The United States has transferred to the Royal Moroccan Navy two 11-meter “Metal Shark” interceptor boats. The transfer ceremony took place at the port of Agadir on Thursday, on the sidelines of the final planning event for African Lion 2022, AFRICOM’s premier military exercise – the largest on the African continent, held annually in partnership […]
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $1 billion exposure exchange with the Asian Development Bank that aims to strengthen their capital adequacy levels and boost their lending capacity. The transaction, sealed last week, will support AfDB efforts to unlock additional sovereign lending headroom. It will also bolster continued efforts […]
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, said it signed a deal with Bavarian Nordic to acquire 500,000 Mpox jabs to be sent to Africa urgently. The vaccine’s will be funded by Gavi’s First Response Fund, a new financial mechanism created in June 2024 to make cash rapidly available to purchase vaccines in health emergencies. The Mpox outbreak […]
