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UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa’s true size
The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Union to launch African credit rating agency in October, adviser says
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) - an African Union-backed initiative - will launch a continent-wide credit ratings agency in...
Read moreDetailsAfrica’s infrastructure guarantees platform plans to double its capital, CEO says
The African Trade and Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) plans to double its capital to $2 billion over the next two...
Read moreDetailsAfrican banks bet on debt guarantees to lure private capital to infrastructure projects
With aid budgets shrinking and development finance under pressure, African governments and development banks are increasingly turning to debt guarantees to attract...
Read moreDetailsAfrica’s top health official asks US to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions on Uganda
The head of Africa's top public health agency said he had written to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
Read moreDetailsAfrican, Caribbean states back slavery reparations plan at Ghana meeting
African and Caribbean nations on Friday demanded formal apologies from countries that benefited from transatlantic slavery, as well as debt...
Read moreDetailsIndia, Africa Union postpone New Delhi summit amid Ebola outbreak
India and the African Union (AU) have decided to postpone the India-Africa Forum Summit scheduled to be held next week...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Union adopts resolution calling slavery and colonialism genocide
African Union leaders meeting at at a two-day summit in Addis Ababa have adopted a resolution that describes slavery, deportation...
Read moreDetailsLeaders in Africa’s human rights institutions are being elected. Why it matters
Member states of the African Union (AU) will hold their most consequential election of the year in February 2026, to...
Read moreDetailsIndia’s EXIM Bank boosts credit to exporters hit by US tariffs, eyes Africa expansion
India's Export-Import (EXIM) Bank is increasing credit support to exporters and helping them diversify into newer markets, particularly Africa, following...
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