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President Museveni extends support to market vendors in Luwero & Nakasongola

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GREATER LUWERO ROADSIDE MARKET VENDORS TIPPED ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME AS PRESIDENT MUSEVENI OFFERS THEM MORE FINANCIAL SUPPORT President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday extended more financial support to roadside market vendors in Luwero and Nakasongola Districts. For the last three years, President Museveni through State House has been offering support to various roadside market vendors […]

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Amadou Hott outlines his vision for African economic transformation at the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings

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Amadou Hott outlines his vision for African economic transformation at the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings At the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) annual meeting in Abidjan this week, presidential candidate Amadou Hott (www.AmadouHott.com) al unveiled his comprehensive vision for Africa’s economic transformation, emphasizing regional integration, private sector engagement, and affordable financing as the cornerstones

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CFA Institute Report Examines Policy Solutions to Capital Formation Barriers in Africa and the Role Private Markets Could Play in this Development

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CFA Institute Report Examines Policy Solutions to Capital Formation Barriers in Africa and the Role Private Markets Could Play in this Developmentz New research from CFA Institute (www.CFAInstitute.org), Capital Formation in Africa: A Case for Private Markets (https://apo-opa.co/3SqtDLz), examines the case for mobilizing private capital to support the structural investment needs of sub-Saharan Africa. The research identifies

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Ghana’s Asanko Gold Mine Joins Mining in Motion as Bronze Sponsor

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Ghana’s Asanko Gold Mine Joins Mining in Motion as Bronze Sponsor ACCRA, Ghana, May 29, 2025/ — Asanko Gold Mine, operated by Canadian firm Galiano Gold, has joined the upcoming Mining in Motion Summit 2025 as a Bronze sponsor. The Summit is Ghana’s premier event for the mining sector, taking place on June 2

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Government of Guyana and Afreximbank highlight opportunities under the US$1-billion oil financing facility

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Government of Guyana and Afreximbank highlight opportunities under the US$1-billion oil financing facility GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 29, 2025/ — The Cooperative Republic of Guyana and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) have concluded a two-day roadshow to promote access to a US$1-billion oil services financing facility announced by the Bank in February this year during

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Sidi Ould Tah elected ninth president of the African Development Bank Group

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Sidi Ould Tah elected ninth president of the African Development Bank Group ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, May 29, 2025/ — Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania was today elected President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) at the Bank’s Annual Meetings held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Tah was elected by the Bank’s Board of Governors,

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Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies aged 87

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who has died aged 87, was a titan of modern African literature – a storyteller who refused to be bound by jail, exile and illness. His work spanned roughly six decades, primarily documenting the transformation of his country – Kenya – from a colonial subject to a democracy. Ngũgĩ was tipped to win

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The PURE Growth Fund Opens Call for Proposals for Clean Energy and Agribusinesses in Tanzania The funding window will be open until 1 August 2025, with the implementation phase expected to begin in January 2026

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PURE Growth launch, Dar es Salaam(Source: REEEP DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, May 28, 2025/ — The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) (www.REEEP.org) is pleased to announce that the first Call for Proposals of the PURE Growth Fund is now open. The Pure Growth Fund is a transformative initiative to accelerate the Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE) within Tanzania’s

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Burkina Faso’s Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries to Speak at African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid Energy Diversification

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Burkina Faso’s Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries to Speak at African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid Energy Diversification CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 28, 2025/ — Burkina Faso’s Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries Yacouba Zabré Gouba has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference – taking place

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The African Development Bank approves an investment of US$100 million in Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms Limited.

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The African Development Bank approves an investment of US$100 million in Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms Limited. ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, May 28, 2025/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved an investment of $100 million in the industrial platform developer and operator Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms Ltd (Arise IIP)

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