As Akinwumi Adesina prepares to step down after a transformative decade as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), five candidates from across the continent are competing to succeed him in an election set for 29 May in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Five contenders — Swazi Tshabalala (South Africa), Amadou Hott (Senegal), Samuel Munzele Maimbo (Zambia), […]
Togo and Canada have expressed their keenness to increase trade between the two countries with a bilateral market estimated at $65.2 million in 2021. Mary NG, Canada Minister of Trade met in Ottawa with his Togolese counterpart Kodjo Adedze last week, the Togolese government announced Sunday. The administration of President Faure Gnassingbé said NG and […]
The European Union (EU) has provided a fresh credit facility of 32.7 million euros to the Democratic Republic of Congo to be used to provide assistance to people in the eastern region where several populations have been affected by fighting between the army and rebel groups. The loan will be channeled through humanitarian organizations to […]
