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  African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) have signed a Joint Project Preparation Facility (JPPF) Framework Agreement to unlock a cumulative investment value of at least US$1 billion and  set to significantly transform housing and urban development across the continent and boost trade and investment. Signed on the sidelines of the ongoing fourth Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2025) by Ms. Oluranti Doherty, Managing Director, Export Development […]

  Canon Europe (www.Canon-Europe.com) announces the RF 85MM F1.4L VCM, a professional portrait lens that extends the Hybrid RF prime range, delivering greater reach and versatility for creative photography and filmmaking.  Uncompromising optical quality and a flattering 85mm focal length that gently compresses facial features make the RF 85MM F1.4L VCM ideal for portraiture. Its ultra-wide f/1.4 maximum aperture ensures striking separation of the subject and background, while UD and […]

  The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (www.BAL.NBA.com) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a leading pan-African multilateral financial institution dedicated to financing and promoting intra- and extra-African trade, on Saturday announced an expansion of their multi-year collaboration to launch a series of initiatives to empower young basketball professionals in Africa by improving their capabilities in finance and supporting the continent’s creative industries. The expanded collaboration was announced at the ongoing fourth […]

  The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org) and the IsDB Global Practice&Partnership (GPP) Directorate, through its Cooperation and Capacity Development Department (CCD), have officially launched a five-volume series of Islamic Microfinance Toolkits, aimed at strengthening inclusive financial ecosystems across IsDB Member Countries. The toolkits offer a comprehensive and practical roadmap for establishing, operating, monitoring, and regulating Islamic microfinance institutions. Developed through extensive research, field experience, inter-departmental collaboration, and stakeholder […]

  The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Istanbul International Centre for Private Sector in Development (ICPSD), the Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://ISDBInstitute.org/), and the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) are deepening their partnership through the Global Islamic Finance and Impact Investing Platform (GIFIIP) to enhance capacity building in Afghanistan’s financial sector. Established by UNDP ICPSD and IsDB in 2016, GIFIIP is a joint initiative that […]

  ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP), a pan-African developer and operator of integrated industrial zones, is pleased to announce the successful completion of a landmark USD 700 million capital raise, welcoming Vision Invest, a leading Saudi Arabian infrastructure investor and developer, into its shareholder base. This transaction marks one of the largest private infrastructure capital raises in Africa to date, with both primary and secondary components. The capital will […]

  Twenty million more children in Sub-Saharan Africa are now receiving school meals through government-led programmes than in 2022, according to the latest edition of the State of School Feeding Worldwide, a flagship global biennial report released today by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The African continent has seen the most significant rise of any region, with the number of children receiving school meals rising by over 30 […]

  The AU successfully concluded its Continental Consultation on Synthetic Drug Supply Reduction Efforts, which took place from August 25-27, 2025, in Gaborone, Botswana. The three-day meeting culminated in the adoption of the Gaborone Strategic Framework for Action on Strengthening Continental Responses to Address Illicit Synthetic Drug Production, Trafficking, and Related Transnational Organized Crime. In his keynote address, H.E Advocate Duma Boko, President of the Republic of Botswana, described the spread […]

  Children benefiting from national school meal programmes across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) increased by 22 percent in the past two years alone, despite conflict, economic downturn and the region’s complex humanitarian landscape. Now reaching 23.5 million children, these programmes are emerging as a strategic investment in education, nutrition, and economic development, according to the latest edition of the State of School Feeding Worldwide, a flagship biennial […]