December 2019 – January 2020

December 5th 2019

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Economy
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated holds its 34th AGM
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank with operations across 33 African countries, today held its 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abidjan, Côte d’ Ivoire. Alain Nkontchou, Chairman Ecobank Group said: “2021 was a t…
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500 key players standing by Africa’s side
Between 8-12 June 2015, around 500 intellectual figures and decision-makers are expected in Dakar, Senegal for the 14th General Assembly of the Council of the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (Codesria). This year’s theme is ‘Creating African Futures in an Era of Global T…
Economy
Africa can learn from the Indian rebound
India shows that by collaborating with the private sector, it becomes easier to do business with better infrastructure and less red tape.
By Cheryl Buss
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Trade finance grows for Ecobank as Africa emerges from pandemic
Ecobank is seeing an uptick in trade finance applications from clients as the continent’s economy emerges from the pandemic shock

Economy
Developing human capital is key to Africa’s success
“Undoubtedly, higher education and the creation of sound human capital are central to the economic competitiveness and transformation of Africa in the twenty-first century,” said Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, the keynote speaker at the annual Adebayo Adedeji lecture. Speaking in Dakar at the ECA Counci…
Economy
Restoring Africa’s shrinking forests
Wanjira Mathai is Vice President & Regional Director for Africa at the World Resources Institute. She is the Chairperson of the Green Belt Movement and the daughter of Wangari Maathai, the world-renowned 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Kenyan environmentalist.

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