The use of public private partnership (PPP) contracts are becoming more prevalent on the continent, but the mechanism requires careful handling by all partners to deliver scalable benefits across the value chain, delegates attending a recent African PPP event in London heard
Finance
BACB seals "ground-breaking" transaction in Côte d'Ivoire
British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB) has concluded a pre-export finance facility deal worth up to €25mn (US$27mn) with prominent Ivory Coast cocoa exporter Société Amer et Frères (SAF)
If youth is our future, then we are already behind schedule, says AfDB President
A high-level conference organised by the African Development Bank at its headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire discussed a number of issues concerning the future of African youth
UAE Water Aid Foundation and Carbon Ambassadors support Nairobi clean drinking water project
The UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia), under the umbrella of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, has sponsored an innovative project by a team from the Carbon Ambassadors Programme
European Investment Bank fuels private sector enterprise in Nigeria with €60mn UBA deal
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have agreed a record €60mn ($65mn) lending programme – the first initiative under the latters dedicated Nigeria Private Investment Facility – to support private sector growth in the country