Month: February 2025

 The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and Standard Bank Group (SBG) on Monday signed a landmark financial agreement to enhance funding for small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and expand trade across Africa. The agreement includes a R3.6 billion investment in a social bond and a $200 million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) for Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (SBSA). This initiative strengthens Standard Bank’s lending capacity, ensuring greater access […]

 The inaugural edition of the #SportsAfricaInvestmentSummit (#SAIS2025) delivered two power-packed days of dialogue, deal-making, and action-oriented discussions, setting the stage for accelerated investment in African sports. Sport Nigeria’s Vice Chairman, Yahaya Maikori (https://apo-opa.co/4gW9C9p), delivered the welcome address, setting the tone for a summit that brought together key stakeholders across sports, business, and governance. The CEO of Sport Nigeria LTD/GTE (https://apo-opa.co/4gW9C9p), Nkechi Obi (https://apo-opa.co/4gW9C9p), set the agenda for the summit. The Chairman of […]

 Boasting a rich and diverse mining landscape, Ghana’s inaugural Mining in Motion (MIM) 2025 summit will promote the country’s role as Africa’s premier minerals hub. Taking place in Accra from June 2 – 4, 2025, the event is organized on behalf of the King of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, in collaboration with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and by the Ashanti Green Initiative, led by […]

 The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (www.ICIEC.IsDB.org), a Shariah-compliant multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, is pleased to announce that a Highway Project in Senegal, supported by ICIEC,   has been recognized with two prestigious Islamic Finance News (IFN) Awards 2024: IFN Sovereign&Multilateral Deal of the Year 2024 – Republic of Senegal EUR Tawarruq Financing IFN Africa Deal of the […]

 Canon Inc. (www.Canon-CNA.com) announced today that the company’s interchangeable-lens digital cameras (digital SLR and mirrorless cameras) have maintained the No. 1 share1 of the global market for 22 consecutive years from 2003 to 2024.  Canon’s EOS series of interchangeable lens digital cameras is an imaging system based on the basic concept of “Speed, Comfort, and High Image Quality,” for which the company has developed proprietary key components, including CMOS image […]

 Marriott International, Inc. (www.Marriott.com) today unveiled plans to open two luxury tented safari camps in Kenya, following the signings of The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari Camp (https://apo-opa.co/4bhGcSb) and JW Marriott Mount Kenya Rhino Reserve Safari Camp with Lazizi Mara Limited and Lazizi Solio Limited, respectively, both part of the Lazizi Group of Companies. Underscoring the company’s commitment to expanding its world-class luxury portfolio and offerings for unique travel experiences, the […]