Govt. & Development Organisations Investments, Financials & Economy Manufacturing & Retail United Kingdom’s CDC Group targets US$1b of African investments in 2021 1 day ago AFRICA – CDC Group, a development finance institution owned by the UK government is planning about…
Govt. & Development Organisations Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate LATEST NEWS Kenya to receive US$72.8m from UK for affordable housing scheme 2 days ago KENYA – Th United Kingdom has pledged US$72.8 million to Kenya to fund the construction…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas Sudan and South Sudan sign oil production agreement 3 days ago KENYA – East African nations of Sudan and South Sudan have signed a number of…
Financial Services Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Angola and Mozambique to access US$70m from AfDB under the ‘Lusophone Compact’ program 3 days ago MOZAMBIQUE – African Development Bank (AfDB) has availed two lines of credit worth US$70 million…
Aviation, Transport & Logistics Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Siemens signs MoU with Egyptian government for US$23bn high speed train line 7 days ago EGYPT – The Ministry of Transport represented by the National Tunnels Authority signed a memorandum…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas Zambia secures US$27.9m grant from EU to boost electricity access 1 week ago ZAMBIA – The government of Zambia has received US$27.9 million grant from the European Union…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS IMF completes review of the CAR’s arrangement under the ECF, approves US$34.4m disbursement 1 week ago CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the…
Financial Services Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS IMF disburses US$488m to Angola for Covid -19 impacts mitigation 1 week ago ANGOLA – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board has approved the disbursement of US$488…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy AfDB pledges to mobilise US$6.5b in support of the Sahel’s Great Green Wall initiative 2 weeks ago AFRICA – The Sahel region’s Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Kenya granted six months debt repayment relief by the Paris Club 2 weeks ago KENYA – Kenya has been granted a 6-month debt repayment relief by developed economies also…
DealStreet Africa Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Egypt launches its first cash fund Seyola that invests in financial instruments 2 weeks ago EGYPT – The government of Egypt, through the Minister of Planning and Economic Development and…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Zimbabwe to open up 97% market for free trade under AfCFTA 2 weeks ago ZIMBABWE – The government of Zimbabwe is set to open up 97% of its markets…
DealStreet Africa Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Tunisia secures US$98m loan from KFAED for drinking water projects 2 weeks ago TUNISIA – The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has provided a loan of…
Agriculture & Agribusiness Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS The OPEC Fund boosts sustainable agriculture in Malawi with US$20m development loan 2 weeks ago MALAWI – The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has signed a US$20…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS New Markets & Products Trading under the AfCFTA takes effect from January 1 3 weeks ago AFRICA – Trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) began on January 1,…
Govt. & Development Organisations Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS DFC, Prosper Africa announce series of efforts to expand U.S. investment in Morocco 3 weeks ago MOROCCO – U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief Executive Officer and Prosper Africa Executive…
Education & Capacity Building Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Global Partners for Education backs Ethiopia, Mozambique and CAR with US$300m in grants 1 month ago ETHIOPIA – The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has approved US$300 million in new grants…
Aviation, Transport & Logistics Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Uganda to build 2,700km-long standard gauge railway 1 month ago UGANDA – The government of Uganda will build its standard gauge railway even if Kenya…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Water & Sanitation African Water Facility receives US$8.8m grant from NDF to bolster investments in water supply in the Sahel 1 month ago AFRICA – The Nordic Development Fund (NDF) has approved US$8.8 million in grant funding to…
Govt. & Development Organisations Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate LATEST NEWS French government to finance US4125.6m Kenya’s JKIA – Nairobi rail track 1 month ago KENYA – Construction of a railway line linking Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to the…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Kenya, Ethiopia commission one-stop border post to boost trade 1 month ago KENYA – Ethiopia and Kenya have shown the strongest indication of their intention to deepen…