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Kenya expects to finish talks for a trade and investment deal with the United States by the end of this...

Regional projects for cheap LPG to homes face headwinds

Thousands of frustrated Ugandan households will be switching back to wood fuel after a government project that would have seen...

Firm highlights benefits of Canadian Start-Up Visa programme

Mobility Options, a global immigration consultancy firm, has urged Nigerian entrepreneurs to take advantage of the Canadian Start-Up Visa programme...

Coronavirus hits hard as China records 811 deaths

China’s non-cash payments maintain steady growth in 2022

Non-cash payments handled by Chinese banks continued stable expansion in 2022, with electronic payments sustaining growth momentum, a central bank...

Access Bank eyes top 5 positions in Africa

Access Bank gets approval for merger with African Banking in Zambia

March 25, 2023

Access Holdings Plc has received final regulatory approval for the acquisition and merger of Access Bank Zambia and African Banking...

Traditional female weavers yearn to boost earnings

AfDB, BCI promote women’s access to finance in Africa with $485,000

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Bank for Trade and Industry (BCI) of Mauritania have signed a 485,000 dollars...

Nigeria inaugurates Committee on African Growth and Opportunity Act

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, has inaugurated a technical committee on the utilisation of the...

Denmark, Germany sign deal on hydrogen pipeline

Denmark and Germany entered into an agreement on Friday to construct a pipeline to supply hydrogen from western Denmark to...

Nigeria gets AfDB’s $14m as member of ATI

AfDB invests $5.2bn to support Africa’s water, sanitation

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has invested about $5.2 billion to support and strengthen water and sanitation resilience to benefit...

UNECA urges media to pressure govts on policies

Africa’s trade needs to expand for deeper regional integration – ECA