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    • inDrive Champions Female Empowerment in South Africa’s E-Hailing Industry This International Women’s Month
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inDrive Champions Female Empowerment in South Africa’s E-Hailing Industry This International Women’s Month

inDrive Pledges to Recruit more than 400 Women Drivers in Cape Town, Advancing Gender Equality in Ride-Hailing

As South Africa continues to grapple with a persistently high unemployment rate, with 35% of women unemployed in the last quarter of 2024, global mobility leader inDrive (www.inDrive.com) is taking action to drive meaningful change. With a mission to impact 1 billion people globally through challenging injustice, inDrive is committed…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • From left to right: Ms. Arina Viseth, Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund in Chad; Mr Claude N’Kodia, Acting Country Manager of the AfDB in Chad; Mr Amir Idriss Kourda, Minister for Infrastructure, Access-Improvement and Road Maintenance; Tahir Hamid Nguilin, Minister of State, Minister of Finance, Budget, Economy, Planning and International Cooperation; Ali Djadda Kampard, Secretary of State for Finance and Budget
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African Development Bank signs $45 million grant agreement with Chad for asphalting of the Kyabé-Mayo road section

The agreement paves the way for support from the Islamic Development Bank to finance the second section of the 205-kilometer Mayo-Singako-Am Timan at an estimated cost of $275.5 million

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the government of Chad have signed a grant agreement worth $44.9 million to finance the asphalting of the 49.5-kilometre Kyabé-Mayo section of the Kyabé-Singako road, including the construction of a 55-metre bridge. The agreement was signed in N’Djamena on 19 February 2025 by Tahir…

inDrive

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    • inDrive’s Unstoppable Growth across Africa: A Focus on User-Centric Mobility in 2025
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inDrive’s Unstoppable Growth across Africa: A Focus on User-Centric Mobility in 2025

inDrive’s success story in Africa reflects its remarkable growth trajectory, driven by its unique approach to mobility

inDrive (www.inDrive.com), the ride-hailing app known for its transparent and fair pricing model, has secured its position as the second most downloaded app in its category globally, and it continues to make waves in Africa, where it ranks as the third-largest ride-hailing service in South Africa, second in Nigeria, and…

Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC)

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    • Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit's (ICIEC) supported Highway and Road Program in Senegal Wins Two Islamic Finance News (IFN) Awards 2024
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Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit's (ICIEC) supported Highway and Road Program in Senegal Wins Two Islamic Finance News (IFN) Awards 2024

The awards acknowledge ICIEC’s crucial role as the Guarantor of Islamic Finance Tranche for the landmark EUR 259 million Murabaha facility extended by Société Générale

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (www.ICIEC.IsDB.org), a Shariah-compliant multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, is pleased to announce that a Highway Project in Senegal, supported by ICIEC,   has been recognized with two prestigious Islamic Finance News (IFN) Awards…

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    • Congo Energy & Investment Forum (CEIF) 2025 to Position Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) as a Catalyst for Gas Monetization
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Congo Energy & Investment Forum (CEIF) 2025 to Position Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) as a Catalyst for Gas Monetization

Following the Republic of Congo’s first LNG cargo delivered in February 2024, a "Hallmark Celebration of FLNG" session at CEIF 2025 will provide insights on the latest developments in the sector

The inaugural Congo Energy & Investment Forum (CEIF) will feature a Hallmark Celebration of FLNG session, dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating the remarkable advancements in FLNG technology and its domestic application within the Republic of Congo. The session is designed to underscore the nation's progress in harnessing FLNG solutions to…

World Health Organization (WHO), Botswana
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Enhanced safe systems approach reduces road casualties in Botswana

An encouraging trend has emerged with reductions overall since 2022

Botswana has been losing 400 people on average annually due to road crashes.  However, the trend has been going down since the enhancement and improved implementation of the safe systems approach in the last 3 years.  New roadworks now incorporates improved pedestrian walkways and cycling lanes to improve safety and…

Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
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‘Stop funding to Inspire Africa Coffee’

The LoP said this as he presented a report of his oversight visit to the factory at a sitting of the House chaired by the Speaker Anita Among on Tuesday, 11 February 2025

The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi has asked government to stop any further allocation of funds to Inspire Africa Coffee, a private entity financed by government to establish a coffee factory as a tertiary hub for last mile coffee value addition in Ntungamo District. Ssenyonyi said the financing…

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Sierra Leone electrifies three-wheelers to counter rising fuel prices, air pollution and climate change

The initiative marks a significant step in Sierra Leone's commitment to sustainable transportation

The Environmental Protection Agency of Sierra Leone (EPA-SL) has officially launched the country's first electric mobility strategy, and introduced electric three-wheelers known as e-kekes. The efforts are part of a larger initiative “Supporting Sierra Leone with the Shift to Electric Mobility” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the country and improve urban…

Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
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Uganda: Jinja Road traffic jam disaster in waiting – Member of Parliament (MP) Nambooze

Nambooze highlighted the serious risks posed by the congestion citing the presence of fuel tankers stuck in traffic for long hours

Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament, Hon. Betty Nambooze has described the traffic congestion on the Kampala-Jinja Road as a crisis rather than just a traffic jam warning of a disaster if the issue is not urgently addressed. Presenting a matter of national importance on Tuesday, 04 February 2025, Nambooze highlighted…

AD Ports Group

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    • Handover Ceremony – Mohamed Eidha Al Menhali, Regional CEO of AD Ports Group, and Alberto António Bengue, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Port of Luanda
    • Handover Ceremony – Mohamed Eidha Al Menhali, Regional CEO of AD Ports Group, and Alcina Rufina Safeca de Sousa, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Unicargas S.A.
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AD Ports Group Starts Port and Logistics Operations in Luanda, Angola

Under AD Ports Group’s leadership, the Luanda port terminal will be significantly upgraded to a general cargo, container and roll on-roll off (Ro-Ro) terminal

AD Ports Group (www.ADPortsGroup.com), a leading facilitator of global trade, logistics and industry (ADX: ADPORTS), today began its long-term management and development of a major multipurpose terminal and an associated logistics business with local partners in Luanda, Angola, driving forward its expansion in sub-Saharan Africa. With Angolan joint venture partners…

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