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Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda |

Africa losing US$88 billion in illicit financial flows – Speaker Among

Speaker Among added that the Association of African Parliament Speakers will advocate for increased funding to AFROPAC

Speaker Anita Among has called for a fight against illicit financial flows that see Africa lose an estimated US$88 billion annually. The Speaker made this call while presiding at the African Organisation of Public Accounts Committee (AFROPAC) Conference and Fifth Annual General Meeting at Golden Tulip Hotel, Kampala on Monday,…

Energy Capital & Power

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    • One Week to Go to the Inaugural Congo Energy & Investment Forum
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One Week to Go to the Inaugural Congo Energy & Investment Forum

The Congo Energy & Investment Forum will take place from March 24-26 in Brazzaville

The highly anticipated Congo Energy & Investment Forum (CEIF) 2025 is just one week away. Taking place in Brazzaville from March 24-26, the forum will be held under the theme, Securing Growth and Investment in a New Era. With a comprehensive agenda and an impressive roster of high-level speakers, CEIF…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • African Development Bank, African Water Facility, Association of European Development Finance Institutions to hold Investment Event for Water and Sanitation in Africa
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African Development Bank, African Water Facility, Association of European Development Finance Institutions to hold Investment Event for Water and Sanitation in Africa

Taking place on 18 March 2025 in Brussels, the event will bring together development finance institutions, private sector investors, and philanthropic organizations

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), African Water Facility (www.AfricanWaterFacility.org), and the Association of European Development Finance Institutions (https://EDFI.eu/) will host a high-level event to generate investment for water and sanitation services in Africa. Taking place on 18 March 2025 in Brussels, the event will bring together development finance institutions,…

Council of the European Union
Source: Council of the European Union |

Democratic Republic of the Congo: European Union (EU) lists further nine individuals and one entity

These restrictive measures have been adopted in view of the escalation of the conflict in eastern DRC related to the renewed offensive of the March 23 Movement (M23)

Today, the Council imposed restrictive measures on nine individuals and one entity responsible for acts that constitute serious human rights violations and abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), for sustaining the armed conflict, instability and insecurity in the DRC and exploiting the armed conflict through the illicit exploitation or…

United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Source: United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) |

Enhancing public asset management practices in Kenya

A new report highlights the role infrastructure asset management can play in driving sustainable development in the country

Kenya's Infrastructure Asset Management Enabling Environment Roadmap Action Plan proposes clear recommendations to enhance the country’s national public asset management practices. UNOPS, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) worked in close collaboration with Kenya's State Department for Public Works…

International Trade Centre
Source: International Trade Centre |

For Senegalese students, digital freelancing opens opportunities

Digital technologies are a major asset in getting younger professionals more work opportunities

With 22 million young people joining the workforce every year, Africa needs to create many more jobs. Digital technologies are a major asset in getting younger professionals more work opportunities. That’s why the NTF V Senegal Tech project organized practical training courses for students at the Cheikh Hamidou Kane Digital…

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) |

Demand for training and learning for African member states exceeds expectations

Programmes were being designed in response to member states’ concerns and aligned to their development needs

The African Institute for Development and Economic Planning, the ECA’s training arm, provided training for 5,000 people in 34 courses in 2024 - more than the 3,000 it initially planned to, said its director, Karima Bounemra Ben Soltane. She said programmes were being designed in response to member states’ concerns…

Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International |

Mozambique: Two years without justice for protester shot in the eye with rubber bullet

According to Manhique’s lawyer, he was running away from tear gas when he was hit in the eye

Ahead of the two-year anniversary of Inocêncio Manhique losing his eye due to unlawful use of force by security forces, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Khanyo Farisè, said:  “Two years ago, security forces shot Inocêncio Manhique in the eye with a rubber bullet during a…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

His Excellency (H.E.) Dr. Omar Alieu Touray Calls for The Preservation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Unity During His Meeting with The Heads of Delegation and Mission of The European Union in West Africa

Dr. TOURAY also underscored the need to strengthen the ECOWAS – European Union Cooperation, and to continue to work together to address the challenges facing ECOWAS region

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr Omar Alieu TOURAY,  has emphasised  the need to preserve the unity of ECOWAS at all costs. Addressing the Head of European Union Delegation to ECOWAS and Heads of the EU Mission to West Africa during a meeting at the Commission’s Headquarters in…

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) |

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Concludes Visit to Kenya

The IMF has received a formal request for a new program from the Kenyan authorities and will engage with them going forward

A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Ms. Haimanot Teferra, visited Nairobi during March 6-14, 2025. At the conclusion of the visit, Ms. Teferra issued the following statement: “The mission team engaged with the Kenyan authorities on recent developments and the macroeconomic outlook. The Kenyan authorities…

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