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West Africa: Sahel – the World Bank Group Launches a New Country Partnership Framework for Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger to Promote Jobs, Growth, and Resilience

eriinfo.com5 days ago06 mins

Washington — The World Bank Group has supported new Country Partnership Frameworks (CPF) with Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger for the 2026-2031 period. These frameworks aim to stimulate job creation, especially for youth and women, by strengthening human capital, infrastructure, and agricultural productivity, while supporting targeted reforms and private sector development. Grounded in the…

Iran accuses U.S. of violating ceasefire deal framework as Israeli attacks on Lebanon continue

eriinfo.com6 days ago02 mins

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave a rundown Wednesday of the food — and the copious amounts of caffeine — that U.S. military personnel consumed during the Iran war. “Along the way, we consumed more than 6 million meals, and by my estimate, more than 950,000 gallons of coffee, 2…

ICT sector council publishes updated EEIP framework

eriinfo.com6 days ago06 mins

The B-BBEE ICT Sector Council has updated the framework for EEIP deals, in efforts boost SA’s transformation. To qualify for participation in South Africa’s equity equivalent investment programme (EEIP), a multinational must demonstrate it has a global practice of not divesting shareholding at a local level in any of its international operations. This eligibility must…

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Africa: Continental Workshop On Strengthening Teacher Development and Alignment With the Continental Teacher Qualifications Framework Concludes With Strong Call for System Transformation

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago09 mins

The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), successfully concluded the Continental Workshop on Strengthening Teacher Development, Motivation, and Alignment with the Continental Teachers Qualifications Framework (CTQF), convened from 25th to 27th March, 2026, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Held within the framework of the AU Decade of Education and…

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African Union Holds Continental Consultation On Caadp Kampala Result Framework and Biennial Review (Br)

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The Continental Consultation on CAADP Kampala Result Framework and Biennial Review (BR) Indicators successfully concluded in Windhoek, Namibia, held from 24-27 March 2026. The Four-day consultation workshop brought together African Union Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and technical experts, to consider and review a harmonized framework for tracking progress on the Compressive Agriculture Development…

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Africa: AU Should Strengthen Its Framework to Curb Violence Against Women

eriinfo.com1 month ago012 mins

Violence against women and girls in Africa demands urgent action. As of 2023, it is estimated that one in three women and girls between ages 15 and 49, have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Last November, South Africa classified violence against women as a national disaster. When the African Union…

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Africa’s Critical Minerals Are a Huge Economic Opportunity – G20 Framework Sets Out Ways to Seize It

eriinfo.com3 months ago011 mins

As the world shifts to clean energy, minerals such as lithium, cobalt and manganese have become as important as oil once was. Africa holds large reserves of these critical minerals. Yet they are mostly exported as raw materials, returning as expensive green technologies made in factories overseas. South Africa’s G20 presidency set up a new…

HUMAIN and Infra Announce AI and Digital Financing Framework Agreement

eriinfo.com3 months ago03 mins

HUMAIN and the National Infrastructure Fund (“Infra”) announced on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, Switzerland, a Strategic Financing Framework Agreement of up to $1.2 billion to support the expansion of AI and digital infrastructure projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Framework Agreement outlines non-binding financing…

Trump says ‘framework of a future deal’ discussed on Greenland as he drops tariffs threat

eriinfo.com3 months ago010 mins

Bernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter Watch: The BBC’s Faisal Islam on how Trump’s Davos speech was received President Donald Trump says the US is exploring a potential deal on Greenland after talks with Nato as he backed off threats to tariff European allies that had opposed his plans for America to acquire the island. On…

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Africa: Reflections From the Africa-United Arab Emirates Economic Forum On a Secure Legal Framework for Investment in Africa

eriinfo.com3 months ago010 mins

The Africa-UAE Economic Forum in Dubai on Thursday 18th and Saturday 20th December 2025, convened at a critical moment in Africa’s economic trajectory. With capital seeking stability, predictability, and credible legal protection, the forum offered an opportunity to confront one of the most persistent barriers to investment in Africa i.e. the perception that the continent…