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Togo becomes Africa Finance Corporation’s 21st Member State

The Togolese Republic has become the 20th Member State of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), an African infrastructure development finance institution. Togo’s membership of AFC also makes it the 12th West.

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Morocco Represents Gateway to Africa to Benefit Belgian Ports

An official on Princess Astrid of Belgium’s trade delegation has said Morocco’s position as gateway to Africa could benefit Antwerp and Zeebrugge. Princess Astrid and several Belgian politicians met, as.

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Africa Finance Corporation invests in Cameroon’s hydro-electric power station

Africa Finance Corporation,AFC, the infrastructure development finance institution in Africa, is investing in the Nachtigal Hydro Power Company (“NHPC”), located 65KM north of Yaounde in Cameroon. The EUR 1.2 billion.

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Korea invests $9m to support Science and Technology skills across Sub-Saharan Africa

The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) has signed an initial US$ 3.8 million grant agreement with the World Bank, as part of a larger US$ 9 million.

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Yemi Kale challenges stakeholders on quality statistics

The Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr Yemi Kale, has charged users, producers and suppliers of statistics to re-engineer efforts in production and usage of quality statistics in Nigeria. Kale said.

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AfDB approves $123 million grant for Ethiopia’s Basic Services Transformation Programme

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved additional resources to Ethiopia’s Basic Services Transformation Programme in.

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Africa’s Urban Future and Mobility: Building for Prosperity in the Digital Age

By Jacqueline M. Klopp By 2030, Africa will be a predominantly urban continent. Its growing cities already serve as crucibles of growth, creativity and innovation; providing livelihoods, markets, arts, manufacturing,.

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Kenyan Startup Twiga Foods Raises $10 Million

Twiga Foods, a Kenyan mobile-based business-to-business food supply platform, has announced a $10 million investment led by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), private equity firm TLcom, and the.

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Angola spent $96 billion on infrastructure in 13 years, data

The Angolan Government invested between US $ 99.5 billion and US $ 99.5 billion between 2002 and 2015 in the construction and reconstruction of roads, bridges, railways, airports, ports, dams,.

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IFC, Al Amana boost access to finance for small businesses in Morocco

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is strengthening its partnership with Al Amana, Morocco’s largest microfinance institution, to increase funding for micro- and small-scale entrepreneurs, enabling their businesses.

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