The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the equity investment arm of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has appointed Emmanuel Assiak as chief executive officer, effective December 15, 2025, as it seeks to scale investment into export-oriented sectors across the continent. The appointment comes as the institution strengthens its focus on mobilising long-term capital […]

Kenya has forfeited African Development Bank (AfDB) shares worth approximately 92 million US dollars after failing to complete a required capital subscription payment, reducing its ownership stake in the continent’s largest multilateral development lender despite becoming one of its biggest borrowers. Disclosures from the AfDB show Kenya’s shareholding fell to 180,161 shares at the end […]

The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) said Ethiopian authorities had committed to organising future elections in Tigray and other constituencies excluded from the country’s seventh general election because of security challenges. The statement was delivered on Wednesday during a joint press conference in Addis Ababa by the AUEOM and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development […]

Ecobank Group, a pan-African banking conglomerate headquartered in Lomé and operating across dozens of African markets, has raised 450 million US dollars through what it describes as the world’s first International Capital Market Association (ICMA)-designated Nature Bond issued by a commercial bank, in a deal aimed at channeling capital into biodiversity protection and sustainable land […]

India has delivered a second 43-tonne consignment of medical assistance to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), as Ebola outbreaks in Central and East Africa continue to stretch surveillance and response systems. The shipment includes protective equipment, diagnostic tools, medicines, monitoring devices and nutritional supplies aimed at strengthening outbreak preparedness and […]

The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the equity investment arm of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has appointed Emmanuel Assiak as chief executive officer, effective December 15, 2025, as it seeks to scale investment into export-oriented sectors across the continent. The appointment comes as the institution strengthens its focus on mobilising long-term capital […]

Kenya has forfeited African Development Bank (AfDB) shares worth approximately 92 million US dollars after failing to complete a required capital subscription payment, reducing its ownership stake in the continent’s largest multilateral development lender despite becoming one of its biggest borrowers. Disclosures from the AfDB show Kenya’s shareholding fell to 180,161 shares at the end […]

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has launched a new programme in Ethiopia aimed at expanding women’s access to digital business tools and strengthening participation in the online economy. The initiative, titled *Fostering Digital Entrepreneurship Among Women in Africa*, is led by the UN Economic Commission for Africa’s Technology, Innovation, Connectivity and Infrastructure Division. […]

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has launched a new programme in Ethiopia aimed at expanding women’s access to digital business tools and strengthening participation in the online economy. The initiative, titled *Fostering Digital Entrepreneurship Among Women in Africa*, is led by the UN Economic Commission for Africa’s Technology, Innovation, Connectivity and Infrastructure Division. […]

The Ministry of Water and Energy has formally called on African nations to strengthen hydro diplomacy in managing transboundary rivers, warning that the continent faces an annual financing gap of more than 50 billion US dollars for water and sanitation infrastructure. The appeal came during the African Union’s 2026 annual summit, held on the 63rd […]