• Africa strengthens financial sovereignty

    Wednesday, February 25, 2026

    African Heads of State and Government on February 14, 2026, formally launched the Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility (AIFF), a coordinated, Africa-led platform designed to accelerate the preparation and facilitation of financing for priority cross-border infrastructure projects aligned with Agenda 2063. The launch took place during the Third Presidential High-Level Dialogue of the Alliance of African Multilateral […]

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  • Pan‑African green pipeline ready for scale

    Sunday, February 22, 2026

    Africa’s Green Economy Summit (24–27 February) will present a curated, deal‑ready pipeline of climate projects from more than 25 African countries. Since 2023 the summit’s mission has been unchanged: connect global capital with Africa’s ventures. This year’s portfolio spans early‑stage SMMEs and bankable expansion and infrastructure opportunities, together seeking approximately USD 3.09 billion in funding […]

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  • Mahama champions Pan-African payment systems

    Tuesday, February 17, 2026

    Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama used the closing remarks of his Accra Reset side event in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to synthesise wide-ranging proposals for African economic sovereignty, from conflict-free mineral certification to pan-African payment systems, and called for the urgent implementation of frameworks that have languished in discussion for too long. The high-level gathering, […]

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  • Canadian philanthropist gives to Gambian foundation

    Tuesday, February 17, 2026

    By Draper C. Tolborh Sr. Canadian philanthropist Krish Roopnarine and his family (wife Dee Roopnarine and their two sons Dimitri and Yuri Roopnarine) has donated a bus worth $16,000 Canadian dollars to the Hagie Gai Drammeh Foundation (HGDF) dedicated to supporting the physically challenged in The Gambia.. Roopnarine, the foundation’s main supporter, is a man […]

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  • Africa’s energy supply gap is a commercial opportunity

    Friday, February 13, 2026

    Nearly 600 million people across Africa still lack access to electricity, with electrification progress barely keeping pace with population growth and leaving the continent far from universal access targets. Achieving full access will require electricity-access investment to scale toward around $15 billion annually, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), yet tracked financing commitments remain […]

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News

Feb
17

Liberia: A call for creation of job opportunities

By Draper C. Tolborh Sr. The chief executive officer (CEO) of Dowein Agriculture Development Project (DADP) Anthony P. Cooper has called on the Government of Liberia to create more job opportunities to enable Liberians make ends meet. He said “job creation is a crucial aspect of any flourishing economy. It is the groundwork of a […]

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Feb
13

Girls in Technology Liberia celebrates 6th anniversary

By: Draper C. Tolborh Sr. Girls In Technology Liberia (GITL) on Wednesday celebrated its 6th anniversary, beginning with a parade in Paynesville City, outside Monrovia, the Liberian capital. Next was an indoor program which began with welcome remarks by GITL human resource head Diamond Weeks, who encouraged females wanting to be a part of GITL […]

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Feb
11

Africa’s role in liquefied natural gas markets

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber The global energy marketplace is shifting toward the acceptance of natural gas as a pivotal component in the transition to cleaner energy solutions, and rightly so.   Africa, with its vast untapped gas reserves, has significant opportunities in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade, a market that […]

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Feb
5

Reshaping Africa’s economic narrative

The Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) issued its Unstoppable Africa 2024 Executive Summary today, shedding light on transformative strategies and solutions to reshape Africa’s financial narrative and accelerate economic growth. The report highlights GABI’s call for the development of an inclusive financing model to address Africa’s unique challenges, focusing on concessional financing, attracting private sector […]

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Feb
2

African leaders to advance clean cooking solutions

African countries have taken bold commitments to implement clean cooking energy solutions to offset the devastating effects of open fire cooking which kills roughly 600,000 women and children annually across the continent. In energy compacts signed during the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, held in Tanzania 27-28 January, 12 African countries signaled their intent to  […]

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Jan
27

African Mining Week 2025 to Showcase Projects

African Mining Week (AMW) 2025, taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, from October 1-3, will center on the theme, From Extraction to Beneficiation: Unlocking Africa’s Mineral Wealth.  The event will highlight initiatives aimed at enhancing Africa’s mineral value chains and promoting local processing to drive economic growth. Research indicates that Africa could generate up to […]

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Jan
20

Former Liberian rebel guilty of US immigration fraud

Laye Sekou Camara, alleged high-ranking member of the LURD (Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy), who was due to stand trial for immigration fraud in Philadelphia beginning on Tuesday, January 21 pleaded guilty on Thursday, January 16 to all four counts of immigration fraud.  Camara is due to be sentenced on May 19 and remains […]

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Jan
18

Africa: Renewable energy platform for clean access

PowerGen Renewable Energy (PowerGen) has partnered with leading international investors to establish a scalable, distributed renewable energy platform targeting the deployment of 120 MW of renewable power, including battery energy storage solutions across Africa. The platform is a collaboration between PowerGen and the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries […]

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Jan
13

Africa Finance Corporation receives AAA rating

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has received an AAA domestic credit rating with a stable outlook from China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co. (CCXI). The milestone rating enables AFC to deepen its engagement in China’s vast domestic debt capital markets. It positions the Corporation to tap a new pool of […]

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Jan
9

Eritrean seminar on enhancing capacity

Eritreans in Switzerland held a seminar on January 4 in Geneva, aimed at enhancing organizational capacity and participation in national affairs. The seminar was attended by over 1,500 nationals from across Switzerland. Habtom Zeray, chargé d’affaires at the Eritrean Embassy and Eritrea’s permanent representative to the UN and other international organizations, provided an extensive briefing […]

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