AfDB secures $15.6bn investment for construction of Lagos-Abidjan highway
May 6, 2022 Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the president, African Development Bank (AfDB), says the African Investment Forum has secured $15.6 billion of investment interests for construction of the Lagos-Abidjan highway…
Dangote foundation donates N1.5bn to Nigeria, UN COVID-19 basket fund
Aliko Dangote The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has donated N1.5 billion ($3.8 million) to the ‘Nigeria/United Nations COVID-19 Basket Fund’ to boost the fight against the novel coronavirus disease….
Dangote, Wigwe spearhead PPP initiative to help curb COVID-19 spread
Aliko Dangote, President, Dangote Industries Ltd., and Herbert Wigwe, Managing Director, Access Bank Group, are spearheading a coalition of private sector organisations to support governments’ ongoing efforts at tackling…
Four killed, several injured in attacks against Ebola response centers in Congo
Militia fighters in eastern Congo killed four people and injured several others in attacks on two Ebola response centers, in what responders described as a serious setback to efforts to…
WHO sounds alarm on Ebola, says unable to stamp out virus due to Congo insecurity
About 360 people are at potential risk of Ebola after contact with an infected person in eastern Congo yet many of them are out of reach due to clashes and…
African countries call for collaborative solutions to indebtedness
Representatives from four African countries have called for a balanced approach to growing debt vulnerabilities to help low-income African countries meet their commitments to lenders. The calls were made at…