Thirteen years after denouncing a similar case involving armed groups, the UN has once again revealed a case of misappropriation of aid funds by local...
The African Development Bank and the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITTI) have signed a joint technical assistance agreement to...
The World Bank agreed to grant Benin $230 million to help enhance the country’s economic and climate resilience. In a September 18 statement, the...
The deployment of a Burkinabe troop to Niger is part of a project of solidarity and collective defense. In late August, the head of the Niger junta signed...
The strengthening of diplomatic ties between Turkey and Africa has significantly boosted bilateral trade. Yasin Ekrem Serim, the Turkish Deputy Foreign...
In the Seychelles, tourism currently faces two major challenges. First is the impact of climate change, and second is the economic slowdown in regions...
Beef is the most consumed animal protein in Côte d'Ivoire, after fish. The government thus multiplies measures to boost the meat sector. The Ivorian...
For many years now, Ivory Coast has been weathering coastal erosion and deforestation. Ahead of the COP 28, the Ivorian government just reiterated its...
Following the 2016 attack in Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire witnessed an upsurge in terrorist activity between 2019 and 2021. Although the government managed...
Although not directly linked to the violent earthquake that shook the country, the funding is aimed at strengthening Morocco's resilience to...
Trade exchanges in Senegal amounted to $4.01 billion between April and June this year, according to the figures recently published by the...
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso are standing up for each other. To further materialize this alliance, they signed a mutual defense charter on September 16...
On a visit to the African Development Bank, Argentina’s Under-Secretary for Foreign Policy Claudio Rozencwaig has expressed keen interest in deepening the...
The African Development Bank and the Government of Korea on Wednesday signed two agreements for financial support to boost Africa’s development agenda....
The Ivoirian government has just adopted a decree establishing a National Coffee-Cocoa Traceability System. This system aligns with the Marketing flow...
On behalf of the African Development Bank Group, I extend our deepest sympathies to the communities impacted by Mediterranean storm Daniel in Libya. This...
Africa will soon have its credit rating agency. The AU is currently studying this project, as many of the continent's leaders believe the existing...
The 7th Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Ministerial Conference opened in Korea’s second-largest city, Busan, on Wednesday with a strong call...
Graduating executive MBA students of Oxford University’s Saïd Business School received wise counsel from African Development Bank President...
Since 2021, Egyptian-Turkish relations have witnessed a series of positive developments, marking a resurgence in diplomatic ties between the two nations....
President Ismail Omar Guelleh officially inaugurated Djibouti’s first-ever wind farm. This innovative project is a response to the country's serious...
Since Macky Sall reassured the Senegalese population that he was not running again for Presidency, the name of the man he would choose as his successor...
It is clear that with its already-hard-to-pay heavy debt burden, Africa can not afford to finance its adaptation to climate change. So far, most of the...
The African Development Bank has unveiled the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA). The initiative is aimed at insulating...
AU’s full integration in the G20 is part of an effort to give the African continent a stronger voice on issues such as climate change, energy transition,...
World leaders on the second day of the inaugural Africa Climate Summit in the Kenyan capital Nairobi have pledged their support to position the continent...
The global trade in counterfeit medicines is reaching alarming levels. One in ten medical products sold in low- and middle-income countries is of...
The Moroccan construction firm Houar Enterprise Company has secured contracts worth nearly €100 million (about $108 million) to build two roads...
In 2022, the adverse effects of climate change resulted in economic damages exceeding $8.5 billion in Africa, as reported by the World...
The President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon (pictured, left) brought back home thirteen deals signed with the Chinese government during his visit to...
The first results of the municipal and regional elections held Sunday in Cote d’Ivoire present the ruling party RHDP (Rassemblement des Houphouëtistes...
Burkina Faso has updated its 2023 budget and under the new budget, revenues are forecast at $3.8 billion. The government attributes the amendment to...
Hundreds of young people from across Africa are demanding a significant role in decision making for climate action. Youth leaders, entrepreneurs and...
Facility to potentially host the Bank’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones initiative Eritrea has a long coastline on the Red Sea but limited fresh...
Agriculture contributes 20% of Burkina Faso’s GDP and employs about 73% of the active population. Over the past three months, the country’s government,...
At a meeting with employers, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, head of Gabon's military transition, pledged to resolve 4 of the 13 challenges reported...

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