Africa

Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the leading pan-African financial services group, announced Daba Finance, the Ivorian Fintech, as the Grand Winner of its flasghip Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2024. Twelve (12) innovative fintech startups competed to impress the esteemed panel of five judges for the US$50,000 prize. The judges, comprised of renowned industry experts, evaluated the finalists based on criteria such […] More

The ILI-South African Centre for Excellence (ILI-SACE) is delighted to host a Gala in honor of Judge Ann Claire Williams (Ret.), who will be presented its inaugural ILI-SACE Lifetime Impact Award on Thursday October 17, 2024.  The event will take place at Jones Day in Washington, DC. The ILI-SACE is a Johannesburg-based affiliate of the […] More

Jibrin K. Bukar is the president of the National Sunflower Growers, Processors, and Marketers Association of Nigeria. An indigene of Borno State, Jibrin began his career as a banker before transitioning into sunflower farming in the mid-2010s. As president, Mr. Jibrin is responsible for advancing the organization’s goal of making Nigeria one of the top […] More

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $25 million loan to Seychelles to implement the first phase of the Economic Resilience and Green Recovery Support Programme aimed at economic governance management across the archipelago. The operation, the first in a series of programmes scheduled for 2024, 2025 and […] More

Itana (http://apo-opa.co/4dnuip1), Nigeria’s first licensed digital economic zone management company, and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, have agreed to jointly develop the first digital economic zone in Africa designed for global and Pan-African technology, finance and service-based businesses to operate and scale with ease across Africa, unlocking the continent’s […] More

An average of 2 960 attacks. This is the number of cyberattacks that the average organisation in Africa is subjected to – every week! It’s a staggering number – and it’s growing rapidly every year. This year’s number was up 37% (https://apo-opa.co/3ZAiLzA) from the year before, according to Checkpoint Research.  Not only is Africa suffering […] More

Heads of State and Government at the UN General Assembly warn that funding for malaria must be increased if we are to prevent one of world’s oldest deadly diseases from resurging in the next five years  Ahead of the Global Fund Replenishment next year, Heads of State and Government gathering at the United Nations General […] More

West Africa’s coatings markets have gained significant momentum, with Nigeria’s protective coatings market anticipated to show substantial growth. According to Mordor Intelligence, the market is expected to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 4% during the forecast period of 2024-2029.[1]. This is largely fuelled by infrastructure investments, industrialisation, a burgeoning population, as […] More

Leaders from Africa convening on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), have called for concerted effort  against a “Perfect Storm” of converging crises threatening to derail decades of progress in the fight against malaria in Africa. This high-level fireside chat, hosted by the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) (www.ALMA2030.org), emphasised the […] More

The Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) (www.GABI.UNGlobalCompact.org) flagship event wrapped up on September 26, 2024, in New York, successfully concluding a two-day summit held alongside the UN General Assembly. Themed “Unstoppable Africa: Shaping Global Ambitions for Agenda 2063”, the event attracted over 2,000 leaders, CEOs, investors, policymakers, and innovators, all focused on positioning Africa as […] More

After four years of supporting farmer training, Trees for the Future (TREES), in partnership with Catona Climate, is proud to announce the graduation of over 1,300 farmers from its transformative United Nations-recognized Forest Garden Program in Homa Bay, Kenya. Part of an innovative agroforestry project that will remove atmospheric carbon dioxide through gains in tree biomass and […] More

This marks the second large scale housing finance transaction in Africa led by Standard Bank Group Limited and MiDA Advisors within the past two years, securing around $500 million in total capital raise. Today, a member of the Standard Bank Group Limited – Stanbic IBTC Capital -and MiDA Advisors join Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC), […] More