Category: Business

African women entrepreneurs call for support to help them benefit from AfCFTA

November 21, 2022

More than 200 African women entrepreneurs from 35 countries meeting in Cameroon’s capital have called for more support from lenders and governments to help them ... Read More

Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion to help fund Africa’s agriculture, health

November 21, 2022

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as the American billionaire and philanthropist ... Read More

Egypt unveils $40.7m fund to invest in cutting carbon emissions projects

November 19, 2022

The Egyptian government launched a fund for investment in projects issuing carbon certificates with an authorized capital of EGP 1 billion ($40.7 million). The fund, ... Read More

Guinea: Minister of Infrastructure & Transport fired over alleged corruption

November 18, 2022

Guinea President Mamady Doumbouya has sacked the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Yaya Sow, under investigation since November 7 over alleged corruption attempt in his ... Read More

Bloomberg picks Marrakech for global economy forum, lauds King’s climate action leadership

November 17, 2022

International financial news agency Bloomberg said it picked Marrakech to host its first conference titled “Bloomberg New Economy Gateway Africa,” in June 2023, highlighting Morocco’s ... Read More

Crypto winter: in wake of FTX’s collapse, Africa’s crypto community calls for urgent regulation

November 17, 2022

The recent collapse of FTX exchange platform has sent shockwaves around the world, taking with it billions of investors’ money, including in Africa where crypto ... Read More

IFC to invest $100m in Nairobi-listed Diamond Trust Bank to back SMEs hit by pandemic

November 17, 2022

International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest 12.18 billion shillings ($100 million) in Nairobi-listed Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) impacted ... Read More

USDA: Morocco, 15th-largest fruit exporter in the world

November 16, 2022

Morocco’s fruit exports have more than doubled from $729 million recorded in 2016 to more than $1.5 billion in 2021, accounting for more than a ... Read More

Guinea’s Mamadi Doumbouya orders audit of national budget management

November 16, 2022

The leader of transition in Guinea Mamadi Doumbouya has ordered Prime Minister Bernard Gomou to audit the spending of the national budget after the country ... Read More

Morocco, Djibouti to bolster cooperation in merchant marine

November 15, 2022

Morocco and Djibouti signed, Monday in Rabat, a cooperation agreement aimed at developing maritime relations between the two countries and at ensuring better coordination of ... Read More