ABUJA, Nigeria — African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) plans to double its financing of intra-African trade from US$20 billion in 2021 to US$40 billion by 2026, Mr. Haytham ElMaayergi, Afreximbank’s Executive Vice President, Global Trade Bank, has said.
54 Collective establishes a new era of venture capital in Africa, offering up to $500,000 in equity and non-dilutive capital and value-add support for its founders.
Suzan Skhosana, an author from Kgabalatsane Village, Madibeng, North West Province in South Africa, has been awarded the “Pen Legends in Africa – Unlock the Storytellers in Africa” award at the 7th African Honoree Authors’ Awards 2024.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — With more than 22 albums and 20 awards internationally, South Africa’s Lucky Dube is still one of the most streamed and celebrated artists across the continent. He continues to grow an international following, with his message and evergreen lyrics resonating across generations, race, religion and language.
GREAT BAY, St. Martin —“The future is vast … , full of challenges and beautiful surprises … I embrace this certainty with an open heart, a hopeful spirit, and clear thinking, full of confidence,” said Paulina Nzinga Lake in connection with her first election bid for parliament.
Funding will support much-needed emergency health, water and sanitation services; Alongside international partners aid will deliver support to up to 150,000 refugees.
NEW YORK — Data from a new report by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, the UN migration agency IOM and the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) highlights the often under-reported perils facing vulnerable people on the move on dangerous land routes.
NASSAU, The Bahamas — Trade between Africa and the Caribbean could rise to $1.8 billion per year by 2028 if value addition, trade facilitation and improved logistics are prioritized, according to new research by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). Current bilateral trade in goods between the two regions is worth … Read more
GREAT BAY, St. Martin –Dr. Rhoda Arrindell, president of the One St. Martin Association (One SXM), was the sole delegate from St. Martin at the BIG international conference on decolonization in New York last week.
The Colectivo Tributo aos Ancestrais PT (Collective Tribute to the Ancestors) in Portugal is hosting a a series of ceremonies in Lisbon between June 23rd and August 8th , in homage of the African Ancestors who fell victim to the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The theme of their 5th Ancestral Tribute is the date that Portugal initiated the transatlantic trade in Africans in 1444.