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  • AfDB approves $10-million to support SMEs in Tanzania

    AfDB approves $10-million to support SMEs in Tanzania

    By Staff Reporter The African Development Bank Group Board of Directors has approved a $10 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility for Exim Bank Tanzania Limited to unlock and de-risk trade deals. The facility will provide up to 100 percent guarantees to international confirming banks against risks of non-payment. This support will release trade finance…

  • MISA Director Urges Media Solidarity Amid Rising Threats

    MISA Director Urges Media Solidarity Amid Rising Threats

    By Risco Lumamezi Regional Director of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Dr. Tabani Moyo, has called for stronger collaboration and solidarity among media and civic organisations across Southern Africa to safeguard press freedom. He made a clarion call during his keynote address at the 2025 Spaces of Solidarity (SoS) Meeting in Windhoek on Tuesday. Marking the…

  • Africa Marketing Confederation Founders Win Global CIM Honour

    Africa Marketing Confederation Founders Win Global CIM Honour

    By Staff Reporter The African Marketing Confederation (AMC) announced that its co-founders, Nigel Tattersall and Helen McIntee-Carlisle, received the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Honorary Fellowship during the AMC Conference in Johannesburg. The award recognises their exceptional leadership, innovation, and decades-long contributions to advancing the marketing profession across Africa. The CIM Honorary Fellowship is among…

  • Africa Urged to Leverage Climate Loss and Damage Fund

    Africa Urged to Leverage Climate Loss and Damage Fund

    By Staff Reporter African cities are urged to tap into the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), established at COP27, to build resilience against worsening climate impacts threatening lives, livelihoods, and sustainable urban development across the continent. Africa contributes just 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet seven of the world’s ten most…

  • Luanda to Host Landmark AU Infrastructure Financing Summit

    Luanda to Host Landmark AU Infrastructure Financing Summit

    By Staff Reporter Luanda will host Africa’s biggest Infrastructure Financing Summit from 28–31 October 2025, bringing together heads of state, investors, and development partners to mobilise funding for critical projects under the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Organised by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the Government of Angola, the…

  • Shelter Afrique, Afreximbank Partner to Unlock $1bn

    Shelter Afrique, Afreximbank Partner to Unlock $1bn

    By Staff Reporter Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a landmark Joint Project Preparation Facility (JPPF) agreement on Thursday in Algeria, Algers expected to unlock more than US$1 billion in investments to transform housing and urban development across Africa. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the…

  • Angola Implements Incentives to Revitalise Mature Oilfields

    Angola Implements Incentives to Revitalise Mature Oilfields

    By Staff Reporter  Angola’s National Oil, Gas & Biofuels Agency (ANPG) , announced on Friday , at the Angola Oil & Gas 2025 pre-conference that it is introducing fiscal incentives to revitalise mature oilfields and sustain national production. Speaking at the event, ANPG Incremental Production Core Coordinator, Victor Dos Santos, explained that the Incremental Production…

  • IATF Kicks-Off in Algiers With $44 Billion Trade Deals

    IATF Kicks-Off in Algiers With $44 Billion Trade Deals

    By Staff Reporter THE Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 opened on Friday September 5,  in Algiers, Algeria, where African leaders, businesses, and innovators gathered to explore trade and investment opportunities worth $44 billion, seeking to accelerate integration through AfCFTA-driven cooperation and shared economic growth. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune urged African countries…

  • New Water Security Insights Volume Shifts Africa’s Development Focus

    New Water Security Insights Volume Shifts Africa’s Development Focus

    By Staff Reporter  ESI Africa has launched the Water Security Industry Insights Volume on Monday, a 30-page magazine highlighting the urgent need for rethinking water management, financing, and governance across Africa’s development agenda. The publication underscores that water security is too often viewed through crises such as droughts, contamination, and municipal failures, rather than as…

  • Mozambique Positions Itself as Africa’s Energy Powerhouse

    Mozambique Positions Itself as Africa’s Energy Powerhouse

    By Staff Reporter MAPUTO is set to host  the 10th Mozambique Gas & Energy Summit , From 22–24 September 2025, where over 3,700 participants from 45+ countries will discuss LNG, energy transition, infrastructure, and investment opportunities. Mozambique is home to some of Africa’s fastest-growing LNG reserves, positioning the country to become a top-five global exporter.…

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