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- 2 Nov 2015
AU Chairperson Visits Huawei's Beijing Research Center, Seeks More Partnerships
Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, chairperson of the African Union, visited the exhibition hall of Huawei's Beijing Research Center during her stay in China. Zuma also met with Gong Xingyuan,…
- 21 Jul 2013
Africa Endorse AfDB’s Africa50 Fund to Support Infrastructure
In a joint declaration issued in Tunis, Tunisia, on 19 July 2013, African institutions endorsed the AfDB’s Africa50 Fund as Africa’s vehicle to facilitate large-scale mobilization of resources and to…
- 12 Nov 2014
UBA Commits $1m to Ebola Fight, Elumelu Canvasses Corporate Africa Support
Tony O Elumelu, United Bank for Africa (UBA) board chairman, has announced the donation of $1million, to assist the fight against Ebola, currently present in three West African countries, where UBA…
- 16 Jun 2016
AU to Launch E-Passport Next Month
The African Union (AU) is prepared to launch the electronic passport (e-Passport) at the next AU Summit due to take place in July this year in Kigali, Rwanda. The first group of beneficiaries will…
- 13 Mar 2017
Three Decades After First Domain Registration AU Launches Dot Africa
The African Union (AU) has launched the. africa domain name, enabling African businesses, companies and individuals to champion their continent in the cybersphere. The development is coming more than…
- 26 Nov 2015
AfDB Chief Says Africa Needs to Manage Budgets Carefully
African countries will have to manage their finances carefully to repay dollar debt raised in recent years as weak currencies push up servicing costs and oil and commodity revenues tumble, the new…
- 31 Aug 2015
Adesina Commences Tenure as AfDB President Today
Akinwumi Adesina, the former Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, will be sworn in as president of the African Development Bank today September 1, 2015. August 31 was the last full…
- 26 May 2013
AfDB Boss says Africa’s Next Agenda is Economic Transformation
The sleeping giant is on its way” stated Donald Kaberuka, president, African Development Bank (AfDB), during the opening of the 50th anniversary of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital, Addis…