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Basketball Africa League (BAL)

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CORRECTION: 2025 Basketball Africa League Combine to be Held January 10-12 in Rabat, Morocco

More Than 30 Aspiring Players from Africa, Europe, the U.S. and Around the World to Attend BAL Combine

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) will host a Combine in Rabat for a second consecutive year from Friday, Jan. 10 – Sunday, Jan. 12. The three-day scouting event, which will be held at the Ibn Yassine Omnisports Hall, will feature more than 30 aspiring players from Africa, Europe, the U.S.…

Basketball Africa League (BAL)

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2025 Basketball Africa League Combine to be Held January 10-12 in Rabat, Morocco

More Than 30 Aspiring Players from Africa, Europe, the U.S. and Around the World to Attend BAL Combine

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (BAL.NBA.com/) will host a Combine in Rabat for a second consecutive year from Friday, Jan. 10 – Sunday, Jan. 12.  The three-day scouting event, which will be held at the Ibn Yassine Omnisports Hall, will feature more than 30 aspiring players from Africa, Europe, the…

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Abdullah Bin Zayed, Moroccan Foreign Minister (FM) discuss developments in Syria over phone

The two sides also discussed fraternal relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them in all fields

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed in a phone call today with Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco, current regional developments, including the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic. During the phone call, Sheikh Abdullah…

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    • ABN Group Chairman Rakesh Wahi (center) presenting the ‘African of the Decade’ award to Dr. Adesina (second from left) in the company of his wife, Grace (fourth from left), and Roberta Naicker, ABN Group Managing Director (far right)
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African Development Bank’s Adesina Wins Inaugural ‘African of the Decade’ Award

The awards committee highlighted Adesina’s innovative collaborations, including leading the African Development Bank in a groundbreaking partnership with the World Bank to provide electricity access to 300 million Africans

In a milestone celebration of African leadership, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina's decade-long impact on continental development has earned him the inaugural "African of the Decade" award. The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President received this distinguished honor (https://apo-opa.co/3DfQd5i) at last week's Africa Investment Forum in Rabat, marking a defining moment in…

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Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2024: African Development Bank (AfDB), Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and institutional investors sign agreement for new African multi-originator synthetic securitization platform

The proposed multi-originator synthetic securitization platform is being designed as a revolving, evergreen vehicle to de-risk the balance sheets of development finance institutions operating in Africa

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), together with the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and key institutional investors Academy Securities, Africa50, and Newmarket, today signed a Letter of Intent to explore the establishment of a multi-originator synthetic securitization transaction. The signing took place during the Africa Investment Forum 2024…

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    • Members of the first sub-panel discussed the question: “How can funds be best used to support essential services and the development of our cities?”
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Africa Investment Forum 2024: Africa, the most urbanised continent by 2050, needs more investment to prevent a surge in shanty towns (experts warn)

Diversification of investment needs to go hand in hand with appropriate measures and provisions put in place by national governments and urban authorities

Africa’s urban population will triple in the next 25 years and African countries will need to invest up to 5.5 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) in urban development if they are to avoid rapid growth of shanty towns. This was the conclusion shared by experts at a round-table…

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Africa Investment Forum 2024: African Development Bank and Bank of Africa SA sign EUR 50 million risk-sharing agreement to support development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and boost African trade

The risk-sharing agreement will enable Bank of Africa SA to provide more support to local African banks in their international operations

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Bank of Africa SA have signed a risk-sharing agreement of EUR 50 million to strengthen private-sector financing and promote African trade. The signing ceremony took place on 4 December 2024, during the 2024 Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Market Days in Rabat, Morocco. The risk-sharing agreement will…

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SACE and African Development Bank Group to work together under the “Mattei Plan”

Collaboration between SACE and the African Development Bank Group to sustain the development of initiatives with Africa’s public and private sectors, with additional opportunities for Italian businesses in education, agribusiness, healthcare, energy, water and infrastructure

SACE, the Italian insurance-financial group specializing in supporting businesses and the national economic system under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), today signed a collaboration agreement to provide credit protection to foster investment in Africa, under the “Mattei Plan”. The signing took place…

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    • Africa Investment Forum 2024: Turning Continent’s Potential into Bankable Opportunities
    • “The long-awaited rise of our continent rests on securing financing and we must act collectively to achieve this,” said Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance Nadia Fettah Alaoui
    • African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina announced that $15 billion in deals have already been originated this year, with 41 boardrooms ready for follow-up discussions
    • Representatives of the nine Africa Investment Forum have charted the course for 2024 Market Days’ success
    • 1,000 delegates are attending the Africa Investment Forum Market Days, which have since inception generated $180 billion of investor interests and closed transactions worth $30 billion
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Africa Investment Forum 2024: Turning Continent’s Potential into Bankable Opportunities

Private capital in Africa will be more attractive than other emerging markets in five years’ time

$15 billion in deals already originated Private capital in Africa will be more attractive than other emerging markets in five years’ time Africa has the lowest infrastructure default rates in the world—Moody’s Analytics The Africa Investment Forum kicked off its 2024 Market Days in Rabat, Morocco, with leaders highlighting the…

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Seychelles and the Kingdom of Morocco discuss candidature for the position of Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission

The election of the Chairperson for the African Union Commission and the Deputy Chairperson will take place in February 2025 during the African Union Summit

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr Sylvestre Radegonde, received a delegation from the Kingdom of Morocco at Maison Quéau de Quinssy on Monday 2nd December 2024. The main focus of the meeting was for Ambassador Latifa Akharbach, to outline her vision and priorities that would guide her candidacy for…