We commend all parties to the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that have shown restraint and reiterate our call for further steps to reduce tensions and demonstrate a commitment to the peaceful resolution of conflict.  In particular, we thank DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame for their leadership and contributions in this effort. The United States urges all parties to the conflict to […]

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has arrived in Hanoi, the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to begin the second leg of his first Working Visit to Southeast Asia. The Deputy President began his visit today with a tour of the Mausoleum and home of the late leader of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh. The Deputy President laid a wreath at the Mausoleum and conveyed a message of support from the […]

HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received a written message from HE President of the Republic of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh, pertaining to bilateral relations and ways to support and develop them. HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi received the message during his meeting on Wednesday with HE Ambassador of the Republic of Djibouti to Qatar Tayeb Dbd Robleh.Distributed by APO Group […]

The second edition of World Football Summit Asia (https://Asia.WorldFootballSummit.com/) successfully closed its doors in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where more than 1,400 attendees from over 70 countries connected to design a more professional and sustainable football industry; WFS Asia was the first event of its kind in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as it brought together some of the greatest minds in sports including representatives from Saudi Arabian sport governing bodies and […]

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org/), in collaboration with the Higher School of Commerce (HEC) in Algeria and the Institute of Islamic Economics, Marmara University of Turkey, hosted the sixth edition of the International Forum on Islamic Financial Industry. Titled "The Role of the Islamic Financial Industry in Developing the Third Sector Institutions and Enhancing their Contribution to Achieving Sustainable Development in the Algerian Economy," the forum was held […]

On 13 December 2023 in Abidjan, the Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org/en) concessional window, approved a €38.84 million loan to Benin to help implement the initial phase of the Economic Governance and Private Sector Development Support Programme. This programme will increase the private sector's contribution to economic growth by enhancing the overall business climate, developing the agri-food sector and strengthening climate […]

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Ecobank (https://Ecobank.com/), the leading pan-African banking group, as an Official Sponsor of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023. The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, the biggest event in Africa, will kick off on 13 January 2024 in Côte d’Ivoire. Jeremy Awori, Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Group, said: “The TotalEnergies CAF AFCON tournament highlights the immense sense of pride […]

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), a multilateral credit and political risk insurer and a member of the IsDB Group, have signed a strategic risk sharing engagement aimed at fostering sustainable development in Côte d’Ivoire. In this landmark collaboration, ICIEC has provided an insurance capacity of EUR 194 million, backstopping the EUR 400 million Partial Credit Guarantee […]

Meeting in Abidjan on 13 December 2023, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved a loan of $105.19 million to Angola to implement the Agriculture Sector Reform Programme. The programme is intended to strengthen agriculture policy and the business environment to improve food production and contribute to economic diversification. "The Agriculture Sector Reform Programme aims to make smallholdings more productive and to integrate them into […]