THE European Union has pledged 150bn euros ($170bn) for investment in Africa as it seeks to gain influence on the continent and become its partner of choice. But the continent’s leaders were hoping for more, including vaccine patent waivers and the redirecting…
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the Desert to Power G5 Sahel Financing Facility, covering Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. The Bank envisages to commit up to $379.6 million in financing and technical assistance for the facility…
THE Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, says N5000 monthly national cash transfer means a lot to vulnerable Nigerians. The minister disclosed this on Thursday during a briefing with state house correspondents. She made…
MASER, a Dubai-based electronics manufacturer, plans to invest $100 million over the next three years to expand in West Africa to tap strong demand for its products. The company, which tripled its number of televisions sold in Africa to 600,000…
LEADING global blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, Binance, is sponsoring a boot camp for Francophone Africans as it continues in its mission to drive blockchain adoption and enable greater financial accessibility for Africans. Hosted by UK-based Pan-African Tech Foundation…
NIGERIA has called for a new economic deal between Africa and the European Union, describing the existing agreements as ‘one sided and unfair.’ The current partnership arrangements are unsustainable and must be transformed into something more substantial, President Muhammadu Buhari…
A significant turnaround in the UAE with a healthy Operating Profit of USD 242 million compared to a USD 110 million during the same period last year Standard Chartered (www.SC.com) PLC (the Group) today released its financial results for the…
AFRICAN leaders are meeting in Brussels on Thursday with European leaders for a two-day summit that will inevitably discuss growth and trade. However, signing the long-awaited economic partnership agreement with the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc remains off the agenda,…
AGHANAIAN trade expert on Wednesday projected the benefits that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has on the continent’s secondary industries will gradually emerge since trade commenced one year ago. Jonas Atangdui, the director of Economic Affairs at the…
EUROPEAN Union leaders want to re-engage with African nations and counter the growing influence from China and Russia across the continent during a two-day summit in Brussels. The EU-African Union gathering starting Thursday was initially planned for 2020 but was…
