Africa: Japan to Invest Billions in Africa
Japan will provide $1 billion in aid over the next five years to northern Africa for economic development and humanitarian efforts, including help with security and counter-terrorism measures.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the [...]
Africa: Brazil to Write Off U.S.$900 Million of Debt for Africa
Brazil pardons debts for 12 African countries after creating agency to support development in the continent. According to Aljazeera’s report, Brazil plans to cancel or restructure $900m worth of debt for 12 African countries, as part of [...]
Tunisia: Union for Tunisia Parties Secretary General Meet
Tunis — During a meeting held on Tuesday in Tunis, the Council of the coalition parties Secretary-Generals of the Union for Tunisia reviewed the results of the national dialogue held under the auspices of the Tunisian General Labour Union [...]
Africa Day Should Spur Renewed Drive to Get Serious About Growth and Jobs
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In the run-up to Africa Day on 25 May, it is important to highlight the Western Cape Government’s continuing drive to create opportunities for growth and jobs by positioning the region to benefit from the untapped trade [...]
Africa: Web Tool Tracks Insecticide-Resistant Malaria Mosquitoes
Nairobi — An online mapping system to track insecticide resistance in malaria-causing mosquitoes around the world has been launched.
The free interactive website identifies places in more than 50 malaria-endemic countries where mosquitoes [...]
Africa: How Impact Sourcing Is Creating Opportunity
An emerging set of business leaders has found a promising solution to both drive efficiency and tackle unemployment. Impact Sourcing is the growing segment of the global business process outsourcing and IT outsourcing sectors that intentionally [...]
Morocco: Moroccan MPs Question Youth Employment Progress
Rabat — Moroccan parliamentarians questioned Employment Minister Abdelouahed Souhail last week about the thorny issue of youth joblessness.
MPs constantly find themselves at the centre of this issue because of the near-daily demonstrations [...]
Africa: The Rockefeller Foundation Announces New Initiative to Create Digital Jobs in Africa
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Pledges nearly $100 million to impact One million lives in six countries through leverage and private sector partnership
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Judith Rodin, President of The Rockefeller [...]
Africa: FDI to Africa On Continuous Rise
Nairobi — Africa’s share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown to 5.6 percent over the past five years from 3.2 percent, highlighting the growing interest from foreign investors, according to Ernst & Young’s third [...]
AfDB’s African Financial Markets Initiative Launches Website on African Local Currency Bond Markets
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The African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), will launch its website www.africanbondmarkets.org on May 6, 2013.
The AFMI website is designed to be a knowledge management and information [...]
