Tag: Africa

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ATD
Africa, Global

Togo’s Digital Transformation is on track for 2025 completion

The Togo Digital Agency (ATD) is working on a plan to accelerate the digitization of public services in Togo. Presented at a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Tuesday 09 April 2024, the plan aims to modernise public administrations by introducing innovative technological tools. Under the aegis of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation, this initiative aims to bring citizens closer to … Continue reading Togo’s Digital Transformation is on track for 2025 completion

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Buenassa
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Buenassa Secures Initial Funding for Greenfield Copper and Cobalt Refinery Project in the Democratic Republic of theCongo

Kinshasa, February 26th, 2024 Buenassa, a pioneering company in the metal processing and trading sector, is proud to announce the award of a subvention of 3.5 million US dollars as initial tranche for the funding of its Project Preparation Facility from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Government through the Fonds de Promotion de l’Industrie (FPI). This funding sets the stage for an innovative … Continue reading Buenassa Secures Initial Funding for Greenfield Copper and Cobalt Refinery Project in the Democratic Republic of theCongo

Mohd Hassan
Washington D.C. to Showcase African Energy
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Washington D.C. to Showcase African Energy Opportunities to U.S Investors at the 9th Powering Africa Summit (PAS24) this March.

The Honorable Judith Pryor, First Vice President & Vice Chair, Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) will join the U.S. Government-led partnership, summit sponsor and PAS24 co-host, Power Africa, as well as ministers, government organizations, regulators and DFIs between 5-6 March at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. Government stakeholders, institutional investors, private financiers, service, and technology providers from across the U.S. will meet … Continue reading Washington D.C. to Showcase African Energy Opportunities to U.S Investors at the 9th Powering Africa Summit (PAS24) this March.

Mohd Hassan
UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner, Raouf Mazou, and African Development Bank Vice President, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, meet newly arrived Sudanese refugees at the Gendrassa transit centre in Maban county, South Sudan. © UNHCR/Samuel Otieno
Africa, Global

African Development Bank, UNHCR explore pathways to support forcibly displaced people in South Sudan

JUBA – During a joint visit to South Sudan, the African Development Bank and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, committed to deepening their collaboration for displaced people and host communities in the country. Since the start of the war in Sudan 300 days ago, more than half a million people have arrived in South Sudan, most of them South Sudanese who had been in Sudan … Continue reading African Development Bank, UNHCR explore pathways to support forcibly displaced people in South Sudan

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ACI
Africa, Global

ACI President Visits Egypt’s New Iconic Tower with Fellow Scholars

On December 16th, 2023, the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) newly elected president, Dr Antonio Nanni, visited the Iconic Tower at the Central Business District (CBD) of Egypt’s new administrative capital. The main centrepiece among 18 skyscrapers that characterise the Central Business District, the 385-metre-high 80-floor Iconic Tower was designed by Dar and its sister Sidara company Perkins&Will and utilises a special composite structural system. Dr … Continue reading ACI President Visits Egypt’s New Iconic Tower with Fellow Scholars

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