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In 2022 and 2023, the United Arab Emirates has made investment pledges totalling about $97.3 billion to Africa, this is according to Bloomberg. The country pledged $52.8 billion to Africa in 2022, while it pledged $44.5 billion in 2023.
Senegal's presidential election finally set to hold on sunday amidst tense politcial atmosphere created by the elections delay by the President.
Ghana’s economy grew by 3.8% year on year in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to its 2.0% growth rate in the third quarter.
Egypt will allocate $2.66bn for bread subsidies in its 2024/2025 Budget and $3.13 billion in petroleum products subsidies according to a statement by Mohamed Mait, the country’s Finance minister.
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has been ranked No. 1 in Fast Company’s Most Innovative Company for Europe, Middle East, and Africa 2024, joining others like Nvidia, Open AI, or Youtube on the list.
Ethiopia's largest commercial bank experienced serious technical glitch which led to customers withdrawing more money than they have in their accounts.
Egypt is set to recieve a fresh $6bn in support from the World Bank Group to tackle its poor economy.
The Zimbabwean government has stated that about 2.7 million people will go hungry this year in the country as heavy drought causes crops to wither affecting agricultural output.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said he would support Chinese firms investing in Angola’s agriculture and manufacturing sectors as Angola seeks help diversifying its economy and moving away from oil.
Kenya’s earnings on goods exported to African countries exceeded expenditure on imports by a record $1.2bn in 2023
A 2018 report by the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) found that between 2013 and 2017, the average...
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and UNICEF have announced an extended partnership dedicated to enhancing primary healthcare, supply chain management, pooled procurement, and local manufacturing, with a primary focus on immunization for children across the continent.