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Egypt’s AAIB bank raises $500 mln in green bond

Egypt’s Arab African International Bank (AAIB) issued Africa’s largest private green bond worth $500 million to fund its sustainable development operations. Three renowned development financial institutions: the IFC, the EBRD, and British International Investment (BII) teamed up in this issuance, subscribing to the entire bond. The bond is also reflective of a strong commitment to […]

Cameroon: Anglophone crisis affects over 4 million – UN

A report released by a United Nations body, OCHA, on Tuesday said over four million Cameroonians are suffering the consequences of the long-running conflict in the country’s North-West and South-West since late 2017. Activists in the country’s Anglophone western regions are protesting their forced assimilation into the dominant Francophone society. They argue that this process […]

COVID-19: Morocco records 19 fatalities in 24 hours, highest death count since start of pandemic

Morocco recorded in 24 hours, between Sunday and Monday, 19 fatalities, which is the highest daily death count since the virus was first detected in the country on March 2.   The figures were announced by the Moroccan Ministry of Health, which also reported 659 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases recorded […]