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Vantage Mezzanine Fund III Invests R250 Million ($16.6 Million) in Vumatel, a Leading Fibre-To-The-Home Network Operator in South Africa

  Vumatel was established in 2014 to supply affordable high-speed fibre optic network...

UN-REDD Programme launches upgraded website to reflect 2016-2020 strategic framework and post-Paris Climate Agreement environment

(Geneva, 28 June 2016) -- Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is acknowledged in the...

Angola Capital Investments Announces Investment in Hotel CasaRosa‏

NEW YORK, NY – June 23, 2016 – Zandre Campos, CEO of Angola Capital Investments (ACI), a leading international...

First Annual Farm Tank Summit Will Feature 40+ Food and Agriculture Experts and Field Trips

Food Tank (www.FoodTank.com), in partnership with the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau, Farm-to-Fork...

Global Jihad terrorism (latest at Istanbul airport) can be eliminated only by ‘Realized CW’

Bengaluru, India Sub:- (i)- Christians and Muslims have failed to eliminate global Jihadi terrorism, let Hindus try...

AfDB, Malawi ink US $1-million humanitarian assistance grant agreement‏

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, May 31, 2016 – The African Development Bank and the Government of the Republic of Malawi signed...

Niger Delta: Government clean-up does not let Shell off the hook

The multinational oil giant Shell must not be allowed to palm off its responsibility to clean up decades of oil...

Hissene Habre verdict: Landmark decision brings justice for tens of thousands of victims

Today’s judgment convicting former Chadian president Hissène Habré marks a significant moment for international justice...

MrBadruddin can be game changer for SAARC provided shows allegiance to rule-of-law

Bengaluru, India Sub:- (i)- Badruddin instead should demand deportation of both Hindu and Muslim Bangladeshi...

Africa, “Workshop of the World”: Manufacturing strategies to unleash a continent‏

Lusaka, Zambia, May 27, 2016 – Africa’s share of manufacturing in GDP is less than half of the average for all...

African Legal Support Facility launch energy project financing resource handbook‏

Lusaka, Zambia, May 27, 2016 – The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) unveiled a new resource handbook titled...

Partnership on Illicit Finance Launch Event‏

Lusaka, Zambia, May 27, 2016 – Members of the Partnership on Illicit Finance (PIF) met alongside the African...

Rwanda inaugurates the KivuWatt Methane Gas to Power Project with AfDB‏

Kigali, Rwanda, May 27, 2016 – On Monday, May 16, 2016, the African Development Bank (AfDB) participated in the...

African journalists join AfDB to explore the path to a green and powered Africa‏

Lusaka, Zambia, May 27, 2016 – In Lusaka during this week’s African Development Bank (AfDB) 2016 Annual Meetings, the...

AfDB President pledges to support African Civil Society Organisations’ advocacy‏

Lusaka, Zambia, May 26, 2016 – The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has...