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African Development Bank Group approves new Strategy for Addressing Fragility and Building Resilience in Africa 2022-2026
22nd March 2022 The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a new strategy for addressing fragility and building... →
Conflict environments need a peacebuilding approach to business development
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th March 2022 From community and labour protests to civil wars, businesses are entangled in African conflict and violence. Indeed, all fragile and... →
Obesity rising in Africa, WHO analysis finds
2nd March 2022 One in five adults and one in 10 children and teenagers are projected to be obese by December 2023 in 10 high-burden African countries if no robust... →
Development Bank of Southern Africa Unlocks the Green Fund
10th February 2022 The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), a government-owned development finance institution, has announced the availability of funding... →
Ramaphosa’s economic reconstruction and recovery plan is a mess – time to throw the baby out with the bathwater
9th February 2022 Why does business continue to offer its support for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s October 2020 economic reconstruction and recovery plan, which is... →
Treasury on World Bank Development Policy Loan to South Africa
21st January 2022 The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors today approved South Africa’s request for a $750 million development policy loan (DPL). This loan... →
South Africa’s Covid-19 Response Gets a $750 Million Boost
21st January 2022 The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors today approved South Africa’s request for a $750 million development policy loan (DPL). This loan... →
COP26: a mixed bag for Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th December 2021 The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow was a decidedly mixed bag for developing nations, including many in Africa. On... →
