he Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and International Chamber of Commerce have jointly launched Centres of Entrepreneurship in Africa, under…
African Development Bank approves a $50 million Multinational Trade Finance Risk Participation Agreement facility for Standard Chartered Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $50 million Trade Finance Unfunded Risk Participation…
African Development Bank to launch new initiative to integrate natural capital into finance in Africa
On 9 September, the African Development Bank Group, Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP(link is external)), and other partners will launch…
Flutterwave Announces New Mobile Money Partnership with MTN Across Africa
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has today announced a mobile money partnership with MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecommunications provider.…
Establishment Agreement of Afreximbank’s Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA): Rwanda Ratifies, Togo and South Sudan join three other signatories
The Republic of Rwanda has become the first African country to ratify the Agreement for the Establishment of the Fund…
IFC and CEPI partner to boost vaccine production in low- and middle-income countries
Responding to the stark global gap in vaccine access for COVID-19 and other diseases, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) today…
Afreximbank backs Vista Group acquisition of BICIGUI and BICIAB
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has closed a EUR 59.2 million Intra Africa Investment Finance Facility to finance Vista Group Holdings…
African Development Bank’s Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-Donor Trust Fund provides more than $7.3 million for youth jobs and skills
In June and July of this year, an African Development Bank technical review committee approved eight project proposals to receive…
BCEAO, COFEB, AFREXIMBANK and FCI promote factoring and financing of receivables
The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) through its training center, the West African Center for Training and Banking…
Convergence Partners’ latest fund to drive digital innovation in Africa
Convergence Partners, a private equity investor focused on the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, announced the successful first close of…
