(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Fund has approved a $4.3 million grant to fund capacity building within Ethiopia’s finance ministry and related government departments. The grant is to enable Ethiopia tackle declining growth and other economic challenges. The country’s Ministry of Finance will implement the project. The project will support capacity strengthening of the Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Secretariat for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have launched phase one of the Africa Cloud Ecosystem Project. The regional cloud ecosystem project will be financed with a $550,000 grant from the NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility Special Fund (NEPAD-IPPF) to support […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Government has reaffirmed its commitment to accede to the United Nations Convention on the Protection and Use of Trans boundary Watercourse and International Lakes. Nigeria’s Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu gave the assurance in Abuja at the National Workshop on Nigeria’s proposed accession to the United Nations Water […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has said that the refusal of Senate President, Ahmad Lawan to entertain the motion to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari was appropriate and correct, stressing that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senators determined to be in the headlines are divided and confused. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Government has reaffirmed its commitment to improving the economic well-being and food security of all Nigerians. The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard gave the assurance in a statement made available to the media on Wednesday. Leonard said the U.S. has committed additional $55 million toward food security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – LunarX Agency, one of the fastest-growing African American-owned digital marketing firm based in Dayton, Ohio, has announced its partnership with four other marketing agencies to launch a new suite of wrap-around consulting services called, ElevateX Business Ecosystem. The four partner agencies which include Qme Spotlight, Eleviv Creative Agency, Heartland Marketing, and Hunter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a grant of $2 million to boost food production in Sierra Leone. The programme falls under the AfDB’s $1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production Facility, a response to the global food crisis that resulted from the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed its justification for prioritizing climate financing in its development intervention programmes in Africa. The Bank said the premium it places on climate finance, strengthened its commitment to double its climate finance from $12.5 billion in the 2016-2020 period to $25 billion between 2020-2025 and to allocate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – BudgIT, a frontline Nigerian nonprofit organization promoting transparency and accountability in budget and public resources through infographics, data analysis, and presentations, has urged the Federal Government to stop indiscriminate borrowing. Founded in 2011, BudgIT uses technology to improve transparency in budgets and public spending and to galvanize participation and accountability. In a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Marc Coley Business Academy is known for building discipline for African American entrepreneurs and leaders through its Morning Accelerated Programme. Through spiritual, personal, and business development, the Morning Acceleration Programme is aimed at transforming a group of entrepreneurs who desire true discipline. The academy which is owned by author, mentor, veteran, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A leading Pan-African financial services provider, Afreximbank has been unveiled as the official partner of this year’s African Energy Week (AEW) holding from October 18 to 21 in Cape Town, South Africa. The AEW is Africa’s premier energy conference, exhibition and networking event organized annually by African Energy Chamber (AEC). The AEW […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a social enterprise that builds Information Communication and Technology (ICT) driven support systems, has called on the National Assembly to urgently pass the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill in order to guarantee the rights of Nigerian citizens in the digital age and to promote trust. PIN essentially advocates for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Access Bank Plc, a Nigerian multinational commercial bank has been conferred the Management System Certificate in accordance with the management system requirements in ISO 37301:2021 standard. This feat sees the financial institution become the first bank to achieve certification against this standard and it is in recognition of its exemplary commitment to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A front civil society organization, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has accused the Nigeria Police of being used by powerful interests in the country to harass the media. MRA made the indictment while condemning the raid on the head office of the Peoples Gazette newspaper by agents of the Nigeria Police and the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $5.4 million grant to build food security in Somalia. The ADF has the challenge of having nearly half its client countries as fragile states and having nearly half its client countries as fragile states, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African American entrepreneur, Paul Allen Billings from Muskegon, Michigan, has opened the East Africa’s newest Safari in Tanzania. The newly launched Safari dubbed, VisitTanzania4Less.com, is an African Safari Company dedicated to providing a safe safari that will advance visitors’ knowledge of the amazing country while leaving lifetime memories. Africa is known for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angola’s Minister of Finance, Vera Daves de Sousa has emerged the winner of this year’s African Finance Minister Award. The award, organized by the African Banker magazine through the vote of an independent committee of industry experts, is traditionally announced during the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual meetings. The committee awarded the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a Risk Participation Agreement of $50 million with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) to stimulate intra-African trade. CIB is the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the world’s 10th-largest bank by balance sheet size in 2021 (The Banker, July 2022). […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African American couple, Stacey and Martin Clarke have opened a uniquely new beauty and wellness store in Hollywood, Florida. Prior to their current venture, Stacey and Martin have long used their sales and business development skills to help clients create successful companies across South Florida. Now, the husband-and-wife team have used their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline Pan-African Digital Rights and Inclusion organization, Paradigm Initiative (PIN) today marks 15 years of impacting the lives of more than 5,000 under-served African youth with improved livelihoods through digital opportunities and the protection of their online rights. PIN is a social enterprise that builds Information Communication Technology (ICT) driven support […]
