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A four day workshop supported by the World Bank and the British Council Malaysia to bring together officials working on higher education reform to exchange experiences with their Malaysian counterparts has commenced. The event which is…

Tanzania lost about $1.8 billion at its Dar es Salaam port in 2012, a World Bank report has revealed. Released May 21, 2013 by the World Bank, the report which gave an update on the Tanzanian economy said the losses were equivalent to…

 The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) held a two-day forum in the historic Africa Hall at the Economic Commission for Africa from May 17-18 2013. The forum was to discuss key issues around the APRM’s future and what it would have…

The world’s largest coffee trade association Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) has certified METAD /Kabu Coffee Quality Control Laboratory in Addis Ababa as the first privately owned African laboratory. The laboratory which is…

In the line up of events for the 50th Anniversary of the African Union (AU), the National Planning Committee for the AU and the Ministry of Information is organising an Africa Union (AU) peace walk. The walk will start from the El-Wak…

The World Bank in its new Nigeria Economic Report (NER) released May 13, 2013 says, Nigeria’s short term macroeconomic outlook looks generally strong, with the likelihood of higher growth, lower inflation and reserve accumulation.…

Mr. Makhtar Diop, the World Bank’s Vice President for Africa will arrive in Congo Brazzaville Monday, May 20, 2013 for a two day working visit. He will meet with the Congolese President, Denis Sassou Nguesso, senior government officials,…

Key financial industry players, convened by the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and the MasterCard Foundation met May 14, 2013 in Abidjan to build further momentum for mobile financial services in Ivory Coast. The event…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) says it believes that in most developing countries, the private sector significantly contributes to efforts to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. The IFC hosted its 15th Global…