The African Development Bank (AfDB) and African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) have successfully completed a US$500mn credit insurance deal to cover a portion of the Bank’s portfolio of non-sovereign operations in Africa
Economy
World Bank: Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa slower than expected
Sub-Saharan African economies are still recovering from the slowdown in 2015-16, but growth is slower than expected, according to the October 2018 issue of Africa’s Pulse, the bi-annual analysis of the state of African economies by the World Bank
Angolan GDP to drop to 1.5 per cent: Fitch Solutions
Angola is expected to have a 1.5 per cent GDP growth in 2018, given the growing tendency for the declining trend witnessed in oil production
Oranto Petroleum to construction two primary schools in South Sudan
Oranto Petroleum Ltd (Oranto) has completed the award of a contract for the construction of two primary schools to be located in Yirol and Rumbek, two communities located in central South Sudan and northwest of Juba
Canon Celebrates third anniversary of UN SDGs
Canon, a provider of imaging technologies and services, has celebrated the anniversary of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) along with thousands of individuals, organisations and institutions across the globe