Covid: South Africa To Begin Giving COVID-19 Booster Shots in 2022
South Africa will next month start giving Pfizer booster shots against coronavirus, a health official said Friday, a day after the country reported a...
Mars E&P secures $274 million facility from Afreximbank
By Mary Adebayo
Mars Exploration & Production Company Limited (Mars E&P) has secured a USD 274 Million senior reserve-based lending facility from African Export–Import Bank...
Germany Commits €100 million to SEFA to unlock Private Investment in Africa
The German government will contribute €100 million to the African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), affirming its commitment to efforts to...
Woman Charged for Murdering Three Children, Remanded in Hospital
A woman charged with murdering her three young daughters, just weeks after the family arrived in New Zealand from South Africa, appeared in court...
Africa Needs Additional $425bn financing –AFDB President, Adesina
The President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa needs $425bn in additional gross financing by 2030.
He said this in a...
Nestlé unveils plans to support the transition to a regenerative food system
Nestlé is laying out its plans to support and accelerate the transition to a regenerative food system – one that aims to protect and...
West African Bloc Resorts to Sanctions over Guinea and Mali Coups
West Africa's main regional bloc on Thursday imposed sanctions against the junta in Guinea and those slowing Mali's post-coup transition - its toughest response...
“PROPAK is platform for manufacturers, investors to network, solve business challenges”
The packaging, food processing, plastics, labeling and print exhibition West Africa otherwise known as PROPAK West Africa, has been described as the largest meeting point...
Guinea-Bissau Plays Crucial Role in Global Bauxite Supply Chain
By Miguel Artacho
The West African nation of Guinea-Bissau is blessed with abundant natural resources, a growing energy sector, as well as large tracts of...
AFDB Debars Maxicare Company Limited for 36 months for collusive and fraudulent practices
The African Development Bank Group, on 28 April 2021, announces the 36 month debarment of Maxicare Company (Nigeria) Limited with effect from 23 February...