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African border crossing with trucks and traders highlighting customs delays and the need for improved trade facilitation and infrastructure systems

Africa’s Infrastructure Boom Risks Failure Without Trade Facilitation

By Ziad Hamoui Multilateral Development Banks now account for more than half of Africa’s net financial flows – a 124 percent increase that is fueling one...

Africa moves a step closer to Continent’s first Cobalt refinery

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Africa moves a step closer to Continent’s first Cobalt refinery

Bloomberg | Africa could have its first cobalt sulphate refinery by the end of 2025, one of the few outside of China capable of making the...

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Africa Finance Corporation seeks to invest $3 billion across sub-Saharan Africa

(Reuters) –Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a Lagos-based development financier, is considering potential investments worth US$3 billion across sub-Saharan Africa over the next year, its chief executive...

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Nigeria growing faster than South Africa – more work needed from Nigeria to reach parity

(Reuters) – “There’s more to life than gross domestic product (GDP),” is a favorite refrain of left-leaning social commentators and environmental activists. But when it comes...

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Nigeria state-firm to guarantee power suppliers

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan announced on Tuesday a new state company that will guarantee to pay for power generated in Africa’s most populous nation, potentially opening...