Month: July 2025

 Ecobank (www.EcoBank.com), a leading pan-African financial services group, and Google Cloud today announced a groundbreaking collaboration aimed at transforming financial services with advanced analytics and AI and driving digital empowerment across Africa. Through this collaboration, Ecobank plans to leverage Google Cloud's cutting-edge technology to deliver innovative payment and remittance solutions that are frictionless, secure, and universally accessible, empowering individuals and businesses across the continent and beyond. This collaboration will focus […]

 Residents of nine administrative areas and 35 villages in the Halhal sub-zone of Anseba Region are conducting extensive water and soil conservation activities. Mr. Yasin Mohammed-Idris, head of the agriculture office in the sub-zone, reported that the popular campaign, which began in January, includes the construction of terraces, water catchment schemes, and road renovation. Mr. Yasin noted that so far, 518,466 meters of terraces have been constructed on arable land. […]

 The EU has increased financial and technical support for Africa’s mining sector in the first half of 2025, aligning its foreign investment strategy with the continent’s agenda to shape the global energy transition. In June this year, the EU named four Africa-bsed projects as part of its 13 globally strategic initiatives under the Critical Raw Materials Act. The projects include Mkango Resources’ 8,425-ton-per-annum Songwe Hill Rare Earths Project in Malawi […]

 Sign language training programs lasting from three to six months have been provided to 12 teachers and 55 students of Denden High School in Asmara. Mr. Daniel Habte, director of the school, stated that the objective of the training was to facilitate communication with hearing-impaired individuals in general, and with students in particular. The event featured presentations and performances reflecting the knowledge the students gained from the training. Mr. Hagos […]

 The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $47.5 million loan to the Kingdom of Eswatini. The loan will support the government's efforts to transform the economy, achieve sustainable growth, create jobs, improve service delivery, and enhance the livelihoods of its people.  The Enhancing Economic Resilience and Competitiveness Program (EERCP) represents a strategic intervention to support Eswatini's National Development Plan (2023-2028). This marks the […]

 Moses Micheal Engadu, Secretary General of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG), will participate as a featured speaker at African Mining Week (AMW) 2025 (http://apo-opa.co/3Gq9t1N), taking place from October 1 - 3, 2025 at the Cape Town International Convention Center. Held under the theme, "From Extraction to Beneficiation: Unlocking Africa’s Mineral Wealth", AMW is Africa’s premier platform for mining industry stakeholders. The AMSG Secretary General is scheduled to participate in […]

 Alarmingly, 110 million children in the region live in countries affected by war, with homes, schools and health facilities damaged or destroyed in fighting. “A child’s life is being turned upside down the equivalent of every five seconds due to the conflicts in the region,” said Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, on Tuesday. UNICEF estimates indicate that 45 million children across the region will require humanitarian assistance […]

 Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi held a closed meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, on the sidelines of the 16th session of the Omani-Egyptian Joint Committee in Cairo. The meeting, reaffirmed the close cooperation between the Sultanate of Oman and the Arab Republic of Egypt and their shared commitment to developing it strategically across various fields, in a manner that deepens mutual interests and brings greater shared benefits to […]