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South African Impact Investment Forum to take place this week

The endorsement of the Impact Investment Forum that will take place the day before the South African Investment Summit signals recognition at the highest levels that growth for growth’s sake.

Africa’s oldest president easily wins 7th term as Cameroon’s leader

Africa’s oldest president, Cameroon’s Paul Biya, has easily won a seventh term after a Constitutional Council that he appointed rejected all legal challenges to the election. Major cities saw heavy.

Egypt, Sweden trade exchange amount to $541mn

The trade exchange between Egypt and Sweden in the first eight months of this year amounted to $541 million, Trade and Industry Minister Amr Nassar. The minister added that the.

Avelacom extends connectivity to South Africa capital markets

Avelacom, the high-performance connectivity and IT infrastructure solutions provider for the financial services industry, has announced that it has extended its connectivity offerings to South Africa, enabling trading firms to.

The African Development Bank makes senior appointments

The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has announced new appointments to the Group: Director, Integrity and Anti-Corruption Mr. Alan Bacarese has been appointed the.

Egypt, Greece discuss ‘Nostros’ cooperation initiative

Preparations are being made for phase two of the “Nostros – the Return” initiative between Egypt, Greece and Cyprus, which will guide the three countries to political and economic cooperation,.

COMESA launches 50 Million African Women Speak Project in Seychelles

COMESA has launched the 50 Million Africa Women Speak project in Seychelles during a two-day stakeholder engagement held at Savoy Hotel. The meeting successfully established a country team, headed by.

KAM recommends strategies to achieve the Big Four Agenda

Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has launched a report that seeks to identify cross-cutting constraints to growth, possible solutions, and sector-specific interventions to unlock the manufacturing sector’s growth potential. The.

Telecom Egypt signs $500m medium term syndicated loan

Telecom Egypt has signed a $500million medium-term syndicated loan, which will be used to support its capital and operational expenditure and refinance an existing short-term facility. First Abu Dhabi Bank.