(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed its motivation for partnering with the the Egyptian African Business Association (EABA). EABA was formed in 2019, with the objective of increasing Egyptian private sector collaboration with African counterparts. It is composed of 22 industrial committees representing all industrial sectors. Its membership consists of companies and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Finding Diana, a film produced by Paradigm Initiative (PIN), has won the Best Human Rights Film Award at this year’s Berlin Shorts Award. The international recognition comes five months after the movie was premiered, and after securing more than 175,000 views on the organisation’s YouTube Channel, ParadigmHQ. PIN works to connect underserved young […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of $28.49 million to enhance the attainment of Ghana’s universal electrification goal. The grant is to enable the West African nation to construct renewable energy infrastructure that will increase its renewable energy use by 10 percent through 2030. The financing, which will come from the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative and members of the Naija Netball Stakeholders have indicted the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development for its role in the newly registered Nigeria Netball Federation (NNF). In a statement made available to the media, over the weekend, the group faulted the registration of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Premium malt brand, Amstel Malta, has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting African music, film, and culture. This reassurance is coming Amstel Malta celebrates African excellence as proud co-headline sponsor of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) for the 9th year running. The AMVCA which will be holding hold from the 18th to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a €362,000 grant agreement with Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund to support water resources development in northern Nigeria. Created in 2006, the Hadejia-Jama’are-Komadugu-Yobe Basin Trust Fund is an innovative platform for joint intervention by the riparian states, with the support of the Federal Government for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced its plan to invest $6.4 billion in the water sector, over the next five years. This was disclosed in a statement to herald this year’s World Water Day, which was made available to the media. This is coming as the AfDB joined leading global stakeholders in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $30 million Trade and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) finance grant for Family Bank Limited (FBL) in Kenya. FBL became a fully-fledged commercial bank in May 2007. The Bank is regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). From only one branch in 1985, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Government has expressed its support for business women leaders in Africa with a view to encouraging them to grow and attain greater heights. U.S. Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire Jessica Davis disclosed this while speaking as special guest at a special evening session, hosted by the African Investment Forum (AIF) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated the importance of a coordinated approach to innovation across Africa. Prof. Osinbajo made the observation while speaking at launching ceremony of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme in Abuja. He noted that gvernment must provide more support for start-ups and small […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A film entitled, “All Quiet On The Western Front”, directed by Villa Aurora Alumnus, Edward Berger has won an astounding four Oscars at the 95th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday. The ceremony which was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, is aimed honoring […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Education Cannot Wait (ECW) has announced a new fast-acting $2 million First Emergency Response Grant for Chad to ameliorate the impact of the massive floods that swept across the country recently. This is coming as a response to floods that destroyed and damaged schools as well as impacted 1.5 million people in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leaders from the water sector, development partners and government ministries have reiterated the need for closer coordination among government, development partners and industry to mobilize financing to strengthen the water sector in Africa. This observation was made in a In a communique issued at the end of the 21st International Congress and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, representatives of the Beninese government and stakeholders are poised to collectively tackle the challenges facing the country’s textile industry. This resolve was demonstrated at a workshop facilitated by the AfDB Group’s country office in the Republic of Benin, which was aimed at building the capacity of stakeholders […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its activities to mark this year’s International Women’s Day, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), has announced a $1.35 million grant to advance gender equality for global education in emergencies and protracted crisis responses. ECW is the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. It supports quality […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Climate Investment Funds (CIF), the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will on Monday hold a hybrid session to promote knowledge-sharing and to broker lessons from 15 years of CIF’s interventions in Africa. The CIF was established in 2008 following a multi-stakeholder design process. It embodies […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reiterated its commitment to work with other development partners in tackling the problem of refugees and the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Raouf Mazou made the pledge when he led a team on a joint mission with representatives of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders and experts in the water sector have harped on the need to ensure equitable access to clean water and sanitation services, particularly in rural communities across Africa. This observation was made at a panel session on the sidelines of the 21st International Congress of the African Water Association (AfWA) and 7th […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Participants at the just concluded workshop on harnessing Africa’s abundant natural resources, have proffered wide-ranging recommendations to overcome the problems militating against resource-rich countries in the continent. Such impediments which have been popularly tagged as “resource curse sydrome”, has denied resource-rich nations, including those in Africa, the chance of enjoying the benefits […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Yasmine Sherif has said that ongoing brutal war launched against Ukraine by Russia, has disrupted the education of 5.7 million children have had their education disrupted, with no end in sight. ECW is the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. […]
