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Vumatel was established in 2014 to supply affordable high-speed fibre optic network connectivity to homes in South Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 1, 2016/ -- Vantage Capital (www.VantageCapital.co.za), Africa’s largest mezzanine fund manager, announced today that it has disbursed the second and final tranche of a
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(Geneva, 28 June 2016) -- Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is acknowledged in the recent Paris Climate Agreement as a significant tool in mitigating climate change. In response, the UN-REDD Programme has this month launched its upgraded website, www.un-redd.org, to provide the global community with
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NEW YORK, NY – June 23, 2016 – Zandre Campos, CEO of Angola Capital Investments (ACI), a leading international investment firm headquartered in Angola, announced a major investment through one of their major holding companies Bluoshen, in Hotel Casa Rosa. Located in Benguela, Angola, the hotel officially opened in February 2016 and
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Food Tank (www.FoodTank.com), in partnership with the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau, Farm-to-Fork Program, and the University of California, Davis, are excited to launch Farm Tank—a new, two-day summit exploring key issues that impact our global food system on Thursday, September 22, 2016, and Friday, September 23,
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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, May 31, 2016 – The African Development Bank and the Government of the Republic of Malawi signed a grant agreement for a humanitarian emergency assistance to mitigate the effects of the 2015 floods and El Niño in 2016. The signing ceremony was hosted by Kapil Kapoor, AfDB
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The multinational oil giant Shell must not be allowed to palm off its responsibility to clean up decades of oil pollution which continues to blight the Niger Delta, said Amnesty International ahead of the Nigerian government’s long overdue clean-up of Ogoniland, due to begin on 2 June. Scores of
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Today’s judgment convicting former Chadian president Hissène Habré marks a significant moment for international justice and a huge relief for the tens of thousands of victims who have waited for this day for over 25 years, said Amnesty International. Following a trial which began in July last year, the
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Bengaluru, India
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Lusaka, Zambia, May 27, 2016 – Africa’s share of manufacturing in GDP is less than half of the average for all developing countries. On Thursday, May 26, a panel discussion, “Africa – Workshop of the World”, was held during the African Development Bank Group’s (AfDB) Annual Meetings in Lusaka. The
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Lusaka, Zambia, May 27, 2016 – The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) unveiled a new resource handbook titled Understanding Power Project Financing, on the sidelines of the African Development Bank Annual Meetings, in Lusaka, Zambia. The handbook addresses the challenges and strategies of private financing of a power project with a
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Kigali, Rwanda, May 27, 2016 – On Monday, May 16, 2016, the African Development Bank (AfDB) participated in the inauguration of the 25 MW first phase of KivuWatt Methane Gas to Power complex located at the Lake Kivu in Western Rwanda, 130 kilometres from the capital Kigali. Lake Kivu, at the