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Africa: Ruto Urges Africa to Mobilise Domestic Capital, Warns Foreign Funding Delays Infrastructure Projects

eriinfo.com1 week ago04 mins

Nairobi — President William Ruto has urged African countries to mobilise domestic capital to finance infrastructure development, warning that continued reliance on foreign funding is slowing down progress and undermining the continent’s long-term development agenda. Speaking during the opening of the Africa We Build Summit in Nairobi, Ruto said Africa’s development ambitions risk remaining unfulfilled…

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Africa: President Ruto Urges Africa to Tap Domestic Capital for Infrastructure Development

eriinfo.com1 week ago05 mins

Nairobi — President William Ruto has called on African nations to mobilise their own financial resources to fund critical infrastructure, warning that overreliance on foreign capital is slowing the continent’s development ambitions. Speaking during the opening of the The Africa We Build Summit 2026 in Nairobi, the President said Africa must take control of its…

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Africa: Nigeria’s Domestic Passengers Hit 10m in 2025, Behind South Africa’s 28m

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago05 mins

The Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, has hailed Nigeria’s rising aviation profile following strong performance indicators across key airports, as the ACI Africa Regional Conference & Exhibition concluded in Luanda. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the conference, which brought together aviation stakeholders from across…

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Africa: Nigeria Now Africa’s 2nd Largest Domestic Aviation Market, Records 10 Percent Growth – FAAN

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago05 mins

The managing director and chief executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, has disclosed that Nigeria emerged as the second-largest domestic passenger market in Africa, recording over 10.5 million passengers and a 10 per cent year-on-year growth. Kuku made this known during her closing address at the ACI Africa Regional Conference…

Taylor Frankie Paul video reignites fevered online discourse around domestic violence

eriinfo.com1 month ago016 mins

When a 45-second video of reality star Taylor Frankie Paul hurling metal barstools at her ex-boyfriend during a 2023 altercation surfaced just days before her season of “The Bachelorette” was set to premier on ABC, the fallout was swift. ABC said it wouldn’t air the show. Some cast members from both “The Secret Lives of…

Fire and Ash’ box office $88 million domestic opening

eriinfo.com4 months ago04 mins

Still from Disney’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” Disney The opening weekend for Disney’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” was less of a blaze and more of a simmer. And that’s the expectation for the full theatrical run of the third installment in James Cameron’s Avatar franchise. During its first three days in theaters, “Fire and Ash”…

Marjorie Taylor Greene knocks Trump for not focusing on domestic issues

eriinfo.com5 months ago09 mins

In a high-profile interview, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., bashed President Donald Trump, accusing her onetime political ally-turned-foe of inciting death threats against her and her son and failing to live up to his campaign pledge to focus on improving the lives of Americans. “For an ‘America First’ president, the No. 1 focus should have…

Africa’s domestic smartphone production rests on regional unity

eriinfo.com5 months ago07 mins

Angela Wamola, head of GSMA Africa. While opportunity for smartphone manufacturing in Africa does exit, the continent’s fragmented markets pose a challenge to these aspirations. This is according to Angela Wamola, head of GSM Association (GSMA) Africa, who recently spoke to ITWeb on the sidelines of the GSMA Digital Africa Summit in Cape Town. The…

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Africa: Smart Aid Still Matters As Africa Ramps Up Domestic Health Financing

eriinfo.com6 months ago06 mins

Nairobi — As donor funding for Africa’s flagship health programmes declines, African leaders are pushing for greater self-reliance anchored in domestic resource mobilisation, even as they stress that targeted external support remains critical. At the Africa Health Systems Forum hosted by Strathmore Business School’s PRISM Centre with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,…

Chinese stocks are on fire this year, drawing big interest from foreign and domestic investors

eriinfo.com7 months ago06 mins

When Hou Yujie isn’t convincing customers to rent traditional Chinese clothing for photos at the country’s famous Forbidden City, she and her friends are checking stocks. Hou recently put 10% of her money in the market. In just a few days, she earned one month’s salary — and she’s thrilled. “Interest rates for bank deposits…