Africa to face increase in illicit drug use
Sub-Saharan Africa will experience the largest rise in illicit drug users globally in the next three decades. Findings from a forthcoming ENACT research paper forecast that East Africa will be hit the hardest, with the proportion of people using illicit drugs increasing faster than other regions. This spike is due to changes in drug flows, […]
SIPRI films: Malians talk about their security
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has produced a series of interview films spotlighting people’s perceptions of security in Mali. A range of voices from the country’s different regions are represented — all of which belong to members of the Monitoring Groups for Peace and Security (MGPS) within the SIPRI–CONASCIPAL peacebuilding and civil-society strengthening […]
Africa aims for more Nordic investment
The African Development Bank (AfDB) in a multidisciplinary team roadshows has presented financial products and investment opportunities to Nordic investors to leverage more access to financing. The roadshows brought together more than 50 private sector companies, investors and government and public institutions in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. The aim of the event was to […]
A solid partnership to empower Liberian women
A group of Liberian ladies participated in the 2018 edition of the African Women Intercultural Dialogue (AWID) in Abuja, Nigeria on September 25. Hawa Norris, Laila Genoway, Nohn Dekpah and Krubo Nwainokpor attended the event through a collaborative partnership between SEHWAH, a Liberia-based Non- Governmental Organization (NGO) and the SHEROES Sisterhood, a Pan-African women empowerment […]
African Finance Corp in $300m Chinese loan deal
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading infrastructure development finance institution in Africa, has acquired a loan facility from the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM) of a US$200m 5-year loan and a US$100m 5-year stand-by facility for general corporate purpose. The facility from CEXIM marks AFC’s inaugural financing facility from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). […]
Norway to increase funding for human rights
‘Human rights are coming under increasing pressure in various parts of the world. This is why the Government has proposed an increase of NOK 88 million in its support for promoting human rights in next year’s budget, to a total of NOK 680 million,’ says Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide. In 2019, […]
Kenyan youth coach wins place at Arsenal school
Arsenal FC and its official online money transfer partner, WorldRemit today announced that Hamisi Mohamed (pictured above) from Nairobi, Kenya has won the public vote determining the winner of their Future Stars program. Competing against five other youth football coaches from across Africa, Hamisi secured over 35% of the votes to win the chance to […]
Attend the West African civic education workshop
The Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) is accepting applications from journalists and others interested in civic issues for the West Africa Regional Civic Education Workshop in Elections and Governance which will take place on the 4th – 5th of December 8 in Cotonou, Benin. Applications will end on October 17 and will be open […]
How international justice can go local
In his recent diatribe against the International Criminal Court, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton might have given some the impression that the International Criminal Court had somehow conjured up international law, writes Eric Witte. That is not the case. Instead, the court is the keystone of a nascent system of institutions enforcing already-existing laws: […]
Burkina Faso, ITFC sign billion dollar agreement
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has announced several major initiatives during a special event sponsored by ITFC at the 5th edition of the Rebranding Africa Forum (RAF) being held in Burkina Faso from 5-6 October. The high-level event was attended by several African Heads of […]
