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Pan-African Youth Organization Marks Two Decades of Empowering Young Africans to Break the Cycle of Poverty and Drive Sustainable Change

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From classrooms to communities, gold-youth has been unlocking the potential of Africa’s young leaders for two decades. Now, it is set to expand its impact and reshape the future of an entire continent. gold-youth is operating at different levels in South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria and DRC. With ambitious plans to extend its impact to more African nations by...

Africa Finance Corporation Returns to Global Debt Capital Markets with Oversubscribed Five-Year US$500m Eurobond

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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced an outstanding return to the global debt capital markets, successfully issuing a US$500 million 144A/Reg S Eurobond. The benchmark five-year Note, issued at par with a coupon of 5.55%, had a negative concession with pricing inside the Corporation’s outstanding yield curve, resulting in the tightest T-spread ever...

Lyrical Joe Crowned Best Rap Performer at 3Music Awards 2024′

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In a night filled with spectacular performances and unforgettable moments, Ghanaian rap artist Lyrical Joe emerged victorious as he took home the Best Rap Performance* award at the 2024 3Music Awards. The prestigious ceremony, held at the Grand Arena in Accra, celebrated the best in Ghanaian music, with Lyrical Joe’s win being one of the most talked-about highlights of...

Africa – United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79): Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program Receives Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Investment Award

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The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) (http://apo-opa.co/3ZHg6nA) has been honored as the “Best Investable NDC Adaptation Investment Initiative of the Year” at the 2024 African NDC Investment Awards. The award, presented during the African NDC Institutional Investment Summit in New York, held on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, recognizes the AAAP's groundbreaking efforts to accelerate climate adaptation across the...

Tests on ‘pregnant’ protester at 2 hospitals show she’s not pregnant – Police

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The Ghana Police Service has disclosed that following claims of arresting and detaining a pregnant woman among the Democracy Hub protesters, they took the woman to two separate medical facilities for examination. Test results revealed that she was not pregnant, contrary to the allegations. This information was shared in the police service’s seventh update on the arrest and remand of the...

Let’s uphold Ghana’s democratic integrity- Prophet David Kankam Beditor urges EC

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The Obuasi  Area Head of the Church of Pentecost Prophet David Kankam Beditor has charged the electoral commission to uphold the country’s democratic process, as the nation prepares for the 2024 elections. Speaking at the launch of the church's ' agent of peace campaign'  in Obuasi, Prophet Beditor said the country has always been a beacon of democracy in Africa...

ADANSI DEV’T ASSOCIATION, AND THE ROTARY CLUB OF ACCRA KANDA EMPOWER WOMEN IN ADANSI WITH VOCATIONAL SKILLS

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The Adansi Development Association in partnership with the Rotary Club of Accra Kanda trains more than 500 women in five towns in the Adansi enclave with vocational skills for self-sustaining. The 4-day free training program took place at Kwame Adukrom near New Edubiase, Akrofuom, Dompoase, Bodwesango and Kwapia.  The women were trained on how to make washing powder, liquid soap, bleach,...

Leaders from business, government and the arts converge on New York for Unstoppable Africa, flagship event of the Global Africa Business Initiative

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Global CEOs, Presidents, and a diverse array of influencers, from business leaders and social media creators to fashion icons and musicians, will gather in New York on September 25-26, 2024, for the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) (www.GABI.biz) flagship event Unstoppable Africa. Set against the backdrop of the United Nations General Assembly and its adoption on Sunday of the Pact for...

Angola: How government enables energy success

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The key to the successful, long-term development of a country’s natural energy resources can be a government that is willing to partner with energy companies to share risks as well as benefits, and to devise compliance approaches for effective social and environmental transformation. So says Equinor Angola managing director Ane Aubert, of the company’s decades-long investment in Angola. Government effort Equinor is...

African Energy Week (AEW) 2024 to Consolidate Financing Strategies for Angolan Energy Projects

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With a new bid round in preparation, Angola is gearing up to attract investment to its greenfield projects, while simultaneously maximizing production from mature fields. At the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy 2024 conference, the Energy Finance Summit will feature a dedicated session on “Financing Angolan Energies,” exploring how Angola can secure the investment it needs to expand...