Download logoThe International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (https://www.ITFC-IDB.org/), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, signed a US$8 million Murabaha-structured line of trade finance with the private joint stock bank, Trustbank in Uzbekistan,…
The Green Cluster of SMEs in Côte d'Ivoire (https://bit.ly/3aB67F1) has awarded the African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org/) a prize for the best technical and financial partner committed to promoting the green economy and supporting small and…
Mr. Manuel Moses, a veteran of the World Bank’s IFC, has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of ATI (http://www.ATI-aca.org). He will assume office on 1 November, 2020; In the interim, Ms. Toavina Ramamonjiarisoa,…
Nigeria’s leading oil, gas and power event, organized by Africa Oil & Power (www.AfricaOilAndPower.com), will focus on showcasing gas monetization and power opportunities for Africa’s largest economy; on 26-27 October 2021 in Lagos, Nigeria Oil,…
The Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) (https://bit.ly/2M0XmbR) has chosen APO Group (http://www.APO-opa.com) Founder and Chairman Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard as a semi-final judge for this year’s prestigious competition “Africa’s Business Heroes”. The ANPI organises…
Announcement of top 20 finalists for the Jack Ma Foundation-promoted prize; Entrepreneurs from across Africa, representing wide spectrum of business sectors compete to showcase the best of their entrepreneurial spirit and drive; Tough selection process…
Download logoThe following communiqué is a complement to the announcement following the meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Friday, August 14, 2020. The Government of Equatorial Guinea (http://bit.ly/2lJ4Mqo) wishes to state that it…
The health and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is devastating the productive, economic and financial systems throughout the entire planet: businesses went bankrupt, millions of people lost their jobs, economies went into recession…
Download logoIn support of Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity (MOSS), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has started providing financial assistance for more than 40,000 mothers registered under the Ministry’s ‘Takaful and Karama’ programme…
Download logoThe South African High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Lulu Xingwana, says the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic has deepened the need for strategic partnership between state and private sector. She was addressing a South…
New cases: 68 Total confirmed cases: 5193 Total active cases: 2314 Total recovered: 2716 (26 New) Total number of tests conducted: 40106 (342 New) Total deaths: 163 (1 New) Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health and Population, Republic…
African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 Cases (1,129,185), deaths (25,894), and recoveries (847,696) by region: Central (52,027 cases; 1,009 deaths; 39,856 recoveries): Burundi (413; 1; 336), Cameroon (18,389; 401; 16,459), CAR (4,667; 61; 1,748),…
Download logohe following communique is a complement to the announcement following the meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Friday, August 14, 2020. The Government of Equatorial Guinea wishes to state that it is…
Download logoThe World Council of Churches, Lutheran World Federation, World Communion of Reformed Churches and Methodist World Council sent a letter to the churches and people of Zimbabwe expressing solidarity with the nation in its…
Download logoLocalisation will be the new focus of the South African government and to kick-start a massive programme of localisation, certain local industries where localisation is driven aggressively will be supported with special measures. This…
Download logoA group of 275 former world leaders, economists and educationalists have called on G20 nations and other countries to take action to prevent the global health crisis creating a ‘COVID generation’ – tens of…
Startup entrepreneurs are working to harness Africa’s potential. Together they represent a critical pipeline of innovation that is driving high growth high impact solutions on the continent. A critical juncture for any startup comes at…
As daily lives and communities are upended by COVID-19, concern is mounting that children’s exposure to violence may increase. Children with a history of abuse may find themselves even more vulnerable – both at home…
COVID-19 daily update: In the last 24hrs, Zambia recorded 142 new cases out of 794 tests (18% positive) with 201 recoveries. No deaths were recorded. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health,…
Download logoOn Sunday (16 August), 68 Nigerian women stranded in Lebanon returned home safely on a charter flight organized by the Federal Government of Nigeria arriving at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. This…