Af Development Bank submits financial package to support Angola

 The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved a 40 million USD financial package to  support Angola’s Banco Millennium Atlântico to bolster local production and job creation through its portfolio... Read more »

World Bank finances to facilitate access to services for poorest segments

The World Bank approved 273 million USD in International Development Association (IDA) financing for Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger to facilitate access to services for millions of people, especially women and... Read more »

The locust invasions come at a very unfortunate time: AFD Chief Financial Economist

A new wave of billions of locusts is set to devour crops across the East and Horn of Africa region, setting off concerns about regional food security and livelihoods of millions of... Read more »

The other grim face of COVID-19 continuous recovery, customized responses needed as COVID-19 poses unprecedented economic fallout

As Sub-Saharan African economy is waking up to its first recession in 25 years due to COVID-19, Ethiopia faces an imminent economic crisis in which experts say could be eased if the... Read more »

UN-backed Libyan government ‘makes gains in fighting’

 The UN-backed government in Libya says it has gained significant territory in fighting west of the capital, Tripoli. A government spokesman said its forces had re-taken the coastal towns of Sabratha and... Read more »

IMF grants debt relief for 19 African nations

 The International Monetary Fund has approved immediate debt service relief for 19 African countries for an initial period of six months to enable them to channel financial resources towards dealing with the... Read more »

African Development Bank to assist regional member countries

The African Development Bank Group announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries in fighting the pandemic, according to Africa Development Bank. The Facility is the latest... Read more »

Premier holds teleconference with African leaders

ADDIS ABABA (FBC) – April 4, 2020 Convened by President Cyril Ramaphosa, leaders of Ethiopia, Rwanda, Senegal, Egypt, Zimbabwe, DRC and Kenya held teleconference yesterday. African Union Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat,... Read more »

African Finance Ministers call for coordinated COVID-19 response on economies 

  African Finance Ministers call for coordinated COVID-19 response to mitigate the adverse impact on economies and society, according to Africa Union. African Finance Ministers met in a virtual conference to exchange... Read more »

European Union assists vulnerable people in Niger

   The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a 3.5m/n USD contribution from the European Union, which will help provide lifesaving assistance to the most vulnerable people affected by hunger... Read more »