Africa: PAC Research Identifies Digital Innovation, Financial Reforms As Key to Closing Africa’s 0bn Trade Finance Gap

Africa: PAC Research Identifies Digital Innovation, Financial Reforms As Key to Closing Africa’s $100bn Trade Finance Gap

Chris Oshiafi PAC Research, one of Nigeria’s leading research outfits, has identified financial architecture, digital innovation, regulatory reforms and political commitment as critical to addressing Africa’s more than $100 billion unmet trade finance gap. The research outfit said digital payment systems, blockchain-enabled trade infrastructure, factoring and supply chain finance could significantly widen access to trade…

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Brazil identifies 2 possible Ebola patients, as WHO reports some recoveries in Congo

Brazil identifies 2 possible Ebola patients, as WHO reports some recoveries in Congo

Brazilian health authorities are monitoring two patients for possible Ebola infection in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, officials said, sparking further concern of the deadly virus outbreak in central Africa spreading abroad. A 37-year-old man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the outbreak has been concentrated, “exhibited symptoms such as fever, meeting…

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Africa: PAC Research Identifies Digital Innovation, Financial Reforms As Key to Closing Africa’s 0bn Trade Finance Gap

African Countries Are Signing Bilateral Health Deals With the U.S. – Virologist Identifies the ‘Red Flags’

The United States is signing bilateral health deals with African countries. By the end of February 2026, deals worth US$19.8 billion had been signed in new health funding. Of this amount, the US has committed US$12.2 billion and African countries US$7.5 billion. Eighteen African countries have signed these deals. They are Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi,…

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Africa: PAC Research Identifies Digital Innovation, Financial Reforms As Key to Closing Africa’s 0bn Trade Finance Gap

Africa: Nigerian Criminologist Identifies Path for Citizen-Centred Policing in Africa

Nigerian criminologist, Dr Paul Bello, has urged law enforcement agencies across Africa to build legitimacy by embracing transparency, fairness, accountability and genuine community engagement. Bello made this statement in light of his research that examines the critical relationship between procedural justice, police legitimacy and citizen trust, which he describes as the three pillars essential for…

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