Nigeria: African Development Bank Group, MTN sign $500,000 grant agreement to study women’s access to financial services

20-Oct-2021 The African Development Bank has signed a grant agreement for $500,000 with Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), a fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, to be used for a study into economic, religious, and social factors hampering access to finance for women in northern Nigeria. The research, which includes a feasibility study, women-focused design and testing, will focus on…

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Ambitious Action to Get World Back on Track Can Secure Better Tomorrow for All, Says Deputy Secretary-General in Virtual University Lecture Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s virtual lecture — “Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Realizing Youth Aspirations in a Disrupted World” — as prepared for delivery, to Sophia University, Tokyo, today: It is a pleasure to…

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Adanian Labs partners with EMURGO Africa to scale blockchain start-ups in Africa

EMURGO has invested a 7x figure undisclosed amount as a seed investment to Adanian Labs through its newly launched EMURGO Africa investment entity NAIROBI, Kenya, October 15, 2021/ — EMURGO is the official commercial arm of Cardano blockchain; This investment is part of EMURGO Africa, a subsidiary of EMURGO’s new $100 million Cardano ecosystem investment vehicle; The undisclosed funding will…

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Energy Transition Must Not Put Angola in Jeopardy; a Just Transition is Key to help President Joao Lourenco meet Angola’s economic Agenda

OPINION PIECE Angola has the opportunity to show the world that fossil fuels can play a significant role in moving toward green energy JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, October 18, 2021/ — All across the continent, African countries face dramatically increasing insistence from Western voices to cease oil and gas activities and make an immediate shift to renewable energy sources. What the…

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The Rush to Ban Fossil Fuels Will Backfire in Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber. Make no mistake, we are going to Glasgow and will be proudly supporting the African energy sector and demand a just transition. We just got our winter jackets and gloves. Despite all signs pointing to a warming planet, Europeans are bracing for the crushing effect a…

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A trailblazer from Cairo to South Pare Moutain

Elly D.Kimbwereza Email: elly.Kimwereza@gmail.com Way back in 1918 in Heliopolis near Cairo, Egypt a small piece of paper was found in a book manuscript with the following words. ‘‘Please make sure that this manuscript is written into the form of a book and give it to the Pare people because it is their history.  It took 90 years to…

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A trailblazer from Cairo to South Pare Moutain

Elly D.Kimbwereza Email: elly.Kimwereza@gmail.com Way back in 1918 in Heliopolis near Cairo, Egypt a small piece of paper was found in a book manuscript with the following words. ‘‘Please make sure that this manuscript is written into the form of a book and give it to the Pare people because it is their history.  It took 90 years to…

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São Tomé and Príncipe: African Development Fund extends a USD 10.7 Million Grant to Support SMEs in Agriculture and Tourism

The project aims to improve the business environment by removing specific bottlenecks that hinder private sector-led growth   ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, October 11, 2021/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved on Wednesday in Abidjan, a grant of US $ 10.7 million to São Tomé and Príncipe for the implementation of the first phase of…

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São Tomé and Príncipe: African Development Fund extends a USD 10.7 Million Grant to Support SMEs in Agriculture and Tourism

The project aims to improve the business environment by removing specific bottlenecks that hinder private sector-led growth   ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, October 11, 2021/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved on Wednesday in Abidjan, a grant of US $ 10.7 million to São Tomé and Príncipe for the implementation of the first phase of…

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