Staff Writer

  The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) on Thursday concluded a landmark Consultative Dialogue on a New African Financial Architecture for Development (NAFAD, formerly NAFA), with a bold roadmap to address Africa’s development financing gap. The day-long dialogue held 9th April, resulted in the adoption of an 11-point “Abidjan Consensus” on NAFAD. NAFAD is designed to overcome the structural obstacles to mobilising resources on a large-scale, to plug Africa’s $400 […]

  African energy markets are advancing a diversified pipeline of renewable energy projects that reflect a broader shift from fragmented national planning toward integrated, investment-ready power systems. At the Invest in African Energy (IAE) Forum in Paris on April 22–23, countries including Senegal, the DRC, Djibouti, Zambia and Guinea-Conakry are expected to showcase opportunities spanning solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower, each offering distinct entry points for developers, financiers and institutional […]

  The Government of Italy, through the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) have signed a bilateral co-financing agreement strengthening their strategic partnership to support priority projects across key sectors in Africa, including energy, agriculture, water, infrastructure, and human capital development. The agreement was signed by the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr […]

  Namibia’s emerging offshore oil and gas sector is rapidly shifting from a story of geological discovery to one of industrial execution, institutional readiness and domestic economic transformation. As the country advances toward first oil production by 2030, the central question is no longer what lies beneath its offshore basins, but how effectively Namibia can convert its resources into sustained local value, jobs and industrial capacity across the energy value […]

  While the world debates a path towards reducing carbon emissions and addressing the climate crisis, Africa continues to face one of its most consequential challenges yet: energy poverty. Across the continent, more than 600 million people lack access to electricity, while over 900 million live without clean cooking solutions. This is not a marginal issue – it is a systemic constraint on industrialization, healthcare delivery, education and economic growth. […]

  Across various health facilities in the Central River Region (CRR), The Gambia, a quiet but impactful collaboration is unfolding: one that places frontline health workers at the heart of improving health outcomes nationwide. As health partners in The Gambia, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) undertook an H6 joint scoping mission from 8–10 April to engage directly with frontline health workers, better […]

  “Recently, at Dodowa, where I launched the Free Primary Healthcare Programme, we handed over equipment, including vehicles, for distribution to CHPS compounds. Among them were tricycles. Let me be clear for those who don’t understand the policy. Those tricycles are not ambulances. They are meant for the health workers and volunteers to commute from village to village for screening. The cooler compartments at the back of the tricycles are […]

  President John Dramani Mahama has explained that the policy decision to construct modern multipurpose markets across the country was a major campaign promise to create wealth among the beneficiary communities. The model he explained is a departure from traditional markets, making room for banking services and storage, as well as fire and security protection, and includes other services such as restaurants, crèches, and clinics to cater to the health […]