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AfDB, IsDB Sign New US$2bn Deal To Fund Energy, SMEs, Human Development Programmes
African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have signed a landmark agreement to strengthen...
Ivorian Rural Hamlet Marks Role In Slave Trade
The hamlet of Kanga Gnianze is absent from many maps of Ivory Coast, but the rural community attracted stars and...
‘All-Powerful’ African Football Club Hit By DR Congo Political Feud
The training pitches and classrooms are fit for one of Africa´s most illustrious football clubs, but the political...
Heavy Rains Have Killed 15 In Ivory Coast
The heavy rains drenching Ivory Coast since May have killed at least 15 people in the economic capital Abidjan and...
Talon’s Economic Reforms Spark Protest In Benin
Moves to sell off state assets by Benin's businessman-turned-president Patrice Talon are causing widespread anger, with...
Biography of the Late Ivorian and Former Newcastle Player
Cheick Tiote played last for Chinese club, Beijing Enterprise before he lost his life to the cold hands of death in...
Ivorian Players Weep At Cheick Tiote’s Funeral
Former Ivory Coast teammates of Cheick Tiote have attended his funeral service in the country’s capital of Abidjan....
Funeral of Ivorian Star Cheick Tiote Held In Abidjan
The funeral of Ivorian star Cheick Tiote was held in Abidjan on Sunday following his sudden death in China earlier this...
Remains of Late Ivory Coast Midfielder Flown Home For Burial
Body of former Newcastle midfielder, Cheick Tiote, has been flown back to the Ivory Coast and a private funeral for...
AfDB Sanctions $15m Grant To Support SMEs
The Board of Directors of the African Development (AfDB) has approved a US$ 15 million investment in Shore Capital Fund...
AfDB and JICA Sign Seventh Private Sector Assistance Loan
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a JPY 34.41 billion (about US$ 300 million) loan...
AfDB Funded Projects To Benefit 20 Million Africans
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Transport projects financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB)...
Beijing Football Club Bows In Tearful Farewell To Ivory Coast’s…
Players from a Beijing football club bowed around the flag-draped coffin of their late Ivorian team-mate Cheick Tiote...
Migrants In Limbo Power Niger Football Club
As Africa's smuggling capital, a dusty city in central Niger has found its local football team boosted by an unexpected...
Late Football Star Tiote’s Body Flown Back To Ivory Coast
Cheick Tiote's body will arrive back in the Ivory Coast on Thursday where tributes will be paid to the international by...
Akufo-Addo’s Address At World Bank Forum
It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to Ghana, and to the third, 2017 Development Finance Forum. As we say in...
‘French Digital June’ Takes Over Accra On June 1
The "French Digital June" forum will start from the 1st till the 6th of June in Accra. This project co-organized by the...
‘French Digital June’ To Takes Over Accra On June 1
The « French Digital June » forum will start from the 1st till the 6th of June in Accra. This project...
Waiting For Take-Off In West Africa
Flying between the West African capitals of Freetown and Banjul should take about an hour. But as the BBC's Umaru...