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AAMFI and Auda-Nepad Launch USD 1.5 Billion Aamfi Infrastructure Financing Facility

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago07 mins

Luanda, Angola — 29 October 2025 The Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AAMFI) and the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) have jointly announced the establishment of the AAMFI Infrastructure Financing Facility for African Union Development projects, a major initiative to accelerate infrastructure development across Africa. The announcement was made during the Luanda Infrastructure Financing…

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Africa: Banking On Forests – Inside Private Sector Plans to Shape the Tropical Forests Forever Facility

eriinfo.com1 month ago017 mins

A $125 billion fund will use profits from global markets to invest in forest protection. Can we trust the same financiers driving deforestation to save the world’s forests? The UK and US financial sector are better known for financing businesses driving deforestation. But now, the government of Brazil is seeking their advice on how to…

Anti-ICE protesters, police scuffle at Chicago facility | Protests

eriinfo.com1 month ago01 mins

NewsFeed Protesters at the Broadview Immigrant and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility near Chicago scuffled with police Friday morning. A day earlier a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard soldiers to the state of Illinois, saying the administration was providing “unreliable evidence” on supposed threats to federal agents. Published On 10…

Transnet opens data centre, colocation facility

eriinfo.com1 month ago05 mins

Transnet group chief information officer Pandelani Munyai. Transnet, South Africa’s state-owned rail, ports and pipeline company, is continuing with its digital transformation drive as it readies for a hybrid cloud future. The company has announced the completion of a private cloud data centre in Durban, as well as a Gauteng-based colocation facility in partnership with…

Trump talks Putin, Gaza and the ICE facility shooting at meeting with Erdogan

eriinfo.com2 months ago03 mins

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. President Trump calls former FBI Director Comey ‘a bad person’ 00:33 Now Playing Trump talks Putin, Gaza and the ICE facility shooting at meeting with Erdogan 05:23 UP NEXT President Trump urges Turkish President Erdogan to stop buying Russian oil…

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Africa: PM Abiy’s Africa Climate Innovation Compact, African Climate Facility Established At Conclusion of ACS2

eriinfo.com2 months ago07 mins

Addis Ababa — The Africa Climate Innovation Compact (ACIC) and the African Climate Facility (ACF), were established under the initiative of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia at the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) held in Addis Ababa. At the close of ACS2, the African Leaders Addis Ababa Declaration on Climate Change and Call To…

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Africa: Paymenow Gets $22.5m Facility From Standard Bank for Africa Expansion

eriinfo.com4 months ago03 mins

TLDR South African earned wage access startup Paymenow has clinched a ZAR400 million ($22.5 million) working capital facility from Standard Bank Founded in 2019, Paymenow provides employees with real-time access to earned wages, helping them avoid payday lenders and improve their financial wellness The Stellenbosch-based startup previously raised a ZAR250 million ($14 million) debt facility…

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Africa: How Far Is Your Closest Hospital or Clinic? Public Health Researchers Explain Why Africa Needs Up-to-Date Health Facility Databases

eriinfo.com4 months ago09 mins

The lack of reliable information about health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa became very clear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid a surge in emergency care needs, information was lacking about the location of facilities, bed capacity and oxygen availability, and even where to find medical specialists. This data could have enabled precise assessments of hospital surge…

Trump expected to visit the ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility this week

eriinfo.com5 months ago04 mins

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — President Donald Trump is expected to be at the formal opening Tuesday of a controversial immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades that state leaders have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The Palm Beach Post reported Sunday that Federal Aviation Administration data indicated that Trump would be in South Florida for the opening. Two…

US police use tear gas on protesters at immigration facility

eriinfo.com5 months ago01 mins

Police in the US city of Portland used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters outside an ICE building.