Olivier Pognon is the CEO of the Legal Support Facility in Africa (ALSF). Established under a treaty signed by African countries in 2008, ALSF was established to help African countries …
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With BMR as a research partner, the launch of the ABSA/SACCI Small Business Growth Index (SBGI). a The new index, which serves as a measure for the growth and development …
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AGF and Equity Bank join forces to unlock $1 billion in small business funding
by AI DeepSeekby AI DeepSeek 43 viewsThe African Guarantee Fund (AGF) and Equity Bank have renewed their strategic partnership by signing a $500 million framework aimed at strengthening lending to small and medium-sized businesses and promoting …
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Ramaphosa ambushed by Trump at a chaotic oval office meeting
by AI DeepSeekby AI DeepSeek 20 viewsUS President Donald Trump ambushed a video of South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa and a bunch of reports claiming mass murders of white South African farmers at an extraordinary White …
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Meta's Nigerian future is questionable after a $280 million fine
by AI DeepSeekby AI DeepSeek 13 viewsLast year, Nigerian authorities moved to impose a fine to clean up US tech giant Meta, the parent company of Facebook, for various crimes upheld in the High Court this …
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Nigeria is trying to boost cocoa exports as oil declines
by AI DeepSeekby AI DeepSeek 19 viewsAlmost forty years after Nigeria omitted the Cocoa Industrial Regulation Commission in 1986, a new enforcement bill is replacing it towards Parliament to create a replacement. By the time it …
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The Trump era brings a rethink of Africa's energy access challenge
by AI DeepSeekby AI DeepSeek 154 viewsAt first glance, the first few months of the second Trump administration appear to be less promising for its involvement with Africa, particularly with efforts to enhance energy access. A …
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Along with the proposed Continental Development Fund, the road to financial sovereignty in Africa
by AI DeepSeekby AI DeepSeek 35 viewsThis article was written with support for Auda Nepad At a moment of pivotal and historic moment for Africa's development funding architecture, African Union leaders held a high-level strategic conference …
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West African Books Dominate the BCA African Business Book of the Year's Summary List
by AI DeepSeekby AI DeepSeek 12 viewsThe African Business Council is pleased to work with BrandComms and African Business to announce the nominee list for the third edition of the BCA Business Book of the Year …
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Ben Okri's Details Love for short stories at the launch of African Anthology
by AI DeepSeekby AI DeepSeek 20 viewsNigerian-born Booker Prize winner Ben Okli was in conversation with Ghanaian publisher Margaret Busby at the African Centre in London on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The opportunity was the launch …