The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a US$15mn deal with the SPE Africa Industrialization I Fund (AIF I)
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South Sudan commits to strengthen ties with Qatar National Bank
The minister of petroleum of South Sudan visited Abdallah Mubarak Al-Khalifa, the CEO of Qatar National Bank (QNB), in Doha
Experts review guidelines for national AfCFTA implementation plans
Experts from the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA), African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) met in Libreville, Gabon to review the guidelines for preparing national AfCFTA implementation strategies
DAT launches smart card system for Ivorian transport company
Digital Afrique Telecom (DAT) has launched a smart card and ticketing system, aiming to enable Ivorian public transport users to board more than 700 buses every day through contactless cards
Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Fund to support Niger SMEs
Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger, has met with Hussain Jasim Al Nowais, chairman of the UAE-based Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development in the Capital Niamey to discuss growing relations and strong cooperation between the two countries in various fields