The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Thursday appointed Ms. Aya Chebbi from Tunisia as his Envoy for the Youth.
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“Chancellor Merkel your name is written in gold in Africa”: African Development Bank’s Adesina to stakeholders at G20 Investment Summit, Germany
On an official visit to Germany, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina commended the Presidents and Heads of State of the Compact with Africa countries for their strong commitment to reforms, adding the African Development Bank has worked very closely with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on the policy matrices and advancing them with positive results in the compact countries.
Canada to increase annual immigration admissions to 350,000 by 2021
Canada will take in 40,000 more immigrants in 2021 than it plans to accept this year, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said Wednesday.
Microsoft 4Afrika deepening Data & AI capabilities in Africa to enhance employability and entrepreneurship
Digital transformation is re-imagining industries around the world. Technology is no longer a nice-to-have, but a necessity for staying in business. Research shows that modern technologies like artificial Intelligence (AI) will contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030, making it the biggest commercial opportunity in today’s fast-changing economy (PwC). AI is also expected to create 2.3 million jobs by 2020 (Gartner).
Amref Health Africa wins major European award for its effort to develop and promote public health
Amref Health Africa and the Amref Health Africa office in Spain (Amref Salud África’) have received the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, for its effort to develop and promote public health as well as the economic, cultural and social advancement of the people in Africa.
International lenders warn on capacity constraints in Africa but remain bullish on pro-investor and trade trends
Global and African financial heads have identified country risk as the biggest challenge to their ability to lend more to African countries.
African Development Bank approves Malawi Country Strategy Paper 2018 – 2022
The African Development Bank has approved its Country Strategy Paper for Malawi for 2018-2022 as part of ongoing efforts to boost economic diversification, reduce dependency on rain-fed agriculture and build resilience for growth in the southern African nation.
