THE African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch/Japan Credit Rating, all stable), has launched and priced a USD 2 billion 3-year Social Global Benchmark due 25 February 2027, its first social bond issued under its new Sustainable Bond Framework, established…
By D. Kumbungu, Freelancer at Diaspora News Magazine HIS political radicalization and his determination to draw on all available means to oust Félix Tshisekedi from power in Kinshasa seem to have found a rather favorable echo in Congolese opinion. Neither civil…
LIBERIAN President Joseph Boakai suffered a heat stroke on Monday after his inauguration as the leader of the West African country. Trojan News gathered the presidential inauguration came to an abrupt end when Boakau suddenly suffered a stroke while reading his acceptance…
TODAY, Canon Europe (www.Canon-CNA.com) announces that it has been named a leader in Quocirca’s Sustainability Leaders’ Report 2023 () – an important market analysis which closely examines the actions that print vendors are taking to lower their carbon emissions. Within the…
Mighty empires leave a lasting influence on civilizations as they rise and collapse throughout human history. These vast empires have a major impact on trade routes, cultural formation, and historical progression. Their influence reverberates throughout the social development of countries,…
INTERNATIONAL Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has said over 100,000 unarmed and defenceless citizens have died directly or indirectly outside the law in the hands of security forces in the past eight years. In a report…
FOLLOWING a serious diplomatic incident in which two international staff of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) based in the Bank’s Country Office in Ethiopia were severely assaulted by security agents of the Government of Ethiopia, the African Development Bank…
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the United Kingdom have announced the selection of the Inclusive and Sustainable Development of the Cereal Sector Project in Tunisia, as a standard-setting project under the Room to Run Sovereign transaction (R2RS) (). Approved in July…
SPORTS Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) () awards the President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body of rugby in Africa, Herbert Mensah, for his exemplary leadership skills and quality contributions to the development of rugby in Africa. Mr.…
CLAIRFIELD International, a top-ranked Europe-based global corporate finance partnership, and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) (www.RMB.co.za), a division of FirstRand Bank Limited (part of FirstRand Limited, the largest financial services group by market capitalisation in Africa), are delighted to announce that…
