Management for African Business Leaders, Dr. James Mwangi, Managing Director and CEO of Equity …

World

Global digital commerce industry to touch $3 trillion value

July 15, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has massively accelerated the growth of the digital commerce market, with millions of people choosing webshops instead …

World

Fintech leaders raise almost $4 billion amid pandemic

July 15, 2020

Data gathered by Buy Shares indicates that fintech leaders raised a total of $3.81 billion in the second quarter of …

Kenya

Tanzania, Kenya become symbol of East African integration

July 15, 2020

The African development Bank (AfDB), one of the promoters and financiers of regional integration in African continent, says Tanzania and …

All Africa

African countries get grants for COVID-19 response

June 26, 2020

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Tuesday approved nearly $8.9 million in grant funding to bolster …

All Africa

Agricultural research network launches COVID-19 hub

June 23, 2020

Leading researchers across health, nutrition and agriculture have launched a new COVID-19 hub to consolidate existing scientific evidence and support …

All Africa

S&P Global affirms African Development Bank’s AAA rating

June 23, 2020

PRESS RELEASE – Ratings agency S&P Global on Friday affirmed its ‘AAA/A-1+’ long- and short-term issuer credit assessment of the …

Ghana

Three million youth to access employment opportunities in Ghana

August 31, 2019

The Mastercard Foundation today announced Young Africa Works in Ghana, an initiative that aims to enable three million young people …