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AfDB-backed green ferry pushes The Gambia’s green transport drive

Ethiopia seals $13 billion worth of deals at investment conference

Ethiopia has secured $13 billion worth of investment deals, the state investment commission said, after a ​conference aimed at attracting capital into a ‌range of economic sectors.

AfDB launches $209 million Country Strategy to drive Lesotho’s industrialisation, private investment

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has launched its Country Strategy Paper for the Kingdom of Lesotho, outlining an ambitious development agenda for the 2025 to 2030 period.

IMF warns Middle East conflict poses major risk to Namibia’s economic outlook

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its 2026 Article IV Consultation with Namibia, warning that rising global tensions, weaker diamond demand and fiscal pressures are weighing heavily on the country’s growth outlook.

AfDB, partners review regional food security gains under SEPAREF programme

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and its partners have taken stock of progress and set priorities for the next phase of a regional agriculture initiative that has significantly strengthened food security in Burundi, Comoros, Somalia and South Sudan.

Apple hires former Google Executive to head AI marketing amid push to improve Siri

Apple on Friday ​said it has ‌hired Lilian Rincon, who previously spent ​nearly a decade ​at Google overseeing its ⁠shopping and ​assistant products, as the ​Vice President of product marketing for artificial ​intelligence, reporting to ​its Marketing Chief Greg “Joz” ‌Joswiak