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Senegal and DRC gain deep-sea ports as DP World creates 5,000 jobs
Logistics Update Africa
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September 3, 2025
DP World’s $2.5 billion investment in logistics infrastructure this year is creating nearly 5,000 new jobs across the world, with Africa playing a key role. Major transport projects in Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo are generating...
GHIB, Vista Bank Group Announce Strategic Collaboration to Support Expansion in Africa
The Fatu Network
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September 3, 2025
- Advertisement - Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has officially announced a strategic collaboration with Vista Bank Group during the CNVERGE ’25 conference. This partnership aims to enhance access to trade finance across West African markets and...
Africa’s Business Heroes selects 20 finalists for $1.5m 2025 competition
Disrupt Africa
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September 3, 2025
Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), the flagship philanthropic initiative of the Alibaba Philanthropy, has announced the 20 finalists for its US$1.5 million 2025 competition. Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) is the Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship...
West African Economies Face Mixed Fortunes Amid Recovery Struggles
News Ghana
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September 3, 2025
Afreximbank highlights uneven growth as Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal confront sector challenges West African economies are experiencing divergent pressures despite some sectoral improvements, according to the African Export-Import Bank, which warned of...
Mobile Money, Virtual Currencies Are New Channels for Illicit Financial Flows
Liberian Observer
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The General Body of the Inter-governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) has highlighted concerns regarding the increasing use of mobile money and virtual currencies poses new challenges for potential money...
Visa-free Africa can unleash a $3.3 trillion market and jobs – Mubarak, Team Lead, Trans-African Tourism and Unity Campaign
Business Day
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September 3, 2025
As Africa eyes the vast promise of the $3.3 trillion African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a bold Pan-African campaign is demanding visa-free travel across the continent to unlock trade, tourism, and job creation for its 1.4 billion...
Western Balkans smugglers push West Africa deeper into cocaine trade
SABC News
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September 3, 2025
Western Balkans criminal groups, who are among Europe’s top cocaine traffickers, are entrenching themselves in West Africa in a sign of the region’s growing significance on the smuggling route from Latin America to the European Union (EU), a...
Grading each Premier League club on their summer transfer business
The New York Times
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September 3, 2025
The transfer window is over. Over 150 senior players have been signed by Premier League clubs. Others have moved on to the continent. Much like every year, a club’s transfer window will likely be judged a success or a failure based on the season...
Africa’s US$100 Billion Trade Finance Gap Strangles Commercial Growth
News Ghana
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September 3, 2025
A chronic shortage of trade finance is constraining Africa’s commercial expansion, with banks rejecting $100 billion in legitimate trade requests annually and forcing businesses to abandon profitable deals across the continent. The finance gap...
‘Africa could help feed the whole world,’ Senegalese president says
Yeni Safak
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September 2, 2025
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Monday said Africa could help feed the whole world, arguing that youth must be at the heart of agricultural transformation. Speaking at the opening session of Africa Food Systems Forum in the Senegalese...
African Credit Ratings Show Signs of Recovery as Market Access Returns
News Ghana
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September 2, 2025
African governments are experiencing a gradual return to financial stability, with improving credit ratings and renewed access to international capital markets signaling a potential turning point for the continent’s economic prospects. The African...
Senegal taps regional development bank for digital transformation
Coingeek
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September 2, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Senegal taps regional development bank for digital transformation Senegal has held talks with the West African Development Bank as it seeks new partners for its digital transformation agenda. The Minister for...
Africa’s Economic Growth Faces Headwinds Despite Inflation Cooling
News Ghana
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September 2, 2025
Africa’s economic recovery is hitting speed bumps as trade challenges and commodity volatility dampen growth prospects, according to the latest assessment from the African Export-Import Bank. The bank’s August 2025 macroeconomic report reveals a...
ECOWAS Gender Centre Staff Prepare Budget Framework in Senegal
News Ghana
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September 2, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States Gender Development Centre concluded a four-day strategic retreat in Senegal focused on implementing new budgeting procedures and preparing its 2026-2028 financial plan. Staff from the ECOWAS Gender...
UK unveils £5m pact with AGRA to support Africa’s agriculture trade
Business Insider Africa
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September 2, 2025
The United Kingdom has unveiled a £5 million partnership with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to enhance agricultural trade and strengthen food systems across the continent. The announcement was made on Monday by Lord Collins...
Nigerian banks lead African trade surge
Zawya
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When First Bank, Nigeria’s oldest lender, opened its first cross-border branch in Ghana in 1997, it was such a novel idea that it took seven years before United Bank for Africa (UBA) followed the example in 2004. Then the idea caught on, with...
EPL clubs flex financial muscle with record $4B transfer spending
Sabah
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September 2, 2025
Premier League clubs showcased their financial firepower this summer, pouring more than 3 billion pounds ($4 billion) into new signings. The English top flight has long enjoyed a monetary edge over rival European leagues, fueled by far more...
Financial crisis in privately owned media puts Senegal’s pres
Modern Ghana
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Senegal's press is facing a worsening financial crisis, impacted by cuts to public subsidies and the collapse of advertising revenue. At its centre is the restructuring of Youssou N'Dour's Futurs Médias group, but other privately owned companies...
Senegal’s Ministry of Energy joins AEW 2025 as Diamond Partner amid rising Oil and Gas success
Realnews Magazine
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September 1, 2025
Oil & Gas HAVING recently emerged as a major oil and gas producer in West Africa, Senegal’s Ministry of Energy, Petroleum and Mines will participate as a Diamond Partner at this year’s African Energy Week, AEW: Invest in African Energies 2025...
Senegal and France are making efforts to rebuild relations through talks amid historical grievances.
Zambian Observer
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September 1, 2025
Senegal and France are making efforts to rebuild relations through talks amid historical grievances. France recently shut down its last military base in Senegal, marking the end of a 65-year presence. Senegal seeks recognition of colonial-era...