Africa: Shettima, Emir Sanusi, Others Urge Africa to Leverage Islamic Finance for Inclusive, Sustainable Development

Africa: Shettima, Emir Sanusi, Others Urge Africa to Leverage Islamic Finance for Inclusive, Sustainable Development

·FRC integrates Islamic finance services within Nigeria’s financial reporting framework Dike Onwuamaeze and Kayode Tokede Vice President Kashim Shettima and other economic sstakeholders, yesterday called on African nations to deepen the adoption of Islamic finance as a tool for inclusive and sustainable economic transformation across the continent. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp…

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Africa: Shettima, Emir Sanusi, Others Urge Africa to Leverage Islamic Finance for Inclusive, Sustainable Development

Africa: AU Election Mission Calls On Tanzania to Implement Constitutional Reforms and Promote Inclusive Politics

The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) has called for urgent constitutional reforms and a more inclusive political environment in Tanzania following the country’s October 29 general elections, which the mission described as constrained by legal and institutional shortcomings. Led by former Botswana President Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi, with support from Nigeria’s former Foreign Minister Geoffrey…

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Africa: Shettima, Emir Sanusi, Others Urge Africa to Leverage Islamic Finance for Inclusive, Sustainable Development

Afreximbank’s Calls for Stronger Trade Finance Capabilities to Accelerate Inclusive Growth Across Africa

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – 4 November 2025 – Speaking at the opening of the 25th Afreximbank Trade Finance Seminar (ATFS) in Abidjan, Ms Gwen Mwaba, Managing Director for Trade Finance and Correspondent Banking at Afreximbank, called for stronger trade finance capabilities and deeper collaboration among African financial institutions to accelerate inclusive and sustainable growth across…

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Africa: Shettima, Emir Sanusi, Others Urge Africa to Leverage Islamic Finance for Inclusive, Sustainable Development

Africa: Nigeria Leads Call for Just, Inclusive Climate Transition in Africa

Abuja — Nigeria has renewed its call for African nations to unite under a comprehensive Climate Compact aimed at harmonising carbon markets, enhancing transparency, and amplifying the continent’s collective influence on the global climate stage. The call underscores Africa’s commitment to driving a just, inclusive, and sustainable transition that leaves no one behind. The appeal…

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Africa: Shettima, Emir Sanusi, Others Urge Africa to Leverage Islamic Finance for Inclusive, Sustainable Development

Africa Skills Week 2025 Officially Opens At AU Headquarters With a Call to Build a Skilled, Inclusive, and Innovative Africa

The Second Edition of Africa Skills Week (ASW 2025) officially opened today at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, marking a major milestone in Africa’s collective effort to transform its human capital landscape and accelerate industrialization. With Africa’s young and rapidly growing population, the event underscores the continent’s urgent need to bridge the…

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BRICS foreign affairs ministers call for inclusive AI governance

BRICS foreign affairs ministers call for inclusive AI governance

Foreign affairs ministers in BRICS have urged inclusive global AI governance. International relations ministers in the BRICS bloc have called for inclusive, globally representative governance of artificial intelligence (AI), under the United Nations. This, they say, is to foster meaningful participation from developing countries. The foreign affairs ministers held their annual meeting on the sidelines…

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Africa: As Funding Cuts Bite, South Africa’s AIDS Conference Pushes for Inclusive, Innovative HIV Strategies

Africa: As Funding Cuts Bite, South Africa’s AIDS Conference Pushes for Inclusive, Innovative HIV Strategies

Johannesburg — The 12th South African AIDS Conference opened this week at Emperor’s Palace in Gauteng, South Africa, as pressure mounted on health systems in the host country and the region. The conference, which runs from September 8-11, drew about 1,400 delegates under the theme Unite for Change, Empower Communities and Redefine Priorities for HIV/AIDS….

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Africa Data Centres achieves level one B-BBEE certification, reinforcing its commitment to inclusive digital transformation

Africa Data Centres achieves level one B-BBEE certification, reinforcing its commitment to inclusive digital transformation

Africa Data Centres achieves level one B-BBEE certification, reinforcing its commitment to inclusive digital transformation. Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, has announced it has achieved a level one B-BBEE (broad-based black economic empowerment) certification. This is the highest rating under South Africa’s B-BBEE Codes of…

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