Africa’s Migration, Humanitarian Agenda Require Urgent Action – AU Commissioner Twum-Amoah

Africa’s Migration, Humanitarian Agenda Require Urgent Action – AU Commissioner Twum-Amoah

Addis Ababa — Africa’s migration and humanitarian agenda require urgent, coordinated action, solidarity, and a people-centered approach, according to Amma Twum-Amoah, African Union Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development. A two-day 5th Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Migration, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons is underway at the African Union…

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Africa’s Migration, Humanitarian Agenda Require Urgent Action – AU Commissioner Twum-Amoah

Africa: Why Africa’s Mineral-Rich Countries Are Not Reaping the Rewards of Their Wealth

Gold mining operations recently restarted at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex in western Mali after being shut down for several months. In January, the Malian government started blocking exports from the mine owned by Canada-based Barrick Mining (formerly called Barrick Gold). The government blocked exports and took control of three tonnes of bullion following a dispute with…

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Africa’s Migration, Humanitarian Agenda Require Urgent Action – AU Commissioner Twum-Amoah

Africa: Cambridge, SEC Nigeria Partner to Bridge Innovation, Regulation Gaps in Africa’s Fintech Sector

The partners aim to cultivate a generation of African digital leaders who can strike a balance between innovation and effective regulation. Cambridge Enterprise and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria have partnered to enhance Africa’s capacity to strike a balance between innovation and regulation within the continent’s rapidly evolving fintech landscape. The collaboration is…

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Africa’s Migration, Humanitarian Agenda Require Urgent Action – AU Commissioner Twum-Amoah

East Africa: Forging East Africa’s Digital Transformation for Industries, Through Business Ecosystem

IN East Africa, we’re experiencing an exciting period of business growth driven, in part, by digital transformation and its myriad of benefits such as mobile-driven financial inclusion, smarter agriculture and industrial manufacturing, critical infrastructure, data centres, to name but a few. Similarly, digital transformation is creating opportunities for our channel partners who include system integrators…

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Africa’s Migration, Humanitarian Agenda Require Urgent Action – AU Commissioner Twum-Amoah

Africa: From Culprit to Solution Provider – Financing Africa’s Sustainable Universal Healthcare Through Environmental Accountability

Africa Must Pay Its Health Debt — Before the Planet Collects Africa’s most significant health crisis isn’t the next virus. It’s the quiet epidemic of polluted rivers, contaminated soil, and sick people left behind by decades of industrial neglect. From Ghana’s Galamsey pits to the oil-blackened streams of the Niger Delta, the continent has become…

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Africa’s Migration, Humanitarian Agenda Require Urgent Action – AU Commissioner Twum-Amoah

FEDA Announces Landmark Investment in A2MP to Drive Africa’s Mining and Industrial Transformation

The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the development equity impact investment arm of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), is pleased to announce a US$300 million strategic investment in the Africa Minerals and Metals Processing Platform (A2MP). This investment underscores Afreximbank’s commitment to supporting Africa’s mining sector and ensuring the continent’s vast mineral wealth becomes…

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