(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Equatorial Guinea, says increasing storage capacity of refined oil and gas products is a viable solution to resolving the challenge of fuel scarcity. Mr Gabriel Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea, made this known on Wednesday, while responding to questions from journalists, during a Media briefing organised by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $1.4 million technical assistance grant to Export Trading Group (ETG) for the funding of women-owned businesses in three countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. ETG is one of the largest and fastest-growing integrated agricultural supply chain managers and processors in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project will enable […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced the death of two persons from the country’s first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus disease. The development was announced in a statement issued on Monday. According to the statement, two deaths have been recorded and at least 98 contacts have been traced and quarantined. African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved $73.5 million to finance a programme that will boost Tanzania’s food production by a million tonnes in the next three years. The programme tagged, “Tanzania Agricultural Inputs Support Project”, spanning September 2022-June 2025, was designed under the AfDB’s African Emergency Food Production Facility to tackle […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rwandan Government has embraced the Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation (RASME) initiative, which is supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The RASME is a tool that enhances project-related data collection in remote areas. Rwanda is the first East African country to join and the seventh overall in the continent. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of activities streamlined to mark this year’s World Youth Skills Day, the Development Bank (AfDB), through its Coding for Employment Programme, selected 500 digital ambassadors to broaden the scope of such skills amongst young people in Africa. World Youth Skills Day is celebrated on July 15 every year. It has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of $5.39 million to the Central African Republic for the implementation of the country’s food security project. The grant will assist the production of an additional 32,000 tonnes of foodstuffs and enhance food security for 100,000 people. It will also help the Central African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has harped on need for the political leadership in Africa to renew their commitment to national aspirations and consciously seek to bridge the gap between partisan considerations and the imperative of national development. Dr. Jonathan made the observation while speaking at the capacity building workshop for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $66.39 million support package for Guinea to enable the West African nation increase access to electricity. The funding package consists of a $4.17 million grant and a $9.37 million loan from the African Development Fund, the concessional arm of the AfDB and a $24.13 million […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $400,000 technical assistance grant to the Deposit and Consignment Office of Côte d’Ivoire (CDC-CI), a State bank handling official deposits. A public financial institution serving the general interest, the CDC-CI was created in June 2018. Its goals include mobilizing and managing public and private funds […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an €87 million loan for Morocco to enable the North African nation expand its social protection and strengthen health services. The loan is aimed at implementing the Support Programme for the Generalization of Social Coverage in Morocco. The primary objective of this operation is to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has applauded the African Development Bank (AfDB) for its support and commitment towards resolving country’s debt arrears. The Southern African nation owes $13.5 billion to multilateral financial institutions, bilateral partners, and other creditors President Mnangagwa gave the commendation issues during a meeting with the President of AfDB, Dr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) Acting Vice President for Regional Development, Integration, and Business Delivery, Yacine Fal has said the Bank’s efforts towards boosting regional connectively is aimed at putting Africa on the path to economic recovery. Fal noted that the position of the AfDB on strengthening connectivity across the continent is premised […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South African police minister Bheki Cele said on Monday that the police discovered more than 130 empty cartridges of AK47 at the scene of Sunday’s random shooting in Johannesburg, where 15 people were killed and eight people injured. This means the assailants meant “business of killing,” he told community members and media […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) disclosed on Monday that at least 1.5 million livestock have died across drought-affected parts of Ethiopia. “Many regions in Ethiopia are currently experiencing one of the most severe La Nina-induced droughts in recent decades. “More than eight million people are acutely food insecure, and 1.5 million […]
Zimbabweans may soon heave a sigh of relief as the $23 million power project is ready to roll with the delivery of new transformer to restore adequate power supply to the South African nation. This development is made possible by an Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project funded by ZimFund. The project, according to a statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Circular Economy Forum will, for the first time, be hosted on African soil this year and Rwanda has been chosen as the host country. Rwanda is a founding member of the African Circular Economy Alliance and serves as co-chair. The government of Rwanda, the African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA), the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been nominated Africa Adaptation Acceleration Programme (AAAP) Global Champion by world leaders. President Kenyatta was given the task to spearhead Africa’s effort to address climate change under the AAAP during the Leaders Dialogue on Climate Adaptation, organized by the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) at the University […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angola’s former president Jose Eduardo Dos Santos died Friday at the age of 79 at a hospital in Barcelona after suffering cardiac arrest, the government said. With “great pain and consternation” the Luanda government posted on Facebook confirmation of Dos Santos’ death at 11:10 am (1010 GMT). The government presents its deepest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Key Stakeholders in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) have pledged to work toward the elimination of child labour in the gold mining sector in Nigeria. They made the commitment during a private-sector engagement workshop held in Abuja, and organized by an international Civil Society organization Solidaridad West Africa, in collaboration with […]